Charcoal Alternatives

Apps similar to Charcoal include Krita, which is free and open source. Other options are Affinity, Paint.NET, MyPaint and Clip Studio Paint. Digital Painting Tools like Charcoal are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Android.

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  1. 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.

    81 Gimp Paint Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GIMP
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  2. iArtBook icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  3. SketchPort icon
     21 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!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. PanelJam  icon
     13 likes

    Draw comics online with strangers and friends! PanelJam is the community where artists can have fun with comic strips one panel at a time in the collaborative online comic drawing game. Practice new subject matter, defeat artist's block, and connect with artists.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5.  4 likes

    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.
    65 ChibiPaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • iPad
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  7. Zen Brush icon
     4 likes

    Zen Brush is an app that allows you to easily enjoy the feeling of using an ink brush to write or to paint. It allows anyone to easily perform fluent strokes while not compromising on the fascinating texture of a real ink brush.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Apple Messages
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  8. Livebrush icon
     22 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...

    57 Livebrush alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe AIR
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  9. MultiDraw icon
     3 likes

    Multi User Online Drawing Application. Draw and chat together with others. Create Speedpaint art in your browser. Use pressure sensivity of your Wacom Tablet or Apple IPad Pro. It's free!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. 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!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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  11. QAquarelle icon
     11 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.

    68 QAquarelle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Online
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