Free SketchBook Alternatives for Windows

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

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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 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
    6
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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. MyPaint icon
     376 likes

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

    123 MyPaint alternatives
    MyPaint screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    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 iconSketchBook Icon

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    Guest

    The pencil tool is like drawing on paper.

    Positive commentApr 22, 2017
    1
    Guest

    it has good and innovative brushes. The interface is also easy to use and very adaptable. There is no text tool though.

    Positive commentJun 29, 2019
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    Guest

    not the same amount of tablet-interaction i.e. in sketchbook you can use the pen to quickly zoom in-out but MyPaint needs you to go to the view tab. Also MyPaint lacks a 'fill' tool which is important for time saving in my work.

    Negative commentApr 4, 2017
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    • Most users think MyPaint is a great SketchBook alternative.

    • MyPaint is Free and Open SourceSketchBook is Freemium and Proprietary
  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
    FireAlpaca iconSketchBook Icon

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  6. Adobe Fresco icon
     6 likes

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

    16 Adobe Fresco alternatives
    Adobe Fresco screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Adobe Fresco Features

    1.  Drawing Tablet Support
    2.  Drawing 2D
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  7. Verve Painter icon
     20 likes

    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.

    55 Verve Painter alternatives
    Verve Painter screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Verve Painter Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Vector painting
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  8. 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
    FotoSketcher iconSketchBook Icon

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  9. Gimp Paint Studio icon
     29 likes

    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.

    72 Gimp Paint Studio alternatives
    Gimp Paint Studio screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GIMP

    Gimp Paint Studio Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Categories
    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 iconSketchBook Icon

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    Guest

    heard great things about this application but never really went into it as far as krita or mypaint due to wonky pen responsiveness but like krita this is a photoshop alternative

    Positive commentJan 19, 2021
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    • Gimp Paint Studio is Free and Open SourceSketchBook is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. 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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  11. Mental Canvas icon
     1 like

    Mental Canvas Draw re-imagines drawing for the digital age by augmenting it with spatial strokes, 3D navigation, and animations — all drawn with ease of pencil and paper.

    18 Mental Canvas alternatives
    Mental Canvas screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPad

    Mental Canvas Features

    1.  Drawing Tablet Support
    2.  Apple Pencil support
    3.  Drawing 2D
    4.  3d Drawing
    5.  Spatial navigation
    6.  Digital Drawing
    Mental Canvas iconSketchBook Icon

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  12. QueekyPaint icon
     11 likes

    QueekyPaint is a unique browser-based drawing tool for creating animated drawings online. Visit the massive gallerys and learn drawing by watching the process of your favourite artists. QueekyPaint is free and simple to use.

    67 QueekyPaint alternatives
    QueekyPaint screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online

    QueekyPaint Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Browser-based
    QueekyPaint iconSketchBook Icon

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