HEAVYPAINT AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Image Editors

The best Image Editor alternative to HEAVYPAINT is GIMP, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to HEAVYPAINT and ten of them are Image Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Image Editor alternatives to HEAVYPAINT are Krita, Adobe Photoshop, Paint.NET and Procreate.

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A simple yet secretly powerful painting app! Focus on pure colors and shapes with a streamlined interface. Ideal for plein air painting, color notes, sketches and studies.

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HEAVYPAINT alternatives page was last updated Jan 1, 2025
  1. GIMP icon
     4606 likes

    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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Photo effects
    3.  DRM Free
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  High-resolution images
    7.  Retouch photos
    8.  Open PSD files
    9.  Image Processing
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Color to Alpha
    12.  Works Offline
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    GIMP VS HEAVYPAINT

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

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

    • GIMP is Free and Open SourceHEAVYPAINT is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GIMP is CustomizableHEAVYPAINT is not according to our users
  2. Krita icon
     1321 likes

    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.

    141 Krita alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Digital Drawing
    2.  Blending brushes
    3.  Keyframe Animation
    4.  Drawing 2D
    5.  Advanced brush settings
    6.  Drawing Tablet Support
    7.  Digital-painting focused
    8.  Sketching
    9.  Color blending
    10.  Support for Layers
    11.  Texture painting
    12.  Dark Mode
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    Krita VS HEAVYPAINT

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    • Krita is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to HEAVYPAINT.

    • Krita is Free and Open SourceHEAVYPAINT is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Krita is LightweightHEAVYPAINT is not according to our users
  3. Adobe Photoshop icon
     2393 likes

    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.

    220 Adobe Photoshop alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPad
    • Wine
    • ReactOS

    Properties

    1.  Intuitive Interface

    Features

    1.  RAW Photo Editors
    2.  Color correction
    3.  Photo effects
    4.  Advanced brush settings
    5.  Image Processing
    6.  Raster graphics
    7.  Support for Layers
    8.  Color Picker
    9.  Resizing dpi
    10.  Hardware Accelerated
    11.  Support for CMYK Mode
    12.  Non Destructive Editing
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    Adobe Photoshop VS HEAVYPAINT

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    • Adobe Photoshop is the most popular Web-based & iPad alternative to HEAVYPAINT.

    • Adobe Photoshop is the most popular commercial alternative to HEAVYPAINT.

    • Adobe Photoshop is Paid and ProprietaryHEAVYPAINT is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Paint.NET icon
     1626 likes

    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.

    164 Paint.NET alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic
    3.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Support for image plugins
    5.  Community-based
    6.  Transparency
    7.  History Panel
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Portable
    10.  Built-in Color Picker
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  No registration required
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  5. Procreate icon
     158 likes

    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.

    57 Procreate alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Top Procreate Features

    1.  Apple Pencil support
    2.  Texture for brushes
    3.  Custom Brushes
    4.  Drawing 2D
    5.  Love
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for Layers
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Support for 4K
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Drawing Tablet Support
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    • Procreate is the most popular iPhone alternative to HEAVYPAINT.

    • Procreate is Paid and ProprietaryHEAVYPAINT is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Fossify Paint icon
     10 likes

    Privacy-centric digital drawing tool perfect for all skill levels. Create, customize, and share art with adjustable brushes, canvas colors, and versatile format support via PNG, JPG, and SVG without compromising your privacy—fully open-source.

    24 Fossify Paint alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Built-in Color Picker
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Digital Drawing
    8.  Export to JPEG
    9.  Export to PNG
    10.  Drawing 2D
    11.  Export to SVG
    12.  Free hand drawing
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    Fossify Paint VS HEAVYPAINT

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    • Fossify Paint is the most popular Android alternative to HEAVYPAINT.

    • Fossify Paint is Free and Open SourceHEAVYPAINT is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Fossify Paint is Privacy focused and LightweightHEAVYPAINT is not according to our users
  7. ibis Paint X icon
     39 likes

    ibis Paint is an easy yet powerful drawing app made with tools for sketching manga right at your fingertips.

    46 ibis Paint X alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad

    Top ibis Paint X Features

    1.  Color blending
    2.  Extract Drawing
    3.  Text tool
    4.  Pressure Sensitivity
    5.  Custom Brushes
    6.  Realtime magic wand tool
    7.  Support for Layers
    8.  Texture for brushes
    9.  Blur Filter
    10.  Brush Stabilizers
    11.  Pen Stabilization
    12.  Gradients
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  8. Pocket Paint icon
     16 likes

    Pocket Paint is a paint editor that, among others, allows setting parts of pictures to transparent and zooming up to pixel level.

    31 Pocket Paint alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Drawing 2D
    6.  Digital Drawing
    7.  Free hand drawing
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  9. Glimpse Image Editor icon
     32 likes

    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.

    166 Glimpse Image Editor alternatives
    Glimpse Image Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Glimpse Image Editor Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Retouch photos
    Discontinued

    The Glimpse editor has been discontinuedSource: https://glimpse-editor.org/posts/a-project-on-hiatus/

    Glimpse Image Editor iconHEAVYPAINT Icon

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  10. XGimp icon
     4 likes

    XGimp is a version of gimp that works on a mobile. It can be used as a paint program, image editor or a photo retouching program.

    174 XGimp alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    XGimp Features

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