Drawing AlternativesDigital Painting Tools & Image Editors like Drawing

Alternatives list

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   Krita

    1410 likes

   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

   Application type

   • Digital Painting Tool

   Origin

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android Tablet
   • KDE Plasma
   • Epic Games Store
   • PortableApps.com
   • Steam
   • F-Droid

   

   

   

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   • Krita is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to Drawing.

   • Krita is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Drawing.

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   Paint.NET

    1650 likes

   Free Windows image editor with support for layers, plugins, and special effects. Offers intuitive interface, works offline, ad-free, and portable, consuming fewer resources.

   165 Paint.NET alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Image Editor
   • Digital Painting Tool

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • .NET Framework

   

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   MyPaint

    387 likes

   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

   Application type

   • Digital Painting Tool

   Origin

   • Switzerland

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • PortableApps.com

   

   

   

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   Adobe Elements

   Comprehensive photo editing tool with AI-powered automation and easy step-by-step guidance. It includes unique creation tools, layer support, facial recognition, and organizes your photos seamlessly. Available as a one-time purch...

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   Microsoft Paint

    179 likes

   Windows-bundled image editor for basic painting and raster editing tasks, supporting bitmap, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and TIFF. Offers layer support, offline access, no registration, and dark mode. Lightweight and ad-free, ensuring minimal resource use.

   124 Microsoft Paint alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Digital Painting Tool
   • Image Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   LazPaint

    45 likes

   Raster & vector graphic editor with many tools and filters, written in Lazarus. Portable, 32bit & 64bit versions, ORA format & 16384x16384 image support. In app 3D import & rendering.

   41 LazPaint alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Digital Painting Tool
   • Image Editor

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • PortableApps.com
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   

   

   

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   Adobe Elements

    83 likes

   Comprehensive photo editing tool with AI-powered automation and easy step-by-step guidance. It includes unique creation tools, layer support, facial recognition, and organizes your photos seamlessly. Available as a one-time purchase, no subscription required, with cloud sync for flexibility.

   148 Adobe Elements alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Pay once
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Image Editor
   • Photo Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone

   

   

   

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   • Adobe Elements is the most popular Web-based, Android & iPhone alternative to Drawing.

   • Adobe Elements is the most popular commercial alternative to Drawing.

   • Adobe Elements is Paid and ProprietaryDrawing is Free and Open Source
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    Our Paint

     9 likes

    Our Paint is a featureless but programmable painting program.

    43 Our Paint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Digital Painting Tool

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • itch.io
    • Android

    

    

    

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    KolourPaint

     42 likes

    KolourPaint is a simple painting program to quickly create raster images. It is useful as a touch-up tool and for simple image editing tasks.

    38 KolourPaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Digital Painting Tool
    • Image Editor

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft

    

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    DPaint JS

     6 likes

    Webbased image editor modeled after the legendary Deluxe Paint with a focus on retro Amiga file formats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Digital Painting Tool
    • Image Editor

    Origin

    • Belgium
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Online

    

    

    

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    Paint a File

     3 likes

    Paint and export your drawings as GIF, Video, Image, PDF, SVG, DOCX, PPTX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Digital Painting Tool

    Platforms

    • Online

    

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    HiPaint

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Digital Painting Tool
    • Color Picker Tool

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    

    

    

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    • HiPaint is the most popular iPad alternative to Drawing.

    • HiPaint is Freemium and ProprietaryDrawing is Free and Open Source
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    Vara

     1 like

    Drawing and digital painting application with pressure-sensitive brushes. It belongs to the group of applications like Krita and MyPaint, but with a limited number of features. The main focus is on simplicity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Digital Painting Tool

    Origin

    • India

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    

    

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