AZ Paint Pro is a graphics software integrating (i) Paint, (ii) Icon Editor and (iii) Animated GIF Editor in a single program. It possesses niche of features and abilities far beyond what an ordinary paint software or a mere icon editor can provide.
This product is most suitable for power users. One can use it as a quality Paint program, one can use it as a professional Icon Editor to create or edit Windows icons and cursors of any size and color depth, one can also use it as a full-fledged Animated GIF Editor to render, extract, modify or build animated GIF files. The software provides all the basic and advanced graphics tools and filters to originate or fine-tune images in a variety of native file formats, e.g. BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, TGA, PCX, ICO, CUR, WMF and EMF, etc. Its basic tools include alpha channel editing, bezier curve, antialiased line drawing and superimposing text on animated GIF, etc. The software allows users to switch between different file formats in the same work session, thus gaining all the manoeuvrability of Paint, Icon Editor and Animated GIF Editor operations.
This is a prudent product; as it does not use any ActiveX or PlugIn, it will never meddle with users' Windows registry, and there is no need to download any additional file.

AZ Paint & Animated GIF Editor is a compact Paint software and Animated GIF Editor. Besides tools and filters for both basic and advanced graphic works, AZ Paint implements special abilities which are usually lacking in ordinary paint programs.
Integrated into AZ Paint is a full version of animated GIF editor, geared for use by experts and hobbyists alike. One may create an animated GIF file from scratch or by assembling pre-drawn frames. The functions range from extraction to rearrangement of frames, from palette editing to BPP changing, from image enhancing to series resizing; and from modifying settings to minimizing the animated GIF file size, etc.
The software creates, edits and allows free conversion between different file formats such as BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, TGA, PCX, ICO, CUR, WMF and EMF; it also provides import from ANI, AVI, MNG and APNG.
The software is highly compact, partly because it does not use any third-party ActiveX and partly because cosmetics are reduced to a minimum. Moreover, the software does not engage complicated procedural requirements.
There is an in-built flexibility in the software to cater to a variety of needs, e.g. a user can opt for Single or Multi-Document Interface; can preserve EXIF data on saving JPG files, and browse to load or slide show, etc. In addition, free supplement covers special aspects unique to MNG/PNG, e.g. it enables you to view and extract frames of MNG and APNG, and it provides full alpha channel editing abilities to create/edit/view alpha values directly on a magnified and grided screen.

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is $40, you can free download and get a free trial.