The following is everything we know to expect from the Microsoft Paint overhaul so far:īackground Removal Tool: A new tool that identifies the primary focus of an image and strips away the background with a single click. However, all of that is changing as Microsoft is poised to drop some impressive updates with a host of new features to breathe new life into the aging app. Seemingly, Microsoft abandoned all desire to take on that challenge long ago - having lost too much ground to the competition and with better things to focus on. Having been long surpassed by the likes of Photoshop, and free alternatives such as GIMP, Photoshop, and even, the painful ascent back to any form of relevance for MS Paint is going to be a long, hard slog.
(Image credit: Microsoft) A glow-up 40 years in the making