Amazon Paint Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Amazon Paint for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is GIMP, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Amazon Paint and 16 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Amazon Paint are Krita, RawTherapee, FireAlpaca and Pixelitor.

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  1. GIMP icon
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    Free open-source suite offering advanced photo retouching, image composition, original artwork creation, batch processing, plugin support, custom scripting, mass image format conversion, and integration with free publishing tools for comprehensive editing solutions.

    198 GIMP alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    • AppImage
     
  2. Krita icon
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    Free, open-source painting software designed by artists for artists. Offers customizable UI, 9 brush engines, color management, tablet support, non-destructive editing, and privacy features. Portable and available on major platforms, supporting seamless texture creation.

    145 Krita alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • KDE Plasma
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • AppImage
     
  3. RawTherapee icon
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    Raw photo processing software with advanced control over demosaicing. Ideal for newcomers, semi-professionals, and professionals. Supports HDR DNGs, JPGs, and TIFFs, with in-house enhancements for some camera models. Open-source, lacks digital asset management.

    60 RawTherapee alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
     
  4. FireAlpaca icon
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    FireAlpaca is the image editor that can be used readily and easily. We made it possible to provide the completely free download, in order for our products to be experienced by more users from all over the world. It is available for both Mac and Windows users!

    124 FireAlpaca alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Pixelitor icon
     28 likes

    Open source image editor with non-destructive editing, 110+ filters, adjustment and text layers, support for smart objects and adjustment layers, cross-platform compatibility, and layer-based editing for flexible image composition.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. 3D-Coat icon
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    3D-Coat is the one application that has all the tools you need to take your 3D idea from a block of digital clay all the way to a production ready, fully textured organic or hard surface model.

    68 3D-Coat alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Autodesk Mudbox icon
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    Autodesk Mudbox offers tools for creating detailed organic and inorganic 3D assets. It features an efficient layer workflow that allows blending, masking, and more, and has a familiar interface for sculpting and texture painting. Ideal for professional 3D modeling tasks.

    53 Autodesk Mudbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. ImageJ icon
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    ImageJ is a public domain, Java-based image processing program developed at the National Institutes of Health. ImageJ was designed with an open architecture that provides extensibility via Java plugins and recordable macros.

    27 ImageJ alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  9. GPS (aka Gimp Paint Studio) is a collection of brushes, patterns, color gradients, accompanying tool presets and dynamics. Tool presets are a simply saved tool options, highly useful feature of the GIMP.

    76 Gimp Paint Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GIMP
     
  10. MARI icon
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    MARI is a creative texture-painting tool that can handle extreme projects. MARI was developed at Weta Digital to handle the massively complex, highly detailed look development work demanded of the texture department by projects such as District 9, The Lovely Bones, and Avatar.

    33 MARI alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
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