The Best Open Source Clip Studio Paint AlternativesTop Digital Painting Tools & Image Editors like Clip Studio Paint

The best open source alternative to Clip Studio Paint is Krita. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Clip Studio Paint and 18 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Clip Studio Paint are MyPaint, OpenToonz, Storyboarder and Our Paint.

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  1. Krita icon

    Krita

     1482 likes

    Free, open-source painting software designed by artists for artists. Offers customizable UI, 9 brush engines, color management, tablet support, non-destructive editing, and privacy features. Portable and available on major platforms, supporting seamless texture creation.

    150 Krita alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • KDE Plasma
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • AppImage
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    Krita vs Clip Studio Paint Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    6

    a great software for poor artist but very powerfull to drew . i'm like it

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    0

    It lacks key features like reference layers, gap closing, etc. so is impossible to do flatting with any speed. The supposed 'autofill' alternative is unintuitive and doesn't work most times. Krita is a good painting program, but its not usable for illustration the way clip studio is.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    BlueTen
    Positive
    0

    A recent (May 2026) comment here claimed that Krita lacks features like reference layers and gap closing. It has both of these, and has had them for a while.

    Reference Layers: right-click on and assign a color to your Layer -- then tools like the fill bucket and magic wand can be made to reference those layers by their assigned color.

    Gap Closing: when you're using the Fill Bucket tool or the magic wand, there is a slider in the Tool Options docker called "Close Gap" which does exactly that.

    Krita is a fantastic alternative to Clip Studio!

    3 of 8 comments
    • Krita is Free and Open SourceClip Studio Paint is Paid and Proprietary
    • Krita is Privacy focusedClip Studio Paint is not according to our users
  2. MyPaint icon

    MyPaint

     396 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.

    135 MyPaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    MyPaint vs Clip Studio Paint Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    not made for drawing manga

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • MyPaint is Free and Open SourceClip Studio Paint is Paid and Proprietary
  4. OpenToonz icon

    OpenToonz

     136 likes

    Open-source 2D animation software supporting raster and vector workflows, node-based compositing, plug-in extensions, anti-aliased painting, and support for major platforms, developed in collaboration with Studio Ghibli and suitable for commercial projects.

    44 OpenToonz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    OpenToonz vs Clip Studio Paint Comments
    SoftOlive
    Negative
    0

    Opentoonz is very confusing for use, and primarily focuses on animation rather than art. Clip Studio Paint and Opentoonz is almost completely incomparable to Clip Studio, aside from the fact that they both can make art.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • OpenToonz is Free and Open SourceClip Studio Paint is Paid and Proprietary
    • OpenToonz is Privacy focusedClip Studio Paint is not according to our users
  5. Storyboarder icon

    Storyboarder

     49 likes

    Storyboarder makes it easy to visualize a story as fast you can draw stick figures. Quickly draw to test if a story idea works. Create and show animatics to others. Express your story idea without making a movie.

    44 Storyboarder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Our Paint icon

    Our Paint

     12 likes

    Our Paint is a featureless but programmable painting program.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • itch.io
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  8. InfiniPaint icon

    InfiniPaint

     7 likes

    InfiniPaint is a collaborative, infinite space, infinite zoom, canvas note-taking/drawing app. Unlike many other infinite canvas apps, although there is a specific zoom-in level limit, there is no zoom-out limit (at least up until the point your computer runs out of memory).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
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  9. Gimp Paint Studio icon

    Gimp Paint Studio

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GIMP
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    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 vs Clip Studio Paint Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    5

    It's NOT discontinued. They just release 2.10 earlier this year.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Gimp Paint Studio is Free and Open SourceClip Studio Paint is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Milton icon

    Milton

     16 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.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Seashore icon

    Seashore

     69 likes

    Seashore is an open source image editor for Mac OS. It features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It is based around the GIMPs technology and uses the same native file format.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. DPaint JS icon

    DPaint JS

     6 likes

    Webbased image editor modeled after the legendary Deluxe Paint with a focus on retro Amiga file formats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. Npainter icon

    Npainter

     5 likes

    NPainter is a free fast and simple painting software created from scratch. the most important goal is provide a powerful and lightweight tool for beginner and amateur art artists as well semi-professional artists.

    16 Npainter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • itch.io
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