Charcoal AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Digital Painting Tools - Page 3

The best Digital Painting alternative to Charcoal is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Charcoal and loads of them are Digital Painting Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Digital Painting Tool alternatives to Charcoal are Paint.NET, MyPaint, Procreate and Clip Studio Paint.

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  • 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.
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Charcoal alternatives page was last updated May 23, 2023
  1. SketchPort icon
     22 likes

    SketchPort is an online drawing community with free software for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. Draw, chat, vote, be inspired, be challenged and earn badges!

    30 SketchPort alternatives
    SketchPort screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    SketchPort Features

    1. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
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    • SketchPort is the most popular Web-based alternative to Charcoal.

    • SketchPort is Free and ProprietaryCharcoal is also Free and Proprietary
  2. 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
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  3. Milton icon
     14 likes

    Milton is an open source application that features an infinite canvas. It feels raster-based but internally it works with vectors. It lets you export your work at any resolution.

    25 Milton alternatives
    Milton screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Infinite canvas
    2.  Simple installation
    3.  Sketching
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Handwritten Notes
    7.  Pressure Sensitivity
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Image exporting
    11.  Unlimited undo
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  4. Flame Painter icon
     7 likes

    Flame Painter is a unique paint program that lets you create original artworks with flame brushes.

    75 Flame Painter alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  5. HiPaint icon
     2 likes

    HiPaint is a professional integrated drawing and coloring software specially designed for digital drawing creators. The intuitive and simple interface allows for easy and intelligent operation even for a newbie with a medium- or small-sized screen of a mobile device.

    27 HiPaint alternatives
    HiPaint screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    HiPaint Features

    1.  Support for Layers
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  6. Paintstorm icon
     21 likes

    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.

    38 Paintstorm alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPad

    Paintstorm Features

    1.  Multi-choice brushes
    2. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
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  7. 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
    Tayasui Sketches School  screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • iPad

    Tayasui Sketches School Features

    1.  Watercolor
    2.  Sketch
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  8. 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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  9. Interference icon
     2 likes

    Discover Interference - the hit drawing game - and get ready to draw, describe and laugh. You've heard of Chinese Whispers and Broken Telephone, this is our new take on your favourite drawing game where you can get creative and laugh your socks off!

    15 Interference alternatives
    Draw other players' descriptions

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad

    Interference Features

    1.  Sketching
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  10. 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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  11. Wizardbrush icon
     3 likes

    Wizardbrush is a natural media painting software which has a lot of brushes and paper with realism style. You can create realistic picture with it. You can not only use it to paint pictures, but also handle your digital photos, even use it to teach digital painting and image...

    134 Wizardbrush alternatives
    Wizardbrush screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last version, 6.7.7.6, was released on November 2011.

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  12. openCanvas icon
     23 likes

    openCanvas, popularly abbreviated as oC, is a popular Japanese image editing program.

    62 openCanvas alternatives
    openCanvas screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top openCanvas Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Drawing Tablet Support
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Custom Brushes
    5.  Export to Photoshop
    6.  Watercolor
    7.  SVG Transform
    8.  Texture for brushes
    9.  Photographic filters
    10.  Drag and Drop
    11.  High-dpi support
    12.  Open PSD files
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