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The best alternative to Concepts is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Concepts and seven of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Concepts are Linwood Butterfly, Rnote, Tayasui Sketches and Paper by WeTransfer.

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Concepts alternatives are mainly Digital Painting Tools, but if you're looking for Note-taking Tools or Vector Graphic Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Open Source and Windows. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Concepts.
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  1. Krita icon
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    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.

    145 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
     
  2. Butterfly is a note-taking app where your ideas come first. You can paint, add texts, and export them easily on every device. This app works on android, windows, linux, and in the web.

    48 Linwood Butterfly alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • AltStore
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
     
  3. Rnote icon
     38 likes

    Rnote aims to be a simple but functional note taking application for freehand drawing or annotating pictures or documents. It eventually should be able to import / export various media file formats.

    26 Rnote alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Sketches is a perfect mix of beauty, simplicity and power, a truly unique combination you won't find anywhere else.

    78 Tayasui Sketches alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Tayasui Sketches doesn't offer enough technique and detail as Concepts. It focuses more on the simple aesthetic side of things; the layers prove to be a big problem as well since I cannot import images like on concepts.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Tayasui Sketches is Freemium and ProprietaryConcepts is also Freemium and Proprietary
  5. 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.

    112 Leonardo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Drawy icon
     1 like

    Drawy is a work-in-progress infinite whiteboard tool, which aims to be a native desktop alternative to the amazing web-based Excalidraw.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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