--- title: "Acorn vs Paint.NET: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Acorn or Paint.NET? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Image editing software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/image-editing-software/compare/acorn-vs-paint-net" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Acorn vs Paint.NET: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Acorn or Paint.NET? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Image editing software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Acorn and Paint.NET - **Competitive set**: Image editing software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Acorn Share of Search**: <0.01% - **Paint.NET Share of Search**: 0.93% ## Which is more popular in search, Acorn or Paint.NET? - In August 2026, Paint.NET had more branded searches than Acorn among image editing software worldwide. Paint.NET was estimated to have 111K branded searches compared to Acorn’s 520, and held a 0.93% Share of Search versus Acorn’s <0.01%. - Paint.NET was ahead of Acorn in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Acorn’s estimated Share of Search among image editing software worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 630 to 520. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Paint.NET’s estimated Share of Search among image editing software worldwide moved from 1.3% to 0.93%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 199K to 111K. ## How did search popularity change for image editing software worldwide in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Paint.NET worldwide fell 44.4% over 11 measured months, from 199K to 111K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Acorn worldwide fell 17.5% over 11 measured months, from 630 to 520 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Acorn estimated searches | Acorn Share of Search | Acorn rank | Paint.NET estimated searches | Paint.NET Share of Search | Paint.NET rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 630 | <0.01% | 13 | 199K | 1.3% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 930 | <0.01% | 13 | 199K | 1.3% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 650 | <0.01% | 13 | 197K | 1.4% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 820 | <0.01% | 13 | 197K | 1.5% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 550 | <0.01% | 13 | 166K | 1.3% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 620 | <0.01% | 13 | 197K | 1.4% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 580 | <0.01% | 13 | 167K | 1.2% | 8 | | May 2026 | 600 | <0.01% | 13 | 168K | 1.2% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 490 | <0.01% | 13 | 112K | 0.87% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 440 | <0.01% | 13 | 111K | 0.85% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 520 | <0.01% | 13 | 111K | 0.93% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Acorn’s and Paint.NET’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Acorn**: Measured on the search terms “acorn image editor”, “acorn image editor download”, “acorn image editor review”, “acorn photo editor download”, “acorn photo editor for mac”, “acorn photo editor for windows”, “acorn photo editor free download”, “acorn photo editor review” and “flying meat acorn”, summed into one figure. - **Paint.NET**: Measured on the search terms “download paint net”, “free paint net”, “online paint net”, “paint dot net”, “paint dot net ai”, “paint dot net download”, “paint dot net free”, “paint dot net linux”, “paint dot net mac”, “paint dot net online”, “paint net”, “paint net 2”, “paint net 2025”, “paint net 2026”, “paint net ai”, “paint net android”, “paint net app”, “paint net download”, “paint net editor”, “paint net free”, “paint net free download”, “paint net free trial”, “paint net ipad”, “paint net linux”, “paint net mac”, “paint net price”, “paint net pro”, “paint net program”, “paint net review”, “paint net web”, “paint net website”, “paint net windows”, “paint.net”, “paint.net 2”, “paint.net 2025”, “paint.net 2026”, “paint.net ai”, “paint.net app”, “paint.net download”, “paint.net editor”, “paint.net free”, “paint.net free trial”, “paint.net price”, “paint.net pro”, “paintdotnet”, “paintdotnet download” and “paintdotnet for mac”, summed into one figure. - [Acorn profile](/demand/global-en/brands/acorn) - [Paint.NET profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paint-net) - [All image editing software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/image-editing-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Acorn or Paint.NET? In August 2026, Paint.NET had more branded searches than Acorn among image editing software worldwide. Paint.NET was estimated to have 111K branded searches compared to Acorn’s 520, and held a 0.93% Share of Search versus Acorn’s <0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Acorn vs Paint.NET: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/image-editing-software/compare/acorn-vs-paint-net This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/image-editing-software/compare/acorn-vs-paint-net. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.