--- title: "Paint.NET vs PaintShop Pro: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Paint.NET or PaintShop Pro? 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/paint-net-vs-paintshop-pro" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Paint.NET vs PaintShop Pro: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Paint.NET or PaintShop Pro? 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**: Paint.NET and PaintShop Pro - **Competitive set**: Image editing software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Paint.NET Share of Search**: 0.93% - **PaintShop Pro Share of Search**: 0.17% ## Which is more popular in search, Paint.NET or PaintShop Pro? - In August 2026, Paint.NET had more branded searches than PaintShop Pro among image editing software worldwide. Paint.NET was estimated to have 111K branded searches compared to PaintShop Pro’s 20.5K, and held a 0.93% Share of Search versus PaintShop Pro’s 0.17%. - Paint.NET was ahead of PaintShop Pro in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - 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. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PaintShop Pro’s estimated Share of Search among image editing software worldwide moved from 0.21% to 0.17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.2K to 20.5K. ## 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 PaintShop Pro worldwide fell 38.2% over 11 measured months, from 33.2K to 20.5K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Paint.NET estimated searches | Paint.NET Share of Search | Paint.NET rank | PaintShop Pro estimated searches | PaintShop Pro Share of Search | PaintShop Pro rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 199K | 1.3% | 8 | 33.2K | 0.21% | 11 | | Nov 2025 | 199K | 1.3% | 8 | 36.6K | 0.23% | 11 | | Dec 2025 | 197K | 1.4% | 8 | 32.1K | 0.23% | 11 | | Jan 2026 | 197K | 1.5% | 8 | 29.9K | 0.22% | 11 | | Feb 2026 | 166K | 1.3% | 8 | 25.8K | 0.2% | 11 | | Mar 2026 | 197K | 1.4% | 8 | 27.6K | 0.2% | 11 | | Apr 2026 | 167K | 1.2% | 8 | 24.7K | 0.17% | 11 | | May 2026 | 168K | 1.2% | 8 | 20.4K | 0.15% | 11 | | Jun 2026 | 112K | 0.87% | 8 | 20.3K | 0.16% | 11 | | Jul 2026 | 111K | 0.85% | 8 | 18.4K | 0.14% | 11 | | Aug 2026 | 111K | 0.93% | 8 | 20.5K | 0.17% | 11 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Paint.NET’s and PaintShop Pro’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. - **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. - **PaintShop Pro**: Measured on the search terms “corel paintshop photo pro”, “corel paintshop pro”, “corel paintshop pro 2023”, “corel paintshop pro 2024”, “corel paintshop pro 2025”, “corel paintshop pro ai”, “corel paintshop pro download”, “corel paintshop pro for ipad”, “corel paintshop pro free”, “corel paintshop pro free download”, “corel paintshop pro free trial”, “corel paintshop pro linux”, “corel paintshop pro mac”, “corel paintshop pro online”, “corel paintshop pro price”, “corel paintshop pro review”, “corel paintshop pro trial”, “corel paintshop pro ultimate”, “download paintshop pro”, “free paintshop pro”, “jasc paintshop pro download”, “jasc paintshop pro free download”, “paint shop photo pro”, “paint shop photo pro download”, “paint shop pro”, “paint shop pro 2”, “paint shop pro 2025”, “paint shop pro 2026”, “paint shop pro ai”, “paint shop pro app”, “paint shop pro cost”, “paint shop pro free”, “paint shop pro free trial”, “paint shop pro online”, “paint shop pro price”, “paint shop pro software”, “paintshop photo pro”, “paintshop photo pro download”, “paintshop photo pro for mac”, “paintshop pro”, “paintshop pro 2”, “paintshop pro 2022”, “paintshop pro 2023”, “paintshop pro 2023 ultimate”, “paintshop pro 2024”, “paintshop pro 2025”, “paintshop pro 2026”, “paintshop pro 8”, “paintshop pro 9”, “paintshop pro ai”, “paintshop pro android”, “paintshop pro app”, “paintshop pro cost”, “paintshop pro for linux”, “paintshop pro free”, “paintshop pro free download”, “paintshop pro free trial”, “paintshop pro graphic design”, “paintshop pro linux”, “paintshop pro mac”, “paintshop pro online”, “paintshop pro photo editing”, “paintshop pro photo editor”, “paintshop pro price”, “paintshop pro review”, “paintshop pro software”, “paintshop pro trial”, “paintshop pro ultimate”, “paintshop pro x7”, “paintshop pro x8” and “paintshop pro x9”, summed into one figure. - [Paint.NET profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paint-net) - [PaintShop Pro profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paintshop-pro) - [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, Paint.NET or PaintShop Pro? In August 2026, Paint.NET had more branded searches than PaintShop Pro among image editing software worldwide. Paint.NET was estimated to have 111K branded searches compared to PaintShop Pro’s 20.5K, and held a 0.93% Share of Search versus PaintShop Pro’s 0.17%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Paint.NET vs PaintShop Pro: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/image-editing-software/compare/paint-net-vs-paintshop-pro This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/image-editing-software/compare/paint-net-vs-paintshop-pro. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.