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
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  1. Photokit icon
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    Photokit

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Photokit Features

    1.  Remove Image Background
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Photo effects
    4.  Photographic filters
    5.  Remove Unwanted Objects
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    • Photokit is the most popular SaaS alternative to SketchBook.

    • Photokit is Free and ProprietarySketchBook is Freemium and Proprietary
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    PicsArt Animator

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    It’s an animation creator and cartoon maker that’s simple to use and delivers maximum functionality. Make cartoon videos, animated GIFs and funny doodles in a few simple steps —no advanced skills required! Just doodle,have fun and amaze your friends.

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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    PicsArt Animator Features

    1.  Onion skinning
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Sketch
    4.  Sketching
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  4. BitMappery icon
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    BitMappery

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    A photo editing tool running inside your web browser.

    91 BitMappery alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    BitMappery Features

    1.  Browser-based
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    Adobe Fresco

    This app is for drawing and Painting on the iPad and other devices.

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    Plumbago

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    Plumbago reimagines the notebook! Plumbago is a digital notebook with handwriting smoothing, realistic ink, and paper, and more. Features include:

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    Notebooks can be customized and have the title you want

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone

    Plumbago Features

    1.  Handwritten Notes
    2.  Synchronization
    3.  Handwriting
    4.  Notebook
    Working with Plumbago
    All pages navigation view
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    Notebook cover an paper type selection
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  7. Clover Paint icon
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    Clover Paint

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    Clover Paint is a feature rich painting app with deep complexity. With Clover Paint, you are bringing a sketchbook with customizable canvas size, highly sophisticated brush and layer system, plus custom hotkeys and shortcuts for productivity.

    35 Clover Paint alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Clover Paint Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Open PSD files
    3.  Sketching
    4.  Support for styluses
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  8. Drawisland icon
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    Drawisland

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    This website is an online drawing tool where you can create nice draws and animate images too.

    13 Drawisland alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Drawisland Features

    1.  Sketching
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  10. ChibiPaint

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    ChibiPaint is an open source oekaki applet, a software that allows people to draw and paint online and share the result with other art enthusiasts.

    • Filter, Tablet Pressure, Multiple Layers, Rotating Canvas, High-Quality Brushes...
    • Open Source.
    68 ChibiPaint alternatives
    ChibiPaint SS1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Discontinued

    Last update was in 2008, 9 years ago, no development update

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  11. SmoothDraw icon
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    SmoothDraw

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    SmoothDraw is an easy natural painting and digital free-hand drawing software that can produce high quality pictures. Support many kinds of brushes (pen, pencil, dry media, airbrush, bristle brush, image hose, etc.), retouch tools, layers, image adjustment, and many effects...

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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SmoothDraw Features

    1.  Support for Android Things
    2.  Sketching
    3.  Tablet support
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  12. Graphiter icon
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    Graphiter

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    Graphiter is an easy to use, straight forward, and powerful Sketching App. Its aim is to reproduce a real life sketching workflow using simple tools, such as, a Graphite Pencil, a Blend tool and an Eraser.

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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Graphiter Features

    1.  Color blending
    2.  Sketching
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    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.0, released in September 2016, can be still downloaded from the Microsoft Store.

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  13. Infinite Design icon
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    Infinite Design

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    A professional, vector graphics app which lets you create complex, beautiful designs effortlessly on your mobile device.

    14 Infinite Design alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Infinite Design Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Sketch
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  14. imEditor icon
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    imEditor

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    ImEditor is a simple image editor, supporting PNG, JPEG, WEBP, BMP, and ICO file types. It offers several tools to easily modify an image.

    83 imEditor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    HeliosPaint

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    HeliosPaint is a freeware paint program for creating and editing images. It runs on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Unix and is written in Sun Microsystem's Java programming language.

    32 HeliosPaint alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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