Procreate Alternatives for Mac

Procreate is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Procreate and 15 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Procreate are MediBang Paint, Inkscape, Clip Studio Paint and Artrage.

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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.
148 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. Lightweight
8. Drawing Tablet Support
9. Digital-painting focused
10. Color blending
11. Sketching
12. Support for Layers
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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
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wajeeh
KRITA is the king of graphics editors universe
Top positive comment •Mar 31, 2020
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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
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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
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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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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
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Guest
Medibang has very limited brushed and other ways to draw and I find it quite clunky.
Top negative comment •Oct 22, 2020
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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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- 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
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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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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 of comics and manga.

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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 of comics and manga.
104 Clip Studio Paint alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Digital Painting Tool
- Image Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Samsung Galaxy Store
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Top Clip Studio Paint Features
1. Digital Painting
2. Optimal performance
3. Support for Layers
4. Pressure Sensitivity
5. Texture for brushes
6. Customizable
7. Lightweight
8. Keyframe Animation
9. Cloud Sync
10. Drawing Tablet Support
11. Open PSD files
12. Tablet support
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Comments about Clip Studio Paint as an Alternative to Procreate

Krystal ized
In my opinion, clip studio has amazing preformance even with my low amounts of RAM. brushes are extremely customizable and its really easy to learn, especially for a professional program. I would highly recommend if you're in need of a simple yet capable drawing or animating tool on any platform.
Positive comment •Feb 22, 2022
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Luc Doro
I have discovered very basic of this software, and I think this is very powerful tool in hands who Can learn new things. I really recommend it!
Positive comment •Oct 25, 2021
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- Almost everyone thinks Clip Studio Paint is a great Procreate alternative.
- Clip Studio Paint is Paid and ProprietaryProcreate is also Paid and Proprietary
- Clip Studio Paint is LightweightProcreate is not according to our users

Artrage
A simple but lovely natural media painting and sketching program. Art oriented, but capable of loading/saving photoshop files.
65 Artrage alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Digital Painting Tool
- Image Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Top Artrage Features
1. Support for Layers
2. Works Offline
3. Support for 4K
4. Drawing Tablet Support
5. Apple Pencil support
6. Texture painting
7. Multi-choice brushes
8. MultiTouch
9. Color blending
10. Upload directly to Dropbox
11. Sketching
12. Colour control
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Comments about Artrage as an Alternative to Procreate

Guest
*Full desktop version IS available in ArtRage (and also offers lighter versions for iPad and other tablets, and phones). *Richness of textures: even if printed in flat 2D, gives a sense of thickness of oils and other media, and grain. *Affordable, and no need to renew licence yearly: lifetime full ownership.
Positive comment •Dec 24, 2016
4
Guest
because it has beautiful brushes
Positive comment •Apr 18, 2019
2
- Most users think Artrage is a great Procreate alternative.
- Artrage is Paid and ProprietaryProcreate is also Paid and Proprietary

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
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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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