Artrage Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Artrage for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Artrage and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Artrage are Adobe Photoshop, MyPaint, MediBang Paint and Corel Painter.

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Artrage alternatives page was last updated Apr 24, 2025
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  1. Krita icon

    Krita

     1368 likes
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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.

    135 Krita alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    Main Window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Digital Drawing
    2.  Blending brushes
    3.  Keyframe Animation
    4.  Drawing 2D
    5.  Advanced brush settings
    6.  Drawing Tablet Support
    7.  Digital-painting focused
    8.  Sketching
    9.  Color blending
    10.  Support for Layers
    11.  Texture painting
    12.  Custom Brushes

    Krita VS Artrage

     
    Comments about Krita as an Alternative to Artrage
    Guest
    Positive Nov 10, 2020
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    Krita has a huge collection of brushes, which look like real media. It relies on artists such as David Revoy or Ramon Miranda who contribute to its development. It is easy to use, although you can adapt every tools to you needs

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    • Almost everyone thinks Krita is a great Artrage alternative.

    • Krita is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to Artrage.

    • Krita is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Artrage.

    • Krita is Free and Open SourceArtrage is Paid and Proprietary
    • Krita is LightweightArtrage is not according to our users
  2. Adobe Photoshop icon

    Adobe Photoshop

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    Comprehensive raster graphics editor offering advanced photo and image editing features. Supports multiple layers, masks, alpha compositing, various color models, and has limited vector graphics, 3D, and video capabilities. Extensible via plug-ins.

    218 Adobe Photoshop alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Wine
    • ReactOS
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Adobe Photoshop screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Intuitive Interface

    Features

    1.  RAW Photo Editors
    2.  Color correction
    3.  Photo effects
    4.  Advanced brush settings
    5.  Image Processing
    6.  Raster graphics
    7.  Support for Layers
    8.  Color Picker
    9.  Non Destructive Editing
    10.  Open PSD files
    11.  Resizing dpi
    12.  Hardware Accelerated

    Adobe Photoshop VS Artrage

     

    • Adobe Photoshop is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Artrage.

    • Adobe Photoshop is the most popular commercial alternative to Artrage.

    • Adobe Photoshop is Paid and ProprietaryArtrage is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. MyPaint icon

    MyPaint

     381 likes
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    MyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists. It supports graphics tablets made by Wacom, and many similar devices.

    119 MyPaint alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    MyPaint screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Sketching
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Infinite canvas
    4.  Portable
    5.  Drawing Tablet Support
    6.  Fullscreen support
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Custom Brushes
    10.  Color blending

    MyPaint VS Artrage

     
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  6. MediBang Paint icon

    MediBang Paint

     115 likes
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    MediBang Paint is a lightweight software for illustration and making comic books on Windows and Mac OS.

    71 MediBang Paint alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Great for anime or comics

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Multi-choice brushes
    2.  Pressure Sensitivity
    3.  Digital-painting focused
    4.  Color blending
    5.  Pen Stabilization
    6.  Keyframe Animation
    7.  Support for Layers
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Drawing Tablet Support
    10.  Custom Brushes
    11.  Category Filters
    12.  Texture for brushes

    MediBang Paint VS Artrage

     
  7. Corel Painter icon

    Corel Painter

     69 likes
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    Corel Painter offers realistic traditional media simulation with features like customizable brushes, extensive format support, layering, blending tools, and more, tailored for professional artists working in drawing, painting, and printmaking.

    76 Corel Painter alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Painter on Mac OS X

    Corel Painter Features

    1.  Paint simulation
    2.  Sketching
    3.  Conditional styles

    Corel Painter VS Artrage

     
  8. Rebelle icon

    Rebelle

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    Rebelle lets you create realistic watercolor, acrylic and dry media artwork, using real-world color blending, wet diffusion, and drying!.

    38 Rebelle alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Rebelle screenshot 1

    Top Rebelle Features

    1.  Watercolor
    2.  Tablet support
    3.  Custom Brushes
    4.  Support for Layers
    5.  Pressure Sensitivity
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Drawing Tablet Support
    9.  Natural media painting
    10.  Sketching
    11.  MultiTouch
    12.  Multiple languages

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  10. Expresii icon

    Expresii

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    Beautiful digital watercolor painting app.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Organic flowing paint based on fluid dynamics.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Pressure Sensitivity
    2.  Drawing Tablet Support
    3.  Support for Layers
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Watercolor
    6.  Tablet support

    Expresii VS Artrage

     
  11. Paintstorm icon

    Paintstorm

     21 likes
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    Paintstorm Studio is created for professional digital painting. And a major role in this program play the brushes. We did our best so that you can easily and quickly adjust the brushes suitable for your painting style.

    39 Paintstorm alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPad
    PC version

    Paintstorm Features

    1.  Multi-choice brushes
    2. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration

    Paintstorm VS Artrage

     
    Comments about Paintstorm as an Alternative to Artrage
    Guest
    Positive Jan 3, 2016
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    very powerful better brush selection & easier to blend colors for me & it's cheaper by $10

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    • Almost everyone thinks Paintstorm is a great Artrage alternative.

    • Paintstorm is Paid and ProprietaryArtrage is also Paid and Proprietary
  12. Gimp Paint Studio icon

    Gimp Paint Studio

     29 likes
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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GIMP
    Gimp Paint Studio screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 2.0, released in August 2013, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

    Gimp Paint Studio Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Categories

    Gimp Paint Studio VS Artrage

     
  13. TwistedBrush Pro Studio icon

    TwistedBrush Pro Studio

     12 likes
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    A powerful and unique digital art program, focusing on natural media painting, photo editing and illustrative styles.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TwistedBrush Pro Studio screenshot 1

    TwistedBrush Pro Studio Features

    1.  Tablet support
    2.  Image Processing
    3.  Sketching
    4.  Photographic filters
    5.  Photoshop Plugins Support

    TwistedBrush Pro Studio VS Artrage

     
  14. Verve Painter icon

    Verve Painter

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    Verve (Dictionary: Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas, especially in artistic performance or composition...) is the result of a curious idea I had to try using the graphics hardware to run a fluid dynamics simulation.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Verve Painter screenshot 1

    Verve Painter Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Vector painting

    Verve Painter VS Artrage

     
  15. Artweaver icon

    Artweaver

     59 likes
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    Artweaver is a simple Freeware program for creative painting, i.e. Artweaver offers you all artistic effects which you need for your work.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Artweaver screenshot 1

    Artweaver Features

    1.  Portable

    Artweaver VS Artrage

     
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