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 50 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 MediBang Paint, Inkscape, FireAlpaca and MyPaint.

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Procreate alternatives are mainly Digital Painting Tools but may also be Image Editors or Photo Editors. Other popular filters includes Windows + Free and Mac + Free. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Procreate.

Procreate

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Digital Painting Tool
Paid • Proprietary

Procreate is a multi-award winning, creative illustration app built from the ground up for iPad with a pocket-sized variant for iPhone. The app features a complete, professional toolset that's accessible while still...

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Procreate alternatives page was last updated Nov 25, 2022

Krita
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.
149 Krita alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Digital Painting Tool
- Image Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android Tablet
- Epic Games Store
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
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Top Krita Features
1. Digital Drawing
2. Digital Painting
3. Blending brushes
4. Keyframe Animation
5. Drawing 2D
6. Advanced brush settings
7. Drawing Tablet Support
8. Lightweight
9. Digital-painting focused
10. Sketching
11. Color blending
12. Support for Layers
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Krita VS Procreate
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Comments about Krita as an Alternative to Procreate

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.
Top positive comment •Apr 2, 2020
4
wajeeh
KRITA is the king of graphics editors universe
Top positive comment •Mar 31, 2020
5
Guest
it's not working on the iPad
Top negative comment •Dec 11, 2018
2
Anipe
isnt an alternative for ipad
Positive comment •Apr 22, 2022
0
Guest
it's the best free open source software out there up with blender
Positive comment •Nov 9, 2021
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- Most users think Krita is a great Procreate alternative.
- Krita is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to Procreate.
- Krita is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Procreate.
- Krita is Free and Open SourceProcreate is Paid and Proprietary
- Krita is LightweightProcreate is not according to our users

MediBang Paint
MediBang Paint is a lightweight software for illustration and making comic books on Windows and Mac OS.
75 MediBang Paint alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Digital Painting Tool
- Image Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+4
Top MediBang Paint Features
1. Multi-choice brushes
2. Pressure Sensitivity
3. Digital-painting focused
4. Color blending
5. Pen Stabilization
6. Keyframe Animation
7. Dark Mode
8. Support for Layers
9. Drawing Tablet Support
10. Custom Brushes
11. Lightweight
12. Category Filters
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MediBang Paint VS Procreate
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Comments about MediBang Paint as an Alternative to Procreate

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.
Top positive comment •Sep 29, 2017
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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!
Top positive comment •Sep 21, 2019
9
Guest
Medibang has very limited brushed and other ways to draw and I find it quite clunky.
Top negative comment •Oct 22, 2020
5
Guest
because is not difficult like procreate
Positive comment •Apr 18, 2019
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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.
Positive comment •Jun 7, 2018
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5 of 6 comments
- Most users think MediBang Paint is a great Procreate alternative.
- MediBang Paint is Freemium and ProprietaryProcreate is Paid and Proprietary
- MediBang Paint is LightweightProcreate is not according to our users

Inkscape
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.
137 Inkscape alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Vector Graphic App
- Digital Painting Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
+1
Top Inkscape Features
1. Support for Layers
2. Vectorize raster images
3. Support for SVG
4. Live Path Effects
5. Digital Painting
6. Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
7. Works Offline
8. Ad-free
9. Customizable
10. Export to SVG
11. Edit PDF
12. Scalable
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Inkscape VS Procreate
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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 experienced by more users from all over the world. It is available for both Mac and Windows users!
134 FireAlpaca alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Image Editor
- Digital Painting Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
FireAlpaca Features
1. Support for Layers
2. Smooth lines
3. Digital Drawing
4. User friendly
5. Blending brushes
6. Multi-choice brushes
7. Tablet support
8. Drawing Board
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FireAlpaca VS Procreate
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Comments about FireAlpaca as an Alternative to Procreate

Guest
Free, easy to use and can function to edit photos, trace, draw, add backgrounds.
Positive comment •Jan 4, 2020
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- Almost everyone thinks FireAlpaca is a great Procreate alternative.
- FireAlpaca is Free and ProprietaryProcreate is Paid and Proprietary

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.
128 MyPaint alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Digital Painting Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
+2
Top MyPaint Features
1. Digital Painting
2. Sketching
3. Support for Layers
4. Infinite canvas
5. Distraction-free
6. Portable
7. Drawing Tablet Support
8. Fullscreen support
9. Ad-free
10. No registration required
11. Custom Brushes
12. Color blending
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MyPaint VS Procreate
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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.
71 Tayasui Sketches alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+7
Tayasui Sketches Features
1. Distraction-free
2. Drawing Tablet Support
3. Support for Layers
4. Custom Brushes
5. Apple Pencil support
6. Automatic brightness dimming
7. Open PSD files
8. Support for styluses
9. Color blending
10. Sketching
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Tayasui Sketches VS Procreate
Is Tayasui Sketches a good alternative to Procreate?
Comments about Tayasui Sketches as an Alternative to Procreate

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.
Positive comment •Apr 2, 2020
0
colindickinson
I find the app to be ideal for working on iphone
Positive comment •Jul 16, 2017
1
- Almost everyone thinks Tayasui Sketches is a great Procreate alternative.
- Tayasui Sketches is Freemium and ProprietaryProcreate is Paid and Proprietary

Gimp Paint Studio
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.
74 Gimp Paint Studio alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Digital Painting Tool
- Image Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- GIMP
Gimp Paint Studio Features
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Categories
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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.
Gimp Paint Studio VS Procreate
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Comments about Gimp Paint Studio as an Alternative to Procreate

Guest
I don´t like Gimp beacuse its complicated and not so powerful if you don´t upgrade it yourself
Negative comment •Sep 30, 2021
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- Most users think Gimp Paint Studio is a great Procreate alternative.
- Gimp Paint Studio is Free and Open SourceProcreate is Paid and Proprietary