Clip Studio Paint AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Digital Painting Tools - Page 7

The best Digital Painting alternative to Clip Studio Paint is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Clip Studio Paint and loads of them are Digital Painting Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Digital Painting Tool alternatives to Clip Studio Paint are Adobe Photoshop, Photopea, PhotoSplice and MyPaint.

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  1. QAquarelle icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  2. Draw icon
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    Draw is a graphics painting app to draw, color, or edit pictures. You can use Draw like a digital sketchpad to make simple pictures, creative projects, or to add text and designs to other pictures, such as those taken with your digital camera.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Photopainter icon
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    Photopainter is both a natural-media painting software and an image processing system at the same time.

    136 Photopainter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Gpaint icon
     9 likes

    gpaint (aka GNU Paint), a small-scale painting program for GNOME, the GNU Desktop Environment. gpaint does not attempt to compete with GIMP, it is just a simple drawing package based on xpaint, along the lines of Microsoft Paint.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. 2create icon
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    Calm, pen-first drawing and painting app for Android tablets, phones, Windows and the browser: a clean screen, realistic paint mixing and a built-in drawing teacher.

    6 2create alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  6. A new macOS image editor with familiar key bindings and a somewhat retro aesthetic. Keeping the dream of the '90s alive!.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. FireAlpaca SE features a new brush engine that utilizes multi-core processing and supports 16-bit channels, achieving both vibrant expression and high-speed processing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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