Plumbago AlternativesDigital Painting Tools and other similar apps like Plumbago

Plumbago is described as 'Reimagines the notebook! Plumbago is a digital notebook with handwriting smoothing, realistic ink, and paper, and more. Features include:' and is a digital painting tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Plumbago for a variety of platforms, including Windows, iPad, Mac, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best Plumbago alternative is MyPaint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Plumbago are Concepts, Pixia, Tayasui Sketches and Charcoal.

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Plumbago alternatives page was last updated Oct 25, 2022
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  1. 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.

    122 MyPaint alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Sketching
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Infinite canvas
    4.  Portable
    5.  Drawing Tablet Support
    6.  Fullscreen support
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Custom Brushes
    10.  Color blending

    MyPaint VS Plumbago

     
    • MyPaint is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Plumbago.

    • MyPaint is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Plumbago.

    • MyPaint is Free and Open SourcePlumbago is Free and Proprietary
  2. Concepts icon
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    Concepts is the digital design sketchbook of the future. It’s powerful, flexible and smart, so you can go from quick sketches to beautiful and precise illustrations in a single app. Enhance your creative capabilities with our infinite canvas, flexible multi-touch shape guides...

    38 Concepts alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Custom Brushes
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Vector strokes
    4.  Infinite canvas
    5.  Smooth lines
    6.  Support for styluses
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Sketching
    10.  Gallery management
    11.  Apple Pencil support
    12.  Auto Correction

    Concepts VS Plumbago

     
    • Concepts is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Plumbago.

    • Concepts is Freemium and ProprietaryPlumbago is Free and Proprietary
  3. Pixia icon
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    Pixia is a freeware bitmap graphics editor program for Windows, created by Isao Maruoka. It was originally designed for the anime/manga community but has also been used in other branches of art.

    46 Pixia alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Pixia Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Custom Brushes
    4.  Drawing Tablet Support
    5.  Sketch
    6.  Sketching

    Pixia VS Plumbago

     
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    Sketches is a perfect mix of beauty, simplicity and power, a truly unique combination you won't find anywhere else.

    74 Tayasui Sketches alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Drawing Tablet Support
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Custom Brushes
    4.  Apple Pencil support
    5.  Automatic brightness dimming
    6.  Open PSD files
    7.  Support for styluses
    8.  Color blending
    9.  Sketching

    Tayasui Sketches VS Plumbago

     
  5. Charcoal icon
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    • Charcoal is incredibly easy to use: Just create or open a sketch and start drawing. There are no layers, properties panels or confusing settings. Instead, Charcoal features rich tools and beautiful color palettes.
    64 Charcoal alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Charcoal Features

    1.  Sketching
    2.  Sketch

    Charcoal VS Plumbago

     
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    Because beautiful tools make beautiful drawings, we endlessly refined Sketches brushes to create the most realistic drawing tools.

    65 Tayasui Sketches School alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Watercolor
    2.  Sketch

    Tayasui Sketches School VS Plumbago

     
  7. SmoothDraw icon
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    SmoothDraw is an easy natural painting and digital free-hand drawing software that can produce high quality pictures. Support many kinds of brushes (pen, pencil, dry media, airbrush, bristle brush, image hose, etc.), retouch tools, layers, image adjustment, and many effects...

    16 SmoothDraw alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SmoothDraw Features

    1.  Support for Android Things
    2.  Sketching
    3.  Tablet support

    SmoothDraw VS Plumbago

     
  8. Zen Brush icon
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    Zen Brush is an app that allows you to easily enjoy the feeling of using an ink brush to write or to paint. It allows anyone to easily perform fluent strokes while not compromising on the fascinating texture of a real ink brush.

    54 Zen Brush alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Apple Messages

    Zen Brush Features

    1.  Support for Gestures
    2.  Support for styluses
    3.  Finger pressure simulation
    4.  Apple Pencil support
    5.  Share on Twitter

    Zen Brush VS Plumbago

     
    • Zen Brush is the most popular commercial alternative to Plumbago.

    • Zen Brush is Paid and ProprietaryPlumbago is Free and Proprietary
  9. Bamboo Paper icon
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    Bamboo Paper, a seriously fun new app from Wacom, provides you with the ability to create virtual notebooks for your tablet, letting you share your ideas visually with handwritten notes, sketches or doodles.

    20 Bamboo Paper alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Bamboo Paper Features

    1.  Handwritten Notes
    2.  Drawing Tablet Support
    3.  Notebook
    4.  Tablet support
    5.  Sketching

    Bamboo Paper VS Plumbago

     
  10. Draw icon
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    Draw is a graphics painting app to draw, color, or edit pictures. You can use Draw like a digital sketchpad to make simple pictures, creative projects, or to add text and designs to other pictures, such as those taken with your digital camera.

    109 Draw alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Draw VS Plumbago

     
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    Pen-based sketching software.

    Corel® Painter™ Sketch Pad is your first step in creating digital art. Designed to leverage the natural flow of a drawing tablet, Sketch Pad helps you sketch, organize and share your creative ideas.

    Lay the base for amazing designs with this.

    26 Corel Painter Sketch Pad alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The product is no longer available on the Corel website.

    Corel Painter Sketch Pad Features

    1.  Sketching

    Corel Painter Sketch Pad VS Plumbago

     
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