Open Source Corel Painter Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Corel Painter is GIMP. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Corel Painter and 12 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Corel Painter are Krita, MyPaint, Glimpse Image Editor and Seashore.

Corel Painter alternatives are mainly Digital Painting Tools but may also be Image Editors or Photo Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Corel Painter.

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Corel Painter

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Corel Painter is a raster-based digital art application created to simulate as accurately as possible the appearance and...

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GIMP
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Image Editor
Photo Editor
Digital Painting Tool
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202 GIMP alternatives
GIMP is a free program for such photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Essentially it's the closest thing to Photoshop you can get for free.
- - GIMP is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Corel Painter.
- - GIMP is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Corel Painter.
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GIMP Features
1. Support for LayersGIMP supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
2. DRM FreeNo Digital rights management (DRM), i.e. no copy protection.
3. Ad-freeGIMP doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGIMP can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
5. PortableGIMP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
6. Dark ModeGIMP supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
7. Works OfflineGIMP can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
8. Non Destructive EditingGIMP can make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
9. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in GIMP.
Customizable
Photo effects
High-resolution images
Open PSD files
Retouch photos
Color to Alpha
Image Processing
Select by Color
Built-in Color picker
Batch image manipulation
Comments about GIMP as a Alternative to Corel Painter
Some users think GIMP is a great Corel Painter alternative, some don't.
lian00
Gimp is not a painting program. Poor brushes and terrible interface.
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Guest
GIMP is an analog to Photoshop and Corel Photopaint, not to Corel Painter
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Luis Trigo Prunera
Gimp is a photo retouching program, not a drawing or painter one.
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Guest
Blending capabilities not as good. Also not as much brush selections
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Krita
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Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Mac
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Android Tablet
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Steam
144 Krita alternatives
Krita is a professional Free and open source (FOSS) painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone within concept art, texture and matte painters, illustrations and comics.
- - Krita is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Corel Painter.
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Krita Features
1. Keyframe AnimationCompositions can be keyframed in Krita, allowing you to change the parameters over time.
2. LightweightKrita consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Drawing Tablet SupportKrita supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
4. Non Destructive EditingKrita allows you to make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
5. Support for LayersKrita supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
6. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in Krita.
7. Color PickerKrita allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
8. Dark ModeKrita supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
9. Pressure SensitivityKrita can change attributes like thickness or opacity, based on how much force you apply to your stylus/finger.
Digital Drawing
Blending brushes
Drawing 2D
Advanced brush settings
Digital-painting focused
Color blending
Sketching
Texture painting
Adjustment Layers
Customizable
Comments about Krita as a Alternative to Corel Painter
Almost everyone thinks Krita is a great Corel Painter alternative.
lian00
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).
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Michael Strothotte
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.
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Guest
It's specifically designed for painting and cartoons rather than a general purpose photo editing app.
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MyPaint
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Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
PortableApps.com
127 MyPaint alternatives
MyPaint is a fast painting program with an emphasis on full-screen use. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it.
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MyPaint Features
1. Support for LayersMyPaint supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
2. Distraction-freeMyPaint has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
3. Drawing Tablet SupportMyPaint supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
4. PortableMyPaint can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in MyPaint.
6. Ad-freeMyPaint doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Sketching
Infinite canvas
Fullscreen support
Color blending
Comments about MyPaint as a Alternative to Corel Painter
Almost everyone thinks MyPaint is a great Corel Painter alternative.
Michael Strothotte
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.
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Guest
Diverse paint simulations and brushes.
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Glimpse Image Editor
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Free • Open Source
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Windows
Linux
178 Glimpse Image Editor alternatives
Glimpse is an open source image editor based on the GNU Image Manipulation Program. The goal is to experiment with new ideas and expand the use of free software.
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Glimpse Image Editor Features
1. Support for LayersGlimpse Image Editor supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
Customizable
Retouch photos
Discontinued
The Glimpse editor has been discontinuedSource: https://glimpse-editor.org/posts/a-project-on-hiatus/
Seashore
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Free • Open Source
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Mac
132 Seashore alternatives
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.
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Seashore Features
1. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in Seashore simultaneously.
Crop images
Gimp Paint Studio
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Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool
Image Editor
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GIMP
79 Gimp Paint Studio alternatives
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.
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Gimp Paint Studio Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGimp Paint Studio can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
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Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 2.0, released in August 2013, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
QAquarelle
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Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
71 QAquarelle alternatives
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.
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QAquarelle Features
Watercolor
Discontinued
Latest vsersion: 0.0.4 from 2010-02-09. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/qaquarelle/files/
Milton
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Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool
Image Editor
Windows
26 Milton alternatives
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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Milton Features
1. LightweightMilton consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. No TrackingMilton will not track you or use your personal data.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Milton without registration.
4. Color PickerMilton allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
5. Handwritten NotesMilton supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
6. Pressure SensitivityMilton can change attributes like thickness or opacity, based on how much force you apply to your stylus/finger.
7. Works OfflineMilton can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
8. Ad-freeMilton doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Infinite canvas
Simple installation
Sketching
Image exporting
Unlimited undo
Comments about Milton as a Alternative to Corel Painter
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Guest
It's give a lot shot try that sowftware
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Guest
Excellent do/undo, easy export, good use of pressure sensitive tablets. Infinite canvas and easy to create a new canvas..
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XGimp
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Free • Open Source
Image Editor
iPhone
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184 XGimp alternatives
XGimp is an adaptation for iPhone and iPad of the app GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation), which is a freely distributed program for tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring
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