Microsoft Paint Alternatives

Microsoft Paint is described as 'Basic, ad-free editor bundled with Windows for bitmap, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and TIFF files. Features AI powered features, layer support, offline use, and no registration' and is a very popular digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Paint for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and Android apps. The best Microsoft Paint alternative is Paint.NET, which is free. Other great apps like Microsoft Paint are Krita, Pinta, Photopea and MyPaint.

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Microsoft Paint alternatives are mainly Image Editors, but if you're looking for Digital Painting Tools or Photo Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include iPad, iPhone, Open Source, Mac, Android, Linux and Digital Painting. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Microsoft Paint.
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  1. PaintStar icon
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    PaintStar is a versatile digital image processing software suitable for such tasks as retouching of photographs, composing and authoring images, image morphing, screen capture, and displaying image thumbnail in Windows Explorer context menu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Paintastic icon
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    Paintastic allows you to make beautiful drawings, paintings, designs and greeting cards.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
     
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  3. Sketchable icon
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    Seamlessly fusing the freedom and romance of your physical notebook with the power and flexibility of the digital world, Sketchable provides the best creative experience on the market.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    PT Photo Editor is an efficient application designed to solve all common photo problems, bring your images to life and make them look their best. You can easily correct color cast and exposure problem, remove imperfections, and turn every photo into a work of art with your...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Patina icon
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    Patina is a drawing app for Mac. Patina echoes the simplicity of Microsoft Paint, the go-to drawing tool for generations of Windows users, and goes further with a more visually appealing interface and additional functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Make 8-bit art. Transparent background. Screen capture in the app. Uses cookies for saving

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Home Photo Studio is powerful and easy-to-use photo editing software offering a complete set of image manipulation tools. Thanks to a convenient interface and a detailed help system, the software is simple to learn but provides enough options to keep any photo enthusiast...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Paint Studio icon
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    Paint Studio is a product born from TwistedBrush Pro Studio but with a focus on natural media painting and drawing with a simpler, streamlined interface.

    27 Paint Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Inspire Pro icon
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    Inspire Pro delivers an incredibly fast and realistic painting, drawing and sketching experience that you can take with you wherever you go and use whenever inspiration strikes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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    SoftColor PhotoEQ makes color correction, image editing and color management tasks simpler. Just drag and drop image files or folders to PhotoEQ and you are ready to start improving your images. PhotoEQ's todo queue helps you to organize and complete image editing tasks...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Serif PhotoPlus icon
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    PhotoPlus is the free, feature-restricted image editing software by Serif that enables you to fix and enhance your digital photos; paint and blend with brushes; and export you photos for print, email, and the web.

    86 Serif PhotoPlus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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