SketchBook AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as Image Editors

The best free Image Editor alternative to SketchBook is Krita, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to SketchBook and 13 are free Image Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Image Editor alternatives to SketchBook are Photopea, MediBang Paint, ibis Paint X and FireAlpaca.

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Sketchbook drawing software features an artist-friendly, gesture-based user interface that is so fast and intuitive even new users can be productive within minutes.

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SketchBook alternatives page was last updated Jul 7, 2024
  1. Krita icon
     1321 likes

    Krita is a professional Free and open source (FOSS) painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone within concept art, texture and matte painters, illustrations and comics.

    142 Krita alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    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.  Dark Mode
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    Guest

    It has lots of features great for digital painters. To all you Linux users out there, I recommend this amazing app.

    Positive commentMar 6, 2019
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    • Almost everyone thinks Krita is a great SketchBook alternative.

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

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

    • Krita is Free and Open SourceSketchBook is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Krita is LightweightSketchBook is not according to our users
  2. Photopea icon
     301 likes

    Online photo editor, which can work with PSD, XCF and Sketch files (Photoshop, Gimp and Sketch App). Convert between PSD, XCF, JPG, PNG and many other formats.

    103 Photopea alternatives
    Photopea screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Top Photopea Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  Open PSD files
    3.  Support for Layers
    4.  Vectorize raster images
    5.  Photoshop-like
    6.  Sketch to PSD
    7.  RAW Photo Editors
    8.  Text tool
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Colorize Photo
    12.  No registration required
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  3. MediBang Paint icon
     114 likes

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

    73 MediBang Paint alternatives
    Great for anime or comics

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    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
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  4. ibis Paint X icon
     39 likes

    ibis Paint is an easy yet powerful drawing app made with tools for sketching manga right at your fingertips.

    46 ibis Paint X alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad

    Top ibis Paint X Features

    1.  Color blending
    2.  Extract Drawing
    3.  Text tool
    4.  Pressure Sensitivity
    5.  Custom Brushes
    6.  Realtime magic wand tool
    7.  Support for Layers
    8.  Texture for brushes
    9.  Blur Filter
    10.  Brush Stabilizers
    11.  Pen Stabilization
    12.  Gradients
    ibis Paint X iconSketchBook Icon

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    Guest

    It is very easy to use and has a lot of features.

    Positive commentJul 26, 2022
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    • ibis Paint X is Freemium and ProprietarySketchBook is also Freemium and Proprietary
  5. FireAlpaca icon
     79 likes

    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!

    129 FireAlpaca alternatives
    FireAlpaca screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    FireAlpaca Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Smooth lines
    3.  Digital Drawing
    4.  Blending brushes
    5.  Multi-choice brushes
    6.  Tablet support
    7.  Drawing Board
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  6. Pocket Paint icon
     16 likes

    Pocket Paint is a paint editor that, among others, allows setting parts of pictures to transparent and zooming up to pixel level.

    31 Pocket Paint alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Drawing 2D
    6.  Digital Drawing
    7.  Free hand drawing
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  7. FotoSketcher icon
     24 likes

    Turn your photos into beautiful paintings, sketches or drawings in seconds. FotoSketcher is a 100% free program which can help you convert your digital photos into art, automatically. If you want to turn a portrait, the photograph of your house or a beautiful landscape into a pai.

    32 FotoSketcher alternatives
    Example Old Bridge

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    FotoSketcher Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Sketch
    3.  Sketching
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  8. Black Ink icon
     21 likes

    Black Ink is a digital painting software that uses your computer's rendering hardware to provide a perfectly responsive experience no matter your picture's size.

    33 Black Ink alternatives
    BlackInk User Interface

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Black Ink Features

    1.  Node Based
    2.  GPU Acceleration
    3.  Image Processing
    4.  Convert Photo to Painting
    Black Ink iconSketchBook Icon

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  9. SpeedyPainter icon
     7 likes

    "SpeedyPainter" is a simple and lightweight painting software. It is written in C++ and uses the OpenGL graphics library.

    21 SpeedyPainter alternatives
    Perspective grid overlay

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Pressure Sensitivity
    2.  Drawing Tablet Support
    3.  Portable
    4.  Digital Drawing
    5.  Replay
    6.  OPENGL
    7.  Sketching
    8.  Sketch
    SpeedyPainter iconSketchBook Icon

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    silverwolfxz

    powerful but still lightweight and fast

    Positive commentDec 23, 2016
    0
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    • SpeedyPainter is Free and ProprietarySketchBook is Freemium and Proprietary
    • SpeedyPainter is LightweightSketchBook is not according to our users
  10. Gpaint icon
     10 likes

    gpaint (aka GNU Paint), a small-scale painting program for GNOME, the GNU Desktop Environment. gpaint does not attempt to compete with GIMP, it is just a simple drawing package based on xpaint, along the lines of Microsoft Paint.

    83 Gpaint alternatives
    Gpaint screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Gpaint Features

    1.  Image Processing
    2.  Drawing 2D
    Gpaint iconSketchBook Icon

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  11. Photokit icon
     2 likes

    PhotoKit.com is integrated with a powerful online photo editor, smart brush, image quality enhancement, exposure repairment and image filters, splicing, cropping, transformation, painting, resizing, and can add text, shape, sticker, frame, round corners, etc.

    93 Photokit alternatives
    Photokit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Photokit Features

    1.  Remove Image Background
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Photo effects
    4.  Photographic filters
    5.  Remove Unwanted Objects
    Photokit iconSketchBook Icon

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    • Photokit is the most popular SaaS alternative to SketchBook.

    • Photokit is Free and ProprietarySketchBook is Freemium and Proprietary
  12. BitMappery icon
     1 like

    A photo editing tool running inside your web browser.

    91 BitMappery alternatives
    BitMappery screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    BitMappery Features

    1.  Browser-based
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