Free Procreate Alternatives for Windows

Procreate is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best free Windows 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 16 are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to Procreate are Inkscape, ibis Paint X, MediBang Paint and MyPaint.

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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Digital Painting Tool
Image Editor
Photo Editor
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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. 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.
5. Support for LayersKrita supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
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
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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
ibis Paint X
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Digital Painting Tool
Image Editor
Windows
Android
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44 ibis Paint X alternatives
ibis Paint is an easy yet powerful drawing app made with tools for sketching manga right at your fingertips.
- - ibis Paint X is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Procreate.
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ibis Paint X Features
1. Pressure Sensitivityibis Paint X can change attributes like thickness or opacity, based on how much force you apply to your stylus/finger.
2. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in ibis Paint X.
3. Support for Layersibis Paint X supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
Color blending
Extract Drawing
Text tool
Realtime magic wand tool
Texture for brushes
Blur Filter
Brush Stabilizers
Pen Stabilization
Gradients
Creating colors
Comments about ibis Paint X as a Alternative to Procreate
Almost everyone thinks ibis Paint X is a great Procreate alternative.
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Guest
i like it a lot and have been using it since i was ten, im twelve now.
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Guest
Because it is almost identical to procreate and it has so much brushes and you can also watch an ad to unlock the brushes that you have to pay for 18 hours! Amazing! <3
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Anipe
Its a good program at its core but it suffers from low performance on low end devices
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Guest
I like Ibis as an alternative because I have an android tablet and Procreate is unsupported. I don't want to get an Ipad because of the great features android comes with.
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MariaAmbas
i like ibis paint bc its more useful easier to use or its just me but try it its the best for me
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MediBang Paint
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Freemium • Proprietary
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
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74 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
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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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Image Editor
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
133 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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Concepts
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Digital Painting Tool
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Android
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Android Tablet
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22 Concepts alternatives
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...
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Concepts Features
1. Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in Concepts.
2. Support for LayersConcepts supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Concepts without registration.
4. Ad-freeConcepts doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Vector strokes
Infinite canvas
Smooth lines
Sketching
Support for styluses
Image and PDF export
Gallery management
Apple Pencil support
Customizable
Auto Correction
Comments about Concepts as a Alternative to Procreate
Most users think Concepts is a great Procreate alternative.
Guest
Concepts is the closest alternative to Procreate, it allows fluid and intuitive workflow. It's intended for pen devices like Surface Pro or iPad, and is crossplatform.
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Missing functions like "fill" and "keep transparency"
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