Mental Canvas AlternativesDigital Painting Tools and other similar apps like Mental Canvas

Mental Canvas is described as 'Draw re-imagines drawing for the digital age by augmenting it with spatial strokes, 3D navigation, and animations — all drawn with ease of pencil and paper' and is a digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Mental Canvas for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad, Android Tablet and Windows apps. The best Mental Canvas alternative is Procreate. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ibis Paint X or Pocket Paint. Other great apps like Mental Canvas are Infinite Painter, Simple Draw, Paper by WeTransfer and Artflow Studio.

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Mental Canvas Draw re-imagines drawing for the digital age by augmenting it with spatial strokes, 3D navigation, and animations — all drawn with ease of pencil and paper.

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Mental Canvas alternatives page was last updated Oct 22, 2021
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  1. Procreate icon
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    Procreate

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    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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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Top Procreate Features

    1.  Apple Pencil support
    2.  Texture for brushes
    3.  Custom Brushes
    4.  Drawing 2D
    5.  Digital Painting
    6.  Love
    7.  Digital-painting focused
    8.  Digital Drawing
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Free hand drawing
    12.  Sketching
    13.  Texture painting
    14.  Support for Layers
    15.  No registration required
    16.  Color Picker
    17.  Support for 4K
    18.  Works Offline
    19.  Drawing Tablet Support
    20.  Support for styluses
    21.  Open PSD files
    22.  Tablet support
    Procreate iconMental Canvas Icon

    Procreate VS Mental Canvas

    Is Procreate a good alternative to Mental Canvas?
     

    • Procreate is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Mental Canvas.

    • Procreate is the most popular commercial alternative to Mental Canvas.

    • Procreate is Paid and ProprietaryMental Canvas is Freemium and Proprietary
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    ibis Paint X

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

    49 ibis Paint X alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    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
    13.  Creating colors
    14.  Rotation tasks
    15.  Digital pen
    ibis Paint X iconMental Canvas Icon

    ibis Paint X VS Mental Canvas

    Is ibis Paint X a good alternative to Mental Canvas?
     

    • ibis Paint X is the most popular Windows, Android & Android Tablet alternative to Mental Canvas.

    • ibis Paint X is the most popular free alternative to Mental Canvas.

    • ibis Paint X is Freemium and ProprietaryMental Canvas is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Pocket Paint

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

    34 Pocket Paint alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Digital Painting
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Drawing 2D
    7.  Color Picker
    8.  Digital Drawing
    9.  Free hand drawing
    Pocket Paint iconMental Canvas Icon

    Pocket Paint VS Mental Canvas

    Is Pocket Paint a good alternative to Mental Canvas?
     

    • Pocket Paint is the most popular Open Source alternative to Mental Canvas.

    • Pocket Paint is Free and Open SourceMental Canvas is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Pocket Paint is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMental Canvas is not according to our users
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    Infinite Painter

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    Infinite Painter is an advanced painting app created for mobile with natural brushes, realistic blending, and an unparalleled toolset.

    21 Infinite Painter alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Tablet support
    3.  Sketching
    4.  Custom Brushes
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Pressure Sensitivity
    7.  Color Picker
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Image Masking
    10.  Color correction
    11.  Convert Photo to Painting
    12.  Open PSD files
    13.  3d Drawing
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    Infinite Painter VS Mental Canvas

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  6. Simple Draw icon
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    Simple Draw

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    A canvas you can draw on with different colors.

    21 Simple Draw alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    Warning

    The Simple Mobile Tools suite of mobile apps have been bought by ZipoApps in December 2023, and now show some ads, while not being open source anymore. If you're looking for something similar to the original Simple Mobile Tools apps, you should take a look at the Fossify suite of apps (listed on AlternativeTo). More information here: Simple Mobile Tools bought by ZipoApps, sparks controversy over future of open source apps

    Simple Draw iconMental Canvas Icon

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  7. Paper by WeTransfer icon
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    Paper by WeTransfer

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    Over 25 million people set their ideas free with Paper®, the award-winning immersive sketching app.

    16 Paper by WeTransfer alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Paper by WeTransfer Features

    1.  Handwritten Notes
    2.  Note organization
    3.  Notebook
    4.  Sketching
    5.  Sketch
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    Paper by WeTransfer VS Mental Canvas

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  9. Artflow Studio icon
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    Artflow Studio

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    Convert your tablet, Chromebook, or phone into digital sketchbook with more than 80 paint brushes, smudge, file and eraser tool. This fast and intuitive painting and drawing application will unlock full power of your imagination.

    19 Artflow Studio alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
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    Artflow Studio Features

    1.  Custom Brushes
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Open PSD files
    4.  Sketching
    5.  Support for styluses
    6.  Visual Editing
    7.  Image Masking
    Artflow Studio iconMental Canvas Icon

    Artflow Studio VS Mental Canvas

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  10. Ravioli Paint 2 icon
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    Ravioli Paint 2

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    RavioliPaint2 is paint application that supports multi-layer editing.

    58 Ravioli Paint 2 alternatives
    Ravioli Paint 2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Ravioli Paint 2 Features

    1.  Support for Layers
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    Ravioli Paint 2 iconMental Canvas Icon

    Ravioli Paint 2 VS Mental Canvas

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  11. Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint icon
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    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint

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    Artecture enables you to sketch, draw and paint like never before. If you love to draw, regardless you are an amateur or a pro, this drawing app provides all the tools and brushes that you’d love.

    65 Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint alternatives
    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Sketch
    3.  Sketching
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    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint iconMental Canvas Icon

    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint VS Mental Canvas

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  12. Linea icon
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    Linea

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    Linea is an elegantly simple sketchbook for Apple devices optimized for use with Apple Pencil. It opts for a minimal interface with only the essential options, rather than overkill like many other apps.

    39 Linea alternatives
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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Linea Features

    1.  AirPlay Support
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Drag and Drop
    4.  Upload directly to Dropbox
    5.  Open PSD files
    6.  Split-screen view
    7.  Sync with iCloud
    8.  Apple Pencil support
    9.  Sketching
    Linea iconMental Canvas Icon

    Linea VS Mental Canvas

    Is Linea a good alternative to Mental Canvas?
     

    • Linea is the most popular Mac alternative to Mental Canvas.

    • Linea is Paid and ProprietaryMental Canvas is Freemium and Proprietary
  13. Flow by Moleskine icon
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    Flow by Moleskine

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    Creating great drawings and getting your ideas down on digital paper is all about your headspace. Flow pages seamlessly expand as you draw and develop ideas, which means you keep your head in the clouds instead of managing documents.

    36 Flow by Moleskine alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Flow by Moleskine Features

    1.  Sketching
    2.  Apple Pencil support
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    Flow by Moleskine iconMental Canvas Icon

    Flow by Moleskine VS Mental Canvas

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  14. HEAVYPAINT icon
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    HEAVYPAINT

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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.

    30 HEAVYPAINT alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    HEAVYPAINT iconMental Canvas Icon

    HEAVYPAINT VS Mental Canvas

    Is HEAVYPAINT a good alternative to Mental Canvas?
     

    • HEAVYPAINT is the most popular Linux alternative to Mental Canvas.

    • HEAVYPAINT is Freemium and ProprietaryMental Canvas is also Freemium and Proprietary
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