Animated Image

Animated Image is an easy-to-use plugin for Paint.NET which gives you the possibility to open and save animated GIFs. It comes packed with a bunch of useful settings that can be easily adjusted to suit your preferences.

Easily set up the plugin in Paint.NET

In order to use it, all you have to do is copy the downloaded files to the "FileTypes" folder located in the Paint.NET installed directory. From this point on, the GIF extension will appear any time you want to open or save images.

Easily configure animated GIF settings

As far as configuration settings are concerned, you can specify the delay and repeat times by moving a slider or by directly inputting the numerical values.
Modifications can be previewed in a small window in real time, and the values can be reset to default with the click of a button. The new file's size can be previewed on the top part of the screen. There are no other notable options available through this plugin.

Evaluation and conclusion

There were no kind of issues in our evaluation, since Animated Image did not trigger Paint.NET to hang, crash or pop up error messages. Thanks to its handy and intuitive configuration settings, the plugin should meet the requirements of all Paint.NET users.