Paint 3D Download: The Final Build, Unmodified

Most Paint 3D download sites give you a button and a file size and ask you to trust them. We would rather show you exactly what the file is and how to check it yourself. Everything below comes from the file itself.

What you are downloading

The file is a Microsoft app package, the same kind of file the Microsoft Store used to install. Its name ends in .AppxBundle.

• Name: 2024.2410.13017.0.AppxBundle
• Size: 64.4 MB
• App version: 6.2410.13017.0
• Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
• Works on: x64, x86 and ARM PCs
• Minimum Windows: Windows 10 version 1709

One file covers all three kinds of PC. Windows picks the right part during the install, so there is nothing to choose.

We did not change a single byte. The file is exactly as Microsoft signed it, and the fingerprint in the card lets you confirm it. If even one byte changed, the checksum would change too.

Why this build matters

This is the final build. Microsoft stopped making new versions after it, so nothing newer exists or ever will.

Many download sites still hand out an older build. Some even rename the file after their own site. Both are easy to spot. The file name should match the version string, and the app should show 6.2410.13017.0 under Menu, Settings, About once installed.

Why you can't get it from the Store

Microsoft removed Paint 3D from the Microsoft Store. It no longer offers a download of its own, and the app will not receive any more updates. The final build even says so in a banner when you start a new picture.

Copies that are already installed keep working. So does a fresh install from this file. We installed it on a Windows 11 PC and it ran normally. The story of how it got here is on our page about what happened to Paint 3D.

Two version numbers, one build

You may notice two different numbers. The file name says 2024.2410.13017.0. The app says 6.2410.13017.0. They are the same build.

The file is a bundle, and a bundle carries its own version. The app inside it carries the one you see under About. Look at the last three parts of each number. They are identical.

How to check the file yourself

There are two ways. One takes a single command. The other needs no typing at all.

Check the checksum

A checksum is a fingerprint of the file. If yours matches ours, you have the exact same file.

1. Open the folder where the file downloaded.
2. Right-click an empty spot and choose Open in Terminal. On Windows 10, hold Shift while you right-click and choose Open PowerShell window here.
3. Paste this command and press Enter:

Get-FileHash .\2024.2410.13017.0.AppxBundle -Algorithm SHA256

4. Compare the long string it prints with the SHA-256 in the card above. They must match exactly.

Capital and small letters do not matter here. Every other character does.

Check it without typing anything

Double-click the file. Windows opens App Installer, which reads Microsoft's signature before it installs anything. Look at the Publisher line. It should say Microsoft Corporation, and the Version line should say 6.2410.13017.0.

If the publisher is anything else, click Cancel and delete the file.

What App Installer asks for

Before you click Install, App Installer lists what the app is allowed to do. For Paint 3D there are three lines:

• Access your Internet connection. This is for the 3D library, which loads models online.
• Programmatically access your 3D Objects. This is the 3D Objects folder in your user folder, where 3D files can be kept.
• Use your pictures library. This lets Paint 3D open and save pictures in your Pictures folder.

These match the permissions written inside the package itself. Nothing is hidden. The More link shows the same list in full.

The Launch when ready box is ticked by default. Leave it ticked and Paint 3D opens on its own when the install finishes.

How to install it

Double-click the file, click Install, and wait for Paint 3D to open. That is all it took on our Windows 11 test PC.

Paint 3D also needs two small Microsoft parts on the PC to run. If the install stops with an error, those parts are the usual reason. Our guide on how to install Paint 3D covers every step and every error we know of, including the fix that uses PowerShell.

Where the file comes from

The file comes from a public archive on GitHub that keeps every Paint 3D build Microsoft released, from the first to the last. We serve the same file from our own server so you do not have to leave this page. The archive is credited on the download card, and you can compare the checksum against a copy from there too.

We are not Microsoft, and this site is not official. Paint 3D Lab is an independent guide site. Paint 3D and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Before you install

A few points worth knowing before you install:

• There are no updates. What you install is what you keep.
• The 3D library needs the internet. Models load from Microsoft's 3D content service. Our guide to the Paint 3D 3D library explains it.
• It is Windows only. There is no version for Mac or for the web. Our page on Paint 3D for Mac covers what Mac users can do. For the browser, see Paint 3D online.
• Paint may do what you need. For flat photo edits, the Paint app already on your PC now has layers and background removal. Our comparison of Paint vs Paint 3D helps you decide.

FAQ

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