Corel Painter AlternativesTop Digital Painting Tools & Image Editors like Corel Painter

Corel Painter is described as 'Simulates traditional media with realistic textures, customizable brushes, and extensive format support for professional artists' and is a popular digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Corel Painter for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Android apps. The best Corel Painter alternative is GIMP, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Corel Painter are Krita, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity and Photopea.

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  1. GIMP icon

    GIMP

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    GIMP delivers powerful functionalities for photo retouching, image composition, and format conversion. As a versatile tool, it serves as both a simple paint program and a high-end retouching suite, and offers batch processing for mass image tasks in an accessible open-source platform.

    190 GIMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
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    Comments about GIMP as an Alternative to Corel Painter
    lian00
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    Gimp is not a painting program. Poor brushes and terrible interface.

    Guest
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    Blending capabilities not as good. Also not as much brush selections

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    2

    GIMP is an analog to Photoshop and Corel Photopaint, not to Corel Painter

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think GIMP is a great Corel Painter alternative, some don't.

    • GIMP is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Corel Painter.

    • GIMP is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Corel Painter.

    • GIMP is Free and Open SourceCorel Painter is Paid and Proprietary
    • GIMP is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightCorel Painter is not according to our users
  2. Krita icon

    Krita

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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.

    142 Krita alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • KDE Plasma
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about Krita as an Alternative to Corel Painter
    lian00
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    Free, CYMK management, lighter. The previous comment is very strange as Corel Painter is not a photo editing app (and is very poor for this kind of manipulation).

    Michael Strothotte
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    It is versatile, supports also Linux, has a fantastic developer team which is in close contact to the community and often feature requests are implemented within short time.

    Guest
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    2

    It's specifically designed for painting and cartoons rather than a general purpose photo editing app.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Krita is a great Corel Painter alternative.

    • Krita is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Corel Painter.

    • Krita is Free and Open SourceCorel Painter is Paid and Proprietary
    • Krita is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedCorel Painter is not according to our users
  4. Adobe Photoshop icon

    Adobe Photoshop

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    Comprehensive raster graphics editor offering advanced photo and image editing features. Supports multiple layers, masks, alpha compositing, various color models, and has limited vector graphics, 3D, and video capabilities. Extensible via plug-ins.

    225 Adobe Photoshop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Wine
    • ReactOS
    • Google Chrome
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    Guest
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    Photoshop has a lot of paint tools, brushes, etc. It's a good option for digital painting.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    Painter is for creating images, PhotoShop - for editing.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Adobe Photoshop is a great Corel Painter alternative, some don't.

    • Adobe Photoshop is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Corel Painter.

    • Adobe Photoshop is the most popular commercial alternative to Corel Painter.

    • Adobe Photoshop is Paid and ProprietaryCorel Painter is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Affinity

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    Unified design solution merging advanced photo, vector, and layout tools for seamless workflow, non-destructive editing, RAW support, batch processing, AI enhancements, GPU acceleration, file compatibility, cloud asset integration, and tailored workspace options.

    64 Affinity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Photopea

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    Browser-based image editing supports PSD, XCF, Sketch formats, advanced layers, vector tools, RAW photo support, and exports in 40+ formats. Fully client-side with AI background removal, content-aware tools, and privacy as files never leave your device.

    111 Photopea alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Photopea is the most popular SaaS alternative to Corel Painter.

    • Photopea is Freemium and ProprietaryCorel Painter is Paid and Proprietary
  8. MyPaint icon

    MyPaint

     387 likes
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    MyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists. It supports graphics tablets made by Wacom, and many similar devices.

    126 MyPaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    Michael Strothotte
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    1

    It's Open Source at first, second it is so easy to get things done, even for beginners, third thing is it is not only for Windows and Mac it is also for Linux.

    Guest
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    0

    Diverse paint simulations and brushes.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks MyPaint is a great Corel Painter alternative.

    • MyPaint is Free and Open SourceCorel Painter is Paid and Proprietary
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    Procreate

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    Procreate is a versatile, award-winning app for creative digital drawing and painting on iOS. It delivers a robust, professional toolset with hundreds of configurable brushes, a powerful layering system, vector graphic tools, and comprehensive design capabilities, ensuring desktop-level flexibility and power.

    63 Procreate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Clip Studio Paint

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    Professional software for comic and manga creation, optimized with panel layouts, perspective rulers, sketching, inking, toning, vector support, and 3D model import, suitable for artists seeking advanced drawing and coloring tools.

    102 Clip Studio Paint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
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    PaintTool SAI

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    PaintTool SAI is high quality and lightweight painting software, fully digitizer support, amazing anti-aliased paintings, provide easy and stable operation, this software make digital art more enjoyable and comfortable.

    91 PaintTool SAI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about PaintTool SAI as an Alternative to Corel Painter
    lian00
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    It’s the fastest painting program well conceived for drawing and coloring with very handy interface.

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    • PaintTool SAI is Paid and ProprietaryCorel Painter is also Paid and Proprietary
    • PaintTool SAI is CustomizableCorel Painter is not according to our users
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