Clip Studio Paint Alternatives

Clip Studio Paint is described as 'Essential digital tool for comic and manga artists, offering specialized tools for shortcuts like panel layouts, inking, vector support, and 3D model import' and is a very popular digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Clip Studio Paint for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Web-based apps. The best Clip Studio Paint alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Clip Studio Paint are MediBang Paint, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity and Photopea.

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Clip Studio Paint alternatives are mainly Digital Painting Tools, but if you're looking for Image Editors or Color Picker Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Linux, Android Tablet, iPad, Android and Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Clip Studio Paint.
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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.

    76 Gimp Paint Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GIMP
     
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    Gimp Paint Studio vs Clip Studio Paint Comments
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    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
  2. Flame Painter icon
     8 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Flame Painter vs Clip Studio Paint Comments
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    Other Escape Motions software, Rebelle, is a closer direct competitor of CSP.

    • Flame Painter is Paid and ProprietaryClip Studio Paint is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. HiPaint icon
     5 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.

    33 HiPaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Artecture enables you to sketch, draw and paint like never before. If you love to draw, regardless you are an amateur or a pro, this drawing app provides all the tools and brushes that you’d love.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Storyboard That icon
     29 likes

    Storyboard That is the world's best online storyboard creator. Everyday people from all over the world use Storyboard That to quickly create amazing storyboards.

    31 Storyboard That alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. 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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. 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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Linea icon
     4 likes

    Linea is an elegantly simple sketchbook for Apple devices optimized for use with Apple Pencil. It opts for a minimal interface with only the essential options, rather than overkill like many other apps.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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