Sketchpad Alternatives

Sketchpad is described as 'Whether you’re working on a school poster or brainstorming your next comic book character, Sketchpad makes it easy to bring your ideas to life. Easily draw, edit photos, or design your next business card. Craft images for social media posts, digital ads, paper, or even apparel' and is an website in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Sketchpad, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best Sketchpad alternative is Excalidraw, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Sketchpad are tldraw, Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint, okso and Ravioli Paint 2.

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  1. Excalidraw icon

    Excalidraw

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    Excalidraw is an open-source whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams that have a hand-drawn feel to them. Available directly online as a web app and also through CodeSandbox to easily see how the code works, and the app is available for self-hosting.

    79 Excalidraw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Excalidraw is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Sketchpad.

    • Excalidraw is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Sketchpad.

    • Excalidraw is Freemium and Open SourceSketchpad is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Excalidraw is Privacy focusedSketchpad is not according to our users
  2. tldraw icon

    tldraw

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    tldraw is a collaborative digital whiteboard available at tldraw.com. Its editor, user interface, and other underlying libraries available in this repository and also distributed on npm. You can use tldraw to create a drop-in whiteboard for your product or as the foundation on...

    34 tldraw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Business License under https://tldraw.dev/#pricing
     
  4. Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint icon

    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint

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    Artecture enables you to sketch, draw and paint like never before. If you love to draw, regardless you are an amateur or a pro, this drawing app provides all the tools and brushes that you’d love.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    • Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint is the most popular Android alternative to Sketchpad.

    • Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint is Free and ProprietarySketchpad is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. okso icon

    okso

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    The minimalistic online drawing app. It allows you to create visual notes (drawings) and organize them in the nested "drawing inside the drawing" structure for faster lookup. Allows creating fast sketches and visual notes. Exports sketches to PNG, JPG, SVG, and WEBP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. QueekyPaint icon

    QueekyPaint

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    QueekyPaint is a unique browser-based drawing tool for creating animated drawings online. Visit the massive gallerys and learn drawing by watching the process of your favourite artists. QueekyPaint is free and simple to use.

    67 QueekyPaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • QueekyPaint is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Sketchpad.

    • QueekyPaint is Free and ProprietarySketchpad is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. Pardus Pen icon

    Pardus Pen

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    A simple and easy whiteboard pen application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • Pardus Pen is the most popular Linux alternative to Sketchpad.

    • Pardus Pen is Free and Open SourceSketchpad is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Pardus Pen is Privacy focused and LightweightSketchpad is not according to our users
  11. Drawisland icon

    Drawisland

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    This website is an online drawing tool where you can create nice draws and animate images too.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    not as sophisticated as Sketchpad

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    • Drawisland is Free and ProprietarySketchpad is Freemium and Proprietary
  12. Fluffyboard icon

    Fluffyboard

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    A offline and online Flutter Whiteboard with collaboration Features. Maintained in my free time. Currently demo is offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
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    • Fluffyboard is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Sketchpad.

    • Fluffyboard is Free and Open SourceSketchpad is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Fluffyboard is Privacy focusedSketchpad is not according to our users
  13. PUNS.mobi icon

    PUNS.mobi

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    A free online game where you’re assigned a random word (like “car”), and you draw a simple sketch of the word. Based on your sketch, the person you’re playing with guesses the word you’re drawing. PUNS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    PUNS.mobi screenshot 1
     
  14. Paint Play icon

    Paint Play

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    Paint Play is a painting and animation or video creating uwp tool which supports unlimited canvas, vector high-definition scaling, large image storage, original stroke adjustment, and playback of the painting process.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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