Alternatives to PaintTool SAI for Mac with any license

Krita

Krita is a complete creative sketching and painting application with advanced, commercial quality features. It's free, open-source and available across all major...
- lacks a lot of fuctions and runs really bad even on a mid high end pc. Guest • Mar 2019 • 0 agrees and 3 disagrees
- It has animation features, fullscreen support, and works well Guest • Oct 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- i like it, just need to get used to it! Guest • Feb 2018
- Very advanced program that is absolutely free, only downside is that it's not as lightweight as SAI Guest • May 2017 • 7 agrees and 3 disagrees
- It provides all the tools I want for no cost. Guest • Dec 2017
- It's a very good painting program for Windows, especially for freeware! However, the last time I tried it on my Mac, it was pretty glitchy, and the pen pressure didn't work. I don't know if it was fixed, but if the program still glitches on Macs, I'd say look for a different alternative. Guest • Sep 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Too glitchy and too hard to use. It will zoom in and out randomly making it hard to draw. Guest • Apr 2017 • 8 agrees and 8 disagrees
- It's got almost everything that I wanted in Paint Tool SAI. The only downside... no blur tool. I am really looking for a painting software with a blur tool. So... 4.5/5 stars Guest • Jun 2015 • 6 agrees and 3 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Keyframe animation Animations Texture painting Support for Wacom Tablets ... Customizable Frame by frame animation Lightweight Smooth lines Auto aligment rulers Auto Correction Background transparency Brush Stabilizers Color blending Digital-painting focused Document templates Fullscreen support Instant edit screenshots Layer manipulation Support for Layers Multi-choice brushes No Kernel-Mode Components Page labeling Pop-up Palette Portable Open PSD files Rewind the changes Support for Hotkeys SVG Editors Symmetry brush Tablet Pressure Sensitivity Texture for brushes Timeline-based Optimized for Touch screen Add a feature

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MediBang Paint

A lightweight software for illustration and making comic books on Windows and Mac OS.
- It is a mix of Photoshop and Paint Tool SAI. I really like that. Guest • Jun 2019
- the app is filled with a bunch of tools and not enough explaniton Guest • May 2019 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Its very convenient and it works on every device Guest • Jan 2019 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It has many great functions, you can share with others, and, it's just very very convenient and amazing. Guest • Jan 2019
- Gets updated regularly. MediBang is free and the full version doesn't cost a fortune. Also has tools like gradients, circles and other forms and a huge variety of brushsets. Guest • Jan 2019
- easy to use and very similar to Fire Alpaca. The main differences are that Medibang has more brushes and options, it has a cloud save, and a dark theme( I personally like dark themes better than light ones) Guest • Aug 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It has everything I could ever need to draw danny devito in a suggestive red m&m costume! Guest • Apr 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- A lot of features that does not have SAI (also SAI 2). Just awesome. Guest • Feb 2018 • 1 agrees and 3 disagrees
- Been using for years for illustrating, and it doesn't take very long to find where the right brushes are. Some of the few things I wish they'd improve is the magic tool and lasso tool though. xladedax • Aug 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- I usually use it and I really like the way the lines look like. But now it's a little bit complicated to cope with all the brushes and drawing in digital programs. Guest • Jan 2017 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees
- it has features sai dosent have Guest • Dec 2016 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Very similar interface, just needs to improve the vector tool Guest • Aug 2016 • 0 agrees and 4 disagrees
Freemium Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Frame by frame animation Alpha lock Auto-saving Color blending ... Comic templates Create Custom brushes Gradients Image Smoothing Support for Layers Lightweight Night mode/Dark Theme No Subscription Non linear presentation Pen pressure Pen Stabilization Social posting Tablet Pressure Sensitivity Text tool Transformation toolbox Unlimited layers Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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FireAlpaca

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...
- Firealpaca is much easier to use! It's simpler to find your way around and it's completely free for mac and windows! It's also great because it has regular updates so you know it's always gonna get better. You can animate on it and use masks, references and palettes. Guest • Dec 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Antialiased lines almost as good as SAI and the best brush engine of all competitors regarding flexibility and edition through easy to learn scripting. Guest • May 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Has just about anything you could want, including pressure sensitivity, layers, and a variety of brushes. There's even an onion skin mode for animation! :D Guest • Apr 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- easy to start, and very user friendly. It may not sync very well but very fun to play around with. Guest • Mar 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It has most of the functions that SAI has. Guest • Nov 2016 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Mac Windows
Support for Layers Smooth lines Beginner friendly Drawing Board ... Support for Layers Tablet support Add a feature

