Paintstorm AlternativesDigital Painting Tools and other similar apps like Paintstorm

Paintstorm is described as 'Studio is created for professional digital painting. And a major role in this program play the brushes. We did our best so that you can easily and quickly adjust the brushes suitable for your painting style' and is a digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Paintstorm for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad and iPhone apps. The best Paintstorm alternative is GIMP, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Paintstorm are Krita, Adobe Photoshop, MyPaint and Clip Studio Paint.

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  1. GIMP icon

    GIMP

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
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    • GIMP is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Paintstorm.

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

    • GIMP is Free and Open SourcePaintstorm is Paid and Proprietary
    • GIMP is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightPaintstorm is not according to our users
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    Krita

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    Free, open-source painting software designed by artists for artists. Offers customizable UI, 9 brush engines, color management, tablet support, non-destructive editing, and privacy features. Portable and available on major platforms, supporting seamless texture creation.

    142 Krita alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • KDE Plasma
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    • F-Droid
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    • Krita is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Paintstorm.

    • Krita is Free and Open SourcePaintstorm is Paid and Proprietary
    • Krita is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedPaintstorm is not according to our users
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    Adobe Photoshop

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    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.

    225 Adobe Photoshop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Wine
    • ReactOS
    • Google Chrome
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    • Adobe Photoshop is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Paintstorm.

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

    • Adobe Photoshop is Paid and ProprietaryPaintstorm is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Rebelle

    Emulates realistic watercolor, acrylic, and dry media with physical paint diffusion, drying control, textured canvas, custom brushes, tilt and pressure support, color blending, masking tools, paint granulation, backruns, stencils...

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  6. MyPaint icon

    MyPaint

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    MyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists. It supports graphics tablets made by Wacom, and many similar devices.

    126 MyPaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  7. Clip Studio Paint icon

    Clip Studio Paint

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    Professional software for comic and manga creation, optimized with panel layouts, perspective rulers, sketching, inking, toning, vector support, and 3D model import, suitable for artists seeking advanced drawing and coloring tools.

    102 Clip Studio Paint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
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  8. FireAlpaca icon

    FireAlpaca

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    FireAlpaca is the image editor that can be used readily and easily. We made it possible to provide the completely free download, in order for our products to be experienced by more users from all over the world. It is available for both Mac and Windows users!

    123 FireAlpaca alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    FireAlpaca is an EXTREMELY stable program. Maybe not as sophisticated as Painstorm Studio but it's still a pretty good program. Also it has more "rulers" so yeah.

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    • FireAlpaca is Free and ProprietaryPaintstorm is Paid and Proprietary
  10. PaintTool SAI icon

    PaintTool SAI

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    PaintTool SAI is high quality and lightweight painting software, fully digitizer support, amazing anti-aliased paintings, provide easy and stable operation, this software make digital art more enjoyable and comfortable.

    91 PaintTool SAI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Corel Painter

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    Corel Painter offers realistic traditional media simulation with features like customizable brushes, extensive format support, layering, blending tools, and more, tailored for professional artists working in drawing, painting, and printmaking.

    80 Corel Painter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Rebelle

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    Emulates realistic watercolor, acrylic, and dry media with physical paint diffusion, drying control, textured canvas, custom brushes, tilt and pressure support, color blending, masking tools, paint granulation, backruns, stencils, rulers, and high-res export.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  13. Glimpse Image Editor icon

    Glimpse Image Editor

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    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.

    163 Glimpse Image Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Artrage icon

    Artrage

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    A simple but lovely natural media painting and sketching program. Art oriented, but capable of loading/saving photoshop files.

    61 Artrage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  15. Icecream Photo Editor icon

    Icecream Photo Editor

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    Meet Icecream Photo Editor - the best free photo editor and photo manager for Windows. Edit your pictures like a pro: add text and images, crop and resize, add filters, create collages and more with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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