Clip Studio Paint AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Image Editors - Page 2

The best Image Editor alternative to Clip Studio Paint is Adobe Photoshop. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Affinity or Photopea. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Clip Studio Paint and many of them are Image Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Image Editor alternatives to Clip Studio Paint are PhotoSplice, Procreate, MediBang Paint and FireAlpaca.

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  1. A powerful and unique digital art program, focusing on natural media painting, photo editing and illustrative styles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. openCanvas icon
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    openCanvas, popularly abbreviated as oC, is a popular Japanese image editing program.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  3. Pastela icon
     6 likes

    Pastela is a drawing app designed around the motto: "Draw out your creativity for the world."

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • iPad
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  4. Pixia icon
     12 likes

    Pixia is a freeware bitmap graphics editor program for Windows, created by Isao Maruoka. It was originally designed for the anime/manga community but has also been used in other branches of art.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Xara Designer Pro offers tools for illustration, photo editing, and desktop publishing, with exceptional vector design capabilities. Suitable for billboards, business cards, and more, it supports diverse file formats, provides abundant templates, and powers web design and prototyping without coding.

    62 Xara Designer Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Leonardo icon
     22 likes

    We believe artists deserve the best possible tools and we are determined to give it to them. The goal with Leonardo is to make the best painting application ever.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Milton icon
     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.

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    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. PixelStyle icon
     10 likes

    PixelStyle Photo Editor for Mac is an all-in-one photo editing and graphic design software, providing professional high-quality photo processing tools to edit the photos, enhance and touch up photos on Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. DPaint JS icon
     5 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 type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Seashore icon
     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

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    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. ArcBrush icon
     3 likes

    Build non-destructive image pipelines with 99 composable nodes. One graph produces every color variant, every format, every export, automatically.

    51 ArcBrush alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. Xara Photo & Graphic Designer, formerly Xara Xtreme, is a fast graphics software with versatile illustration tools and advanced photo management. It streamlines creative tasks, allowing users to retouch images, create social media posts, and design website graphics in one...

    52 Xara Photo & Graphic Designer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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