Farbfeld Format Add-in for Pinta

Sample implementation of a custom export format add-in for Pinta. Farbfeld decouples pixel generation from compression via raw, pipeable 16-bit RGBA streams.

Implementation Pattern

Follow the sample project structure:

• Project: .NET class library referencing Pinta.Core, Mono.Addins, and .addin.xml (metadata).
• Format Logic: FarbfeldFormat.cs (encode/export) and FarbfeldFormatExtension.cs (add-in registration).

Build & Packaging

git submodule add https://github.com/PintaProject/Pinta.git Pinta # Dependency
dotnet build -c Release # Build
dotnet tool install --global Mono.Addins.UtilTool # Package tool
mautil pack FarbfeldFormatAddin/bin/Release/net10.0/FarbfeldFormatAddin.dll # Package (.mpack)

Testing & Distribution

• Local test: Load generated .mpack via Pinta's Extension Manager.
• Publish: Open PR adding the .mpack to the target directory in Pinta-Community-Addins.

TODO

• Add GitHub workflows to guide