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Ruwa

Ruwa is a free and open-source desktop application for digital painting and illustration on Windows. It combines a focused, customizable interface with a flexible brush system designed for both simple sketching and more detailed artwork.

A focused digital painting workspace with brushes, layers, color controls, effects, navigation, and customizable panels.

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Platforms

  • Windows
Quickly create or open projects, manage recent files, and personalize the welcome screen.
Create and fine-tune custom brushes with procedural textures, stabilization, scattering, blending, and other advanced settings.
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Customize Ruwa’s appearance, interface scale, language, welcome screen, and update preferences.
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Features

  1.  Works Offline
  2.  Custom Brushes
  3.  Built-in Color Picker
  4.  Support for Layers
  5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  6.  Live Preview
  7.  No Tracking
  8.  No registration required
  9.  Drawing Tablet Support
  10.  Hardware Accelerated
  11.  Pressure Sensitivity
  12.  No Coding Required
  13.  Non Destructive Editing
  14.  Ad-free
  15.  Dark Mode

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  • Lozar reviewed Ruwa  

    I've been using it for a long time. It's convenient for beginners just starting out. I'm happy with the frequent updates and quick communication with the developers.

  • Lozar liked Ruwa
  • luskus_deus added Ruwa
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    luskus_deus added Ruwa as alternative to Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, Krita and Paint.NET + 16 similar activities

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GitHub repository

  •  13 Stars
  •  1 Forks
  •  3 Open Issues
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Ruwa was added to AlternativeTo by luskus_deus on and this page was last updated .

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I've been using it for a long time. It's convenient for beginners just starting out. I'm happy with the frequent updates and quick communication with the developers.

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What is Ruwa?

Ruwa is a free and open-source desktop application for digital painting and illustration on Windows. It combines a focused, customizable interface with a flexible brush system designed for both simple sketching and more detailed artwork.

The application includes a brush library and a built-in brush editor with support for shape, color, texture, scattering, stabilization, blending, and other configurable parameters. Ruwa also provides layers, blending modes, adjustment layers, layer effects, color controls, a navigator, and customizable workspace panels.

The interface can be personalized with multiple themes, custom welcome images, adjustable UI scaling, and different layout options. Ruwa is designed to offer a clean and comfortable creative environment while remaining free, open-source, and accessible to artists.