Paintbrush Alternatives for Linux

Paintbrush is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is GIMP, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Paintbrush and seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Paintbrush are MyPaint, Glimpse Image Editor, Tux Paint and QAquarelle.

Paintbrush alternatives are mainly Digital Painting Tools but may also be Image Editors or Photo Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Paintbrush.

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Paintbrush

Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool

Paintbrush is a simple paint program for Mac OS X, reminiscent of Microsoft Paint and Apple’s...

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GIMP
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Free • Open Source
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Digital Painting Tool
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Snapcraft
Flathub
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Haiku
Flatpak
AmigaOS
202 GIMP alternatives
GIMP is a free program for such photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Essentially it's the closest thing to Photoshop you can get for free.
- - GIMP is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Paintbrush.
- - GIMP is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Paintbrush.
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GIMP Features
1. Support for LayersGIMP supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
2. DRM FreeNo Digital rights management (DRM), i.e. no copy protection.
3. Ad-freeGIMP doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGIMP can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
5. PortableGIMP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
6. Dark ModeGIMP supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
7. Works OfflineGIMP can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
8. Non Destructive EditingGIMP can make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
9. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in GIMP.
Customizable
Photo effects
High-resolution images
Open PSD files
Retouch photos
Color to Alpha
Image Processing
Select by Color
Built-in Color picker
Batch image manipulation
MyPaint
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Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
PortableApps.com
127 MyPaint alternatives
MyPaint is a fast painting program with an emphasis on full-screen use. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it.
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MyPaint Features
1. Support for LayersMyPaint supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
2. Distraction-freeMyPaint has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
3. Drawing Tablet SupportMyPaint supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
4. PortableMyPaint can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in MyPaint.
6. Ad-freeMyPaint doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Sketching
Infinite canvas
Fullscreen support
Color blending
Glimpse Image Editor
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Free • Open Source
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Windows
Linux
178 Glimpse Image Editor alternatives
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.
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Glimpse Image Editor Features
1. Support for LayersGlimpse Image Editor supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
Customizable
Retouch photos
Discontinued
The Glimpse editor has been discontinuedSource: https://glimpse-editor.org/posts/a-project-on-hiatus/
Tux Paint
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Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
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Linux
Android
BSD
Haiku
42 Tux Paint alternatives
Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12 (for example, preschool and K-6). Tux Paint is used in schools around the world as a computer literacy drawing activity. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging...
- - Tux Paint is the most popular Android alternative to Paintbrush.
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QAquarelle
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Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
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71 QAquarelle alternatives
Qaquarelle is a very young opensource Qt4-based painting application that is supposed to provide a native way of painting with emulated traditional instruments, including watercolor simulation, full support for tablets and OpenGL-based processing in GPU.
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QAquarelle Features
Watercolor
Discontinued
Latest vsersion: 0.0.4 from 2010-02-09. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/qaquarelle/files/
Our Paint
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Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool
Windows
Linux
28 Our Paint alternatives
Our Paint is a featureless but programmable painting program.
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Gpaint
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Free • Open Source
Image Editor
Digital Painting Tool
Linux
BSD
86 Gpaint alternatives
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.
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Gpaint Features
Image Processing
Drawing 2D