What’s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X6

Corel PaintShop Pro X6 is built to give you all the power of 64-bit performance in a cleaner, sleeker workspace that lets you focus on enjoying the creative journey. Whether you’re perfecting photos or creating designs with new tools or long-time favorites, you’ll feel the performance and workflow difference. Working closely with our users was the key to creating what we hope is your favorite version so far.

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New! 64-bit performance

Corel PaintShop Pro X6 provides you with the choice of 64-bit or 32-bit versions of the application. 64-bit lets you tap into the processing power and higher memory capacity of the latest computer systems. The result is better speed for many processes and better file handling when you work with larger image files or when you work with multiple image files. Still have some favorite plug-ins or devices that are 32-bit? No problem, you always have the choice of installing the 32-bit version of the application--either on its own, or in addition to the 64-bit version.

New! Cleaner, simpler workspaces

Sometimes small changes make a big difference. With cleaner lines and colors and a simplified tool layout, we think you’ll find the application even more welcoming. Not to worry about the powerful custom workspace options--you can still save your favorite Edit workspace layouts and custom toolbars so your workflow is seamless. For more information about the workspaces, see Exploring the workspaces. For more information about customizing the workspace, see Customizing Corel PaintShop Pro.

New! Auto Selection Tool and Smart Selection Brush

Selection tools are the starting point for many editing tasks. They let you isolate a specific area of your photo so you can copy and paste that part to a new image or so you can edit or apply effects to the selected area. Creating selections is sometimes tricky, but the new Auto Selection Tool and Smart Selection Brush do most of the work for you so you can focus on the creative part of your project. For more information, see To create a selection by using the Auto Selection tool and To create a selection by using the Smart Selection Brush.

New! Video learning

Build your knowledge of the application and photography by checking out the tutorials in the Discovery Center (English only) window (Help menu Video Tutorials). There are a wide variety of tutorials to choose from.

Enhanced! Easy scripts

It’s easy to record and replay actions and tasks in Corel PaintShop Pro. When you record your actions, you automatically create a script that you can save and replay on other images. Creating a script can be as easy as clicking the record button, or as powerful as digging into the Python-based code to really customize the application. We’ve updated our scripting guide--just in case you get hooked on the power of scripts. For more information about scripts, see Scripting basics.

New! Membership

Membership lets you tap into the latest updates, content, and training. For more information, see Membership.


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