#TechTonicby@kawasaki Hell freezes over, MS Paint adds support for layers and PNG transparency – Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/hell-freezes-over-ms-paint-adds-support-for-layers-and-png-transparency/amp/Open link7Comments1Reply
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Wow, paint finally got the features we wanted.