Inkscape AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Digital Painting Tools for Windows

There are many alternatives to Inkscape for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows Digital Painting Tool alternative is Adobe Illustrator. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try LazPaint or Concepts. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Inkscape and 11 are Digital Painting Tools available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows Digital Painting Tool alternatives to Inkscape are Affinity Designer, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Xara Designer Pro and Xara Photo & Graphic Designer.

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  1. Adobe Illustrator icon

    Adobe Illustrator

     523 likes

    This vector graphics editor offers sophisticated tools for drawing, typography, and color management. Equipped with powerful features like multiple art boards, Blob Brush for vector painting, and transparency in gradients, it supports designs for print, web, interactive, motion, and mobile platforms.

    95 Adobe Illustrator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPad
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    Comments about Adobe Illustrator as an Alternative to Inkscape
    GarretJones136
    Positive
    -7

    No words to say how good it is.

    Guest
    Positive
    -6

    Clean user interface makes up for good workflow.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -8

    Its a very reliable service-- i would consider it better than inkscape

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Adobe Illustrator is Paid and ProprietaryInkscape is Free and Open Source
  2. Affinity Designer icon

    Affinity Designer

     381 likes

    A precise vector graphic design software built for creative professionals, offering vibrant colors, high-speed performance, live gradients, customizable shapes, and unique non-destructive features for superior design flexibility.

    63 Affinity Designer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
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    Comments about Affinity Designer as an Alternative to Inkscape
    Top Positive Comment
    westmann
    0

    Both Affinity Designer and Inkscape are amazing vector graphics tools! I use them both all the time and love it!

    Top Negative Comment
    aryluneix
    0

    few functions and flexible settings unlike inkscape, more suitable for simple projects and layout...

    Ruyeex
    0

    It's compatible with Inkscape

    3 of 5 comments
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    • Affinity Designer is Paid and ProprietaryInkscape is Free and Open Source
  4. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite icon

    CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

     216 likes

    A full suite of graphic design software that provides vector illustration, page layout, image editing, and tracing software. Designed for professional designers, it delivers precision tools, excellent file compatibility, and quality content for crafting professional results from creative ideas.

    89 CorelDRAW Graphics Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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  6. LazPaint icon

    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.

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

     31 likes

    Concepts is the digital design sketchbook of the future. It’s powerful, flexible and smart, so you can go from quick sketches to beautiful and precise illustrations in a single app. Enhance your creative capabilities with our infinite canvas, flexible multi-touch shape guides...

    44 Concepts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  8. Xara Designer Pro icon

    Xara Designer Pro

     32 likes

    Xara Designer Pro offers tools for illustration, photo editing, and desktop publishing, with exceptional vector design capabilities. Suitable for billboards, business cards, and more, it supports diverse file formats, provides abundant templates, and powers web design and prototyping without coding.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Xara Designer Pro as an Alternative to Inkscape
    Michiel
    Positive
    2

    Though commercial it's fast and packed with features. Not as expandable as Inkscape the core engine is very fast and the way it handles bitmaps leaves Inkscape far behind

    Mursku
    Positive
    0

    Xara Designer is way faster and stable than Inkscape. You can think of it as what Paint Tool Sai is to raster art programs (super responsive and stable, but has limited number of tools), Xara Designer is the same to vector art.

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    • Xara Designer Pro is Paid and ProprietaryInkscape is Free and Open Source
  10. Xara Photo & Graphic Designer icon

    Xara Photo & Graphic Designer

     28 likes

    Xara Photo & Graphic Designer, formerly Xara Xtreme, is a fast graphics software with versatile illustration tools and advanced photo management. It streamlines creative tasks, allowing users to retouch images, create social media posts, and design website graphics in one...

    49 Xara Photo & Graphic Designer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Drawtify icon

    Drawtify

     7 likes

    Free Online Vector Graphic Editor with Great Design Templates and Elements. With powerful vector editor, you can create beautiful graphics online for free, such as SVG graphics, vector logos, infographics, flyer, poster, banners, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  12. Ipe icon

    Ipe

     10 likes

    Ipe is a drawing editor for creating figures in PDF or (encapsulated) Postscript format. It supports making small figures for inclusion into LaTeX-documents as well as making multi-page PDF presentations that can be shown on-line with Acrobat Reader.

    11 Ipe alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. LaTeXDraw icon

    LaTeXDraw

     16 likes

    LaTeXDraw is a graphical drawing editor for LaTeX. LaTeXDraw can be used to 1) generate PSTricks code; 2) directly create PDF or PS pictures. LaTeXDraw is developed in Java and thus runs on top of Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. QueekyPaint icon

    QueekyPaint

     11 likes

    QueekyPaint is a unique browser-based drawing tool for creating animated drawings online. Visit the massive gallerys and learn drawing by watching the process of your favourite artists. QueekyPaint is free and simple to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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