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Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop is a professional image editor and the de-facto industry standard. It supports layers, non-destructive-editing, vector graphics and color management and...
- It isn't because it's not free. Guest • Mar 2017
- The simplicity is not here. Too many options which I don't use. Guest • Aug 2016 • 9 agrees and 11 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Wine ReactOS
Editing photos Resizing dpi Adjusting DPI Animations ... Support for CMYK mode Color correction Drawing 2D Hardware Accelerated Integrated stock library Support for Layers Non destructive editing Open PSD files Add a feature

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Autodesk SketchBook

Autodesk Sketchbook drawing software features an artist-friendly, gesture-based user interface that is so fast and intuitive even new users can be productive within...
- Definitely not in any way similar to Paint Tool Sai, there is a lot less tools to work with. Guest • Jun 2017 • 10 agrees and 2 disagrees
- There are multiple layers and pretty good pencils. sixelapixelsprite • Dec 2016 • 4 agrees and 6 disagrees
Free Personal Mac Windows Android iPhone Windows S ... Android Tablet iPad
Drawing Board Support for Layers Advanced brush settings Color blending ... Photo synchronization Open PSD files Raw Photo processing Texture for brushes Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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MyPaint

MyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists. It supports graphics tablets made by Wacom, and many similar devices.
- There aren't as many functions as PaintTool SAI Guest • Jul 2015 • 6 agrees and 4 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Infinite canvas Color blending Fullscreen support Support for Layers ... Portable Download from Soundcloud Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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Clip Studio Paint

Clip Studio Paint, previously Manga Studio or ComicStudio in Japan, is a family of software applications for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows used for the digital creation...
- files don't seem compatible with posting to deviant art, has a bit of a learning curve Guest • Apr 2018
Commercial Mac Windows
Built-in 3D model viewer Cloud sync Keyframe animation Support for Layers ... Natural media painting Open PSD files Smooth lines Tablet Pressure Sensitivity Tablet support Texture painting User story mapping Vector strokes Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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SketchPort

SketchPort is an online drawing community with free software for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. Draw, chat, vote, be inspired, be challenged and earn badges!

Free Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... Android Tablet iPad
Google Drive integration Add a feature

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Corel Painter

Corel Painter is a raster-based digital art application created to simulate as accurately as possible the appearance and behavior of traditional media associated with...

Commercial Mac Windows
Conditional styles Add a feature

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Mischief

Infinite Definition. Mischief uses a revolutionary new stroke representation. Get the richness of pixel-based brushes AND the scalability of vectors. Zoom in to any size...
- Discontinued The company seems to have stopped the development of Mischief. Last Mac version, 2.1.5, was released in September 2016, and latest Windows version, 2.1.6, in October 2018 as a bug fix. They can be still downloaded and bought from the official website
Freemium Mac Windows Wine
Infinite canvas Vector strokes Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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MyBrushes

MyBrushes Paint for Mac app allows you to paint on infinite canvas and PLAYBACK whole drawing. MyBrushes is a good alternative to...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac iPhone iPad
Smooth Add a feature

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Paintstorm

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...

Commercial Mac Windows Linux iPad
Google Drive integration Add a feature

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Tayasui Sketches

Sketches is a perfect mix of beauty, simplicity and power, a truly unique combination you won't find anywhere else. Sketches is the ideal canvas, perfect for...
- Tayasui Sketches is a great app for painting and drawing, but it doesn't have the animation features I was looking for. Guest • Feb 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Apple Pencil support Automatic brightness dimming Color blending Create Custom brushes ... Support for Layers Distraction-free UI Open PSD files Support for styluses Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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Seashore

Seashore is an open source image editor for Mac OS. It features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It supports multiple layers and...

Free Open Source Mac
SVG Editors Add a feature

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Pixelitor

Pixelitor is a cross-platform raster graphics editor written in Java. It supports image filters, drawing, layers, multiple undo, etc. Currently its main strength lies in...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Java Photo effects Photographic filters Retouch photos Add a feature

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