Free SketchBook Alternatives

The best free 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 loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to SketchBook are MyPaint, Photopea, MediBang Paint and ibis Paint X.

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SketchBook alternatives are mainly Digital Painting Tools but may also be Image Editors or Photo Editors.  Other popular filters includes Windows + Free. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of SketchBook.
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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 Dec 12, 2022
  1. Artflow Studio icon
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    Convert your tablet, Chromebook, or phone into digital sketchbook with more than 80 paint brushes, smudge, file and eraser tool. This fast and intuitive painting and drawing application will unlock full power of your imagination.

    19 Artflow Studio alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire

    Artflow Studio Features

    1.  Custom Brushes
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Open PSD files
    4.  Sketching
    5.  Support for styluses
    6.  Visual Editing
    7.  Image Masking
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  2. Sketchpad icon
     12 likes

    Whether you’re working on a school poster or brainstorming your next comic book character, Sketchpad makes it easy to bring your ideas to life. Easily draw, edit photos, or design your next business card. Craft images for social media posts, digital ads, paper, or even apparel.

    13 Sketchpad alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Sketchpad Features

    1.  Sketching
    2.  Sketch
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  3. Charcoal icon
     6 likes
    • Charcoal is incredibly easy to use: Just create or open a sketch and start drawing. There are no layers, properties panels or confusing settings. Instead, Charcoal features rich tools and beautiful color palettes.
    64 Charcoal alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Charcoal Features

    1.  Sketching
    2.  Sketch
    Charcoal iconSketchBook Icon

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  4. Livebrush icon
     23 likes

    Livebrush is a drawing application. It employs an easy-to-use brush tool that reacts to your gestures through the use of velocity and other motion controls. By combining simple motion controls with customizable brush styles, Livebrush offers a fun and unique way to create...

    58 Livebrush alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe AIR

    Livebrush Features

    1.  Support for Dance Pad
    2.  Textures
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, released in October 2014, can be still downloaded from the Facebook page.

    Livebrush iconSketchBook Icon

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  5. Fresh Paint icon
     12 likes

    Unleash your inner creative with Fresh Paint – the ultimate canvas for your big ideas. Fresh Paint is a fun and easy to use painting app with the right tools for artists of all ages. We believe that brilliant, creative ideas can come from anyone, anytime.

    56 Fresh Paint alternatives
    Fresh Paint screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone

    Fresh Paint Features

    1.  Infinite canvas
    Fresh Paint iconSketchBook Icon

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  6. Tayasui Sketches School  icon
     4 likes

    Because beautiful tools make beautiful drawings, we endlessly refined Sketches brushes to create the most realistic drawing tools.

    64 Tayasui Sketches School alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • iPad

    Tayasui Sketches School Features

    1.  Watercolor
    2.  Sketch
    Tayasui Sketches School  iconSketchBook Icon

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  7. 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
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    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
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    Comments about SpeedyPainter as an Alternative to SketchBook
     
    silverwolfxz

    powerful but still lightweight and fast

    Positive commentDec 23, 2016
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    • SpeedyPainter is Free and ProprietarySketchBook is Freemium and Proprietary
    • SpeedyPainter is LightweightSketchBook is not according to our users
  8. iArtBook icon
     3 likes

    Professional painting app, based on Unlimited Layers with Blend Modes and Masks. Brushes, finger gestures, time-lapse video recording. Free alternative to Procreate.

    6 iArtBook alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    iArtBook Features

    iArtBook iconSketchBook Icon

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  9. QAquarelle icon
     12 likes

    Qaquarelle is a very young opensource Qt4-based painting application that is supposed to provide a native way of painting with emulated traditional instruments, including watercolor simulation, full support for tablets and OpenGL-based processing in GPU.

    70 QAquarelle alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    QAquarelle Features

    1.  Watercolor
    Discontinued

    Latest vsersion: 0.0.4 from 2010-02-09. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/qaquarelle/files/

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  10. Project DogWaffle icon
     9 likes

    Project Dogwaffle lets you be creative without the fear of messing up your clothes. No sudden spills, no funny fumes. You can paint, erase it, and try again, and again, and again......

    107 Project DogWaffle alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Flow by Moleskine icon
     3 likes

    Creating great drawings and getting your ideas down on digital paper is all about your headspace. Flow pages seamlessly expand as you draw and develop ideas, which means you keep your head in the clouds instead of managing documents.

    37 Flow by Moleskine alternatives
    Flow by Moleskine screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Flow by Moleskine Features

    1.  Sketching
    2.  Apple Pencil support
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  12. 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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Gpaint Features

    1.  Image Processing
    2.  Drawing 2D
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