Free Procreate Alternatives for Mac

Procreate is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best free Mac alternative is Krita, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Procreate and ten of them are free and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac alternatives to Procreate are Inkscape, MediBang Paint, MyPaint and FireAlpaca.

Procreate 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 Procreate.

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Krita
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Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool
Image Editor
Photo Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android Tablet
Epic Games Store
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Steam
144 Krita alternatives
Krita is a professional Free and open source (FOSS) painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone within concept art, texture and matte painters, illustrations and comics.
- - Krita is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to Procreate.
- - Krita is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Procreate.
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Krita Features
1. Keyframe AnimationCompositions can be keyframed in Krita, allowing you to change the parameters over time.
2. LightweightKrita consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Drawing Tablet SupportKrita supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
4. Support for LayersKrita supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
5. Non Destructive EditingKrita can make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
6. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in Krita.
7. Color PickerKrita allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
8. Dark ModeKrita supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
9. Pressure SensitivityKrita can change attributes like thickness or opacity, based on how much force you apply to your stylus/finger.
Digital Drawing
Blending brushes
Drawing 2D
Advanced brush settings
Digital-painting focused
Color blending
Sketching
Texture painting
Adjustment Layers
Customizable
Comments about Krita as a Alternative to Procreate
Most users think Krita is a great Procreate alternative.
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Paul
Awesome tool! Probably the best free and open-source software to make digital drawing and painting. It's not available on iPhone/iPad though.
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wajeeh
KRITA is the king of graphics editors universe
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Guest
it's not working on the iPad
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Anipe
isnt an alternative for ipad
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Guest
it's the best free open source software out there up with blender
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Inkscape
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Free • Open Source
Vector Graphic App
Image Editor
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Snapcraft
Flathub
PortableApps.com
137 Inkscape alternatives
Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.
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Inkscape Features
1. Support for LayersInkscape supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
2. Works OfflineInkscape can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. Ad-freeInkscape doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Privacy focusedInkscape is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
5. LightweightInkscape consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Inkscape without registration.
7. Dark ModeInkscape supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
8. Drawing Tablet SupportInkscape supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
9. Color PickerInkscape allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
Vectorize raster images
Support for SVG
Live Path Effects
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Customizable
Edit PDF
Export to SVG
Scalable
High-resolution images
Symbols
MediBang Paint
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Freemium • Proprietary
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
75 MediBang Paint alternatives
MediBang Paint is a lightweight software for illustration and making comic books on Windows and Mac OS.
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MediBang Paint Features
1. Pressure SensitivityMediBang Paint can change attributes like thickness or opacity, based on how much force you apply to your stylus/finger.
2. Keyframe AnimationCompositions can be keyframed in MediBang Paint, allowing you to change the parameters over time.
3. Support for LayersMediBang Paint supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
4. Drawing Tablet SupportMediBang Paint supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
5. Dark ModeMediBang Paint supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in MediBang Paint.
7. LightweightMediBang Paint consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Multi-choice brushes
Digital-painting focused
Color blending
Pen Stabilization
Category Filters
Blending brushes
Texture for brushes
Gradients
Comic templates
No Subscription
Comments about MediBang Paint as a Alternative to Procreate
Most users think MediBang Paint is a great Procreate alternative.
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uhada
You get a classic interface with a lot of the painting and editing tools you know from Photoshop. Some limitations, but it's free (with a few ads in the menu). Personally I use Affinity Designer and Photo that are not free, but very powerful!
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Guest
You can do almost everything with it that you'd do with Procreate. However shading is a little harder, but you can do it after some practice.
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Guest
Medibang has very limited brushed and other ways to draw and I find it quite clunky.
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Guest
because is not difficult like procreate
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Guest
For me great set of brushes, easy to use, cool tools like joining layers etc. And also beautiful and very readable design of the whole software makes it really easy to learn.
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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
FireAlpaca
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Free • Proprietary
Image Editor
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
134 FireAlpaca alternatives
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!
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FireAlpaca Features
1. Support for LayersFireAlpaca supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
Smooth lines
Digital Drawing
User friendly
Blending brushes
Multi-choice brushes
Drawing Board
Tablet support
Comments about FireAlpaca as a Alternative to Procreate
Almost everyone thinks FireAlpaca is a great Procreate alternative.
Guest
Free, easy to use and can function to edit photos, trace, draw, add backgrounds.
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Tayasui Sketches
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
71 Tayasui Sketches alternatives
Sketches is a perfect mix of beauty, simplicity and power, a truly unique combination you won't find anywhere else.
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Tayasui Sketches Features
1. Distraction-freeTayasui Sketches has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
2. Drawing Tablet SupportTayasui Sketches supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
3. Support for LayersTayasui Sketches supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
4. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in Tayasui Sketches.
Apple Pencil support
Automatic brightness dimming
Open PSD files
Support for styluses
Color blending
Sketching
Comments about Tayasui Sketches as a Alternative to Procreate
Almost everyone thinks Tayasui Sketches is a great Procreate alternative.
Paul
Great app if you want to draw on your iPad. There are many tools and the interface is really nice. Overall, it's a good alternative to Procreate for iPhone/iPad.
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colindickinson
I find the app to be ideal for working on iphone
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Gimp Paint Studio
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Free • Open Source
Digital Painting Tool
Image Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
GIMP
79 Gimp Paint Studio alternatives
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.
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Gimp Paint Studio Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGimp Paint Studio can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
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Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 2.0, released in August 2013, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

Comments about Gimp Paint Studio as a Alternative to Procreate
Most users think Gimp Paint Studio is a great Procreate alternative.
Guest
I don´t like Gimp beacuse its complicated and not so powerful if you don´t upgrade it yourself
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