Microsoft has started testing a dark mode in Paint, nearly two years after teasing it was arriving. The updated Paint for Windows 11 also includes better zoom controls and accessibility support.

Microsoft is testing background removal within Microsoft Paint, the great Magic Select tool that Microsoft originally built into Paint 3D.

Microsoft is rolling out a new version of the Paint application on Windows 11 Insider builds that can remove the background from any picture with the click of a button.

Paint 3D launched in 2017 with the Windows 10 Creators Update. It combined Microsoft Paint and 3D Builder applications to create a hybrid 2D-3D editing experience.

Microsoft Paint is gaining generative AI powers with Paint Cocreator, a new feature debuting in conjunction that will eventually arrive in Windows 11 23H2, now known as the Windows 11 2023 Update.

Each use of AI in Notepad and Paint in Windows 11 chews up a credit from a Microsoft 365 subscription.