SmoothDraw AlternativesDigital Painting Tools and other similar apps like SmoothDraw

SmoothDraw is described as 'Easy natural painting and digital free-hand drawing software that can produce high quality pictures. Support many kinds of brushes (pen, pencil, dry media, airbrush, bristle brush, image hose, etc.), retouch tools, layers, image adjustment, and many effects' and is a digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SmoothDraw for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best SmoothDraw alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SmoothDraw are Paint.NET, MyPaint, xournal and Artrage.

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  1. Krita icon
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    Krita

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    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.

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    Main Window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    Startup page with news
    Brush editor
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    Gamut Mask editor

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Digital Drawing
    2.  Blending brushes
    3.  Keyframe Animation
    4.  Drawing 2D
    5.  Advanced brush settings
    6.  Drawing Tablet Support
    7.  Digital-painting focused
    8.  Sketching
    9.  Color blending
    10.  Support for Layers
    11.  Texture painting
    12.  Dark Mode
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    • Almost everyone thinks Krita is a great SmoothDraw alternative.

    • Krita is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to SmoothDraw.

    • Krita is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SmoothDraw.

    • Krita is Free and Open SourceSmoothDraw is Free and Proprietary
    • Krita is LightweightSmoothDraw is not according to our users
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    Paint.NET

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    Paint.net is a free and very capable image editing software for Windows. Great alternative to Photoshop for people that do not need all the stuff PS offers.

    164 Paint.NET alternatives
    Paint.NET screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic
    3.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Support for image plugins
    5.  Community-based
    6.  Transparency
    7.  History Panel
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Portable
    10.  Built-in Color Picker
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  No registration required
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  4. MyPaint icon
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    MyPaint

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    MyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists. It supports graphics tablets made by Wacom, and many similar devices.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    The 0.9.0 interface

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Sketching
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Infinite canvas
    4.  Portable
    5.  Drawing Tablet Support
    6.  Fullscreen support
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Custom Brushes
    10.  Color blending
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  5. xournal icon
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    xournal

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    Xournal is an application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal using a stylus. It is free software (GNU GPL) and runs on Linux (recent distributions), Windows and other GTK+/Gnome platforms.

    49 xournal alternatives
    xournal screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    xournal Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Handwritten Notes
    3.  Edit PDF
    4.  Support for styluses
    5.  Drawing Tablet Support
    6.  Sketching
    Discontinued

    It hasn't been updated since 2017, but there is an active fork Xournal++ icon Xournal++

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  6. Artrage icon
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    Artrage

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    A simple but lovely natural media painting and sketching program. Art oriented, but capable of loading/saving photoshop files.

    60 Artrage alternatives
    Artrage screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    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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    • Artrage is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to SmoothDraw.

    • Artrage is the most popular commercial alternative to SmoothDraw.

    • Artrage is Paid and ProprietarySmoothDraw is Free and Proprietary
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    AzPainter

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    AzPainter is a full color painting program for Linux. It's a lightweight tool with tablet pressure support, and provides basic functions such as selection, layers, filters. you can use it for painting, image editing, or pixel art making.

    31 AzPainter alternatives
    AzPainter screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    AzPainter screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Drawing Tablet Support
    3.  Tablet support
    4.  Sketching
    5.  Texture for brushes
    6.  Texture painting
    7.  Pixel Art
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  9. Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint icon
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    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.

    65 Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint alternatives
    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Sketch
    3.  Sketching
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  10. Ravioli Paint 2 icon
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    Ravioli Paint 2

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    RavioliPaint2 is paint application that supports multi-layer editing.

    57 Ravioli Paint 2 alternatives
    Ravioli Paint 2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Ravioli Paint 2 Features

    1.  Support for Layers
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  11. TwistedBrush Pro Studio icon
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    TwistedBrush Pro Studio

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    A powerful and unique digital art program, focusing on natural media painting, photo editing and illustrative styles.

    85 TwistedBrush Pro Studio alternatives
    TwistedBrush Pro Studio screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TwistedBrush Pro Studio screenshot 1
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    TwistedBrush Pro Studio screenshