PaintTool SAI Alternatives for Linux

PaintTool SAI is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to PaintTool SAI and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to PaintTool SAI are MyPaint, PhotoSuite, FireAlpaca and AzPainter.

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  1. Krita icon
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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.

    164 Krita alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • KDE Plasma
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • AppImage
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  2. MyPaint icon
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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.

    144 MyPaint alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  3. PhotoSuite icon
     34 likes

    Offline raster and vector editor with PSD/PSB support, layer groups, clipping and layer masks, layer styles, smart objects and smart filters. It includes drawing, retouching and path tools, advanced text layout, action playback, scripts, sidebar plugins, and file dialogs.

    45 PhotoSuite alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. FireAlpaca icon
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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!

    136 FireAlpaca alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. AzPainter icon
     22 likes

    AzPainter is a full color painting program for Linux. It's a lightweight tool with tablet pressure support, and provides basic functions such as selection, layers, filters. you can use it for painting, image editing, or pixel art making.

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    • Linux
    • AppImage
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  6. Pixelitor icon
     30 likes

    Open source image editor with non-destructive editing, 110+ filters, adjustment and text layers, support for smart objects and adjustment layers, cross-platform compatibility, and layer-based editing for flexible image composition.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Our Paint icon
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    Our Paint is a featureless but programmable painting program.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • itch.io
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  8. Paintstorm icon
     22 likes

    Paintstorm 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPad
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  9. InfiniPaint icon
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    InfiniPaint is a collaborative, infinite space, infinite zoom, canvas note-taking/drawing app. Unlike many other infinite canvas apps, although there is a specific zoom-in level limit, there is no zoom-out limit (at least up until the point your computer runs out of memory).

    53 InfiniPaint alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
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  10. GPS (aka Gimp Paint Studio) is a collection of brushes, patterns, color gradients, accompanying tool presets and dynamics. Tool presets are a simply saved tool options, highly useful feature of the GIMP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GIMP
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  11. Npainter icon
     5 likes

    NPainter is a free fast and simple painting software created from scratch. the most important goal is provide a powerful and lightweight tool for beginner and amateur art artists as well semi-professional artists.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • itch.io
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  12. Vara icon
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    Drawing and digital painting application with pressure-sensitive brushes. It belongs to the group of applications like Krita and MyPaint, but with a limited number of features. The main focus is on simplicity.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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