Drawing AlternativesDigital Painting Tools & Image Editors like Drawing

Drawing is described as 'This application is a basic image editor, similar to Microsoft Paint, but aiming at the GNOME desktop' and is a digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Drawing for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and Web-based apps. The best Drawing alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Drawing are Paint.NET, MyPaint, Microsoft Paint and LazPaint.

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Drawing

Digital Painting Tool
Free • Open Source

This application is a basic image editor, similar to Microsoft Paint, but aiming at the GNOME desktop.

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Drawing alternatives page was last updated May 23, 2023

Krita
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.
148 Krita alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Digital Painting Tool
- Image Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android Tablet
- Epic Games Store
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
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Top Krita Features
1. Digital Drawing
2. Digital Painting
3. Blending brushes
4. Keyframe Animation
5. Drawing 2D
6. Advanced brush settings
7. Lightweight
8. Drawing Tablet Support
9. Digital-painting focused
10. Color blending
11. Sketching
12. Support for Layers
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Krita VS Drawing
Is Krita a good alternative to Drawing?
- Krita is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to Drawing.
- Krita is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Drawing.
- Krita is Free and Open SourceDrawing is also Free and Open Source

Paint.NET
Paint.net is a free and very capable image editing software for Windows. Great alternative to Photoshop for people that do not need all the stuff PS offers.
169 Paint.NET alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Digital Painting Tool
- Image Editor
Platforms
- Windows
- .NET Framework
Top Paint.NET Features
1. Support for Layers
2. Lightweight
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Minimalistic
5. User friendly
6. Dark Mode
7. Support for image plugins
8. Community-based
9. Ad-free
10. Portable
11. Works Offline
12. No registration required
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MyPaint
MyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists. It supports graphics tablets made by Wacom, and many similar devices.
128 MyPaint alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Digital Painting Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
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Top MyPaint Features
1. Digital Painting
2. Sketching
3. Support for Layers
4. Infinite canvas
5. Distraction-free
6. Portable
7. Drawing Tablet Support
8. Fullscreen support
9. Ad-free
10. No registration required
11. Custom Brushes
12. Color blending
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Microsoft Paint
Paint (formerly Paintbrush) is a simple, ultra-basic graphics painting program that is included with almost all versions of Microsoft Windows. It opens and saves files as Windows bitmap (24-bit, 256 color, 16 color, and monochrome, all with the .
128 Microsoft Paint alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Image Editor
- Digital Painting Tool
Platforms
- Windows
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Top Microsoft Paint Features
1. Bundled with Windows
2. Ad-free
3. Dark Mode
4. Remove Image Background
5. Lightweight
6. Support for Layers
7. No registration required
8. Text to Image Generation
9. Works Offline
10. Minimalistic
11. Pixel Art
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LazPaint
Raster & vector graphic editor with many tools and filters, written in Lazarus (Free Pascal). Portable, 32bit (under 3mb) & 64bit (3.55mb) versions, ORA format & 16384x16384 image support. In app 3D import & rendering.
42 LazPaint alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Digital Painting Tool
- Image Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
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LazPaint Features
1. Lightweight
2. Support for Layers
3. Reads PDN Format
4. Transparent images
5. Portable
6. Pixel accuracy
7. Debian package
8. Support for SVG
9. Export to SVG
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Adobe Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements 2024 is photo editing software for anyone who wants to edit and create with their photos. It’s a one-time purchase that doesn’t require a subscription. It offers:
142 Adobe Photoshop Elements alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Image Editor
- Photo Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
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Adobe Photoshop Elements Features
1. Facial Recognition
2. Support for Layers
3. Cloud Sync
4. Lossless Cropping
5. AI-Powered
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Adobe Photoshop Elements VS Drawing
Is this a good alternative to Drawing?
- Adobe Photoshop Elements is the most popular Android alternative to Drawing.
- Adobe Photoshop Elements is the most popular commercial alternative to Drawing.
- Adobe Photoshop Elements is Paid and ProprietaryDrawing is Free and Open Source

KolourPaint
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.
42 KolourPaint alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Digital Painting Tool
- Image Editor
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- KDE
KolourPaint Features
1. Lightweight
2. Pixel Art
3. Options for re-scaling
4. Texturing
5. Dark Mode
6. Works Offline
7. Ad-free
8. No registration required
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DPaint JS
Webbased image editor modeled after the legendary Deluxe Paint with a focus on retro Amiga file formats.
55 DPaint JS alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Image Editor
- Digital Painting Tool
Platforms
- Online
DPaint JS Features
1. Color Picker
2. Support for Layers
3. Ad-free
4. Portable
5. Dark Mode
6. Works Offline
7. No registration required
8. Image Filters
9. Image Masking
10. Image Effects
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DPaint JS VS Drawing
Is DPaint JS a good alternative to Drawing?
- DPaint JS is the most popular Web-based alternative to Drawing.
- DPaint JS is Free and Open SourceDrawing is also Free and Open Source

HiPaint
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.
24 HiPaint alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Digital Painting Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
HiPaint Features
Support for Layers
Color Picker
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HiPaint VS Drawing
Is HiPaint a good alternative to Drawing?
- HiPaint is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Drawing.
- HiPaint is Freemium and ProprietaryDrawing is Free and Open Source

Our Paint
Our Paint is a featureless but programmable painting program.
30 Our Paint alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Digital Painting Tool
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
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Top Our Paint Features
1. Privacy focused
2. Drawing Tablet Support
3. Portable
4. Ad-free
5. Dark Mode
6. Custom Brushes
7. Pressure Sensitivity
8. No registration required
9. No Tracking
10. Lightweight
11. Works Offline
12. Color Picker
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Gpaint
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.
86 Gpaint alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Image Editor
- Digital Painting Tool
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Gpaint Features
Image Processing
Drawing 2D
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Annotator
Image annotation for Elementary OS.
12 Annotator alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Annotator VS Drawing
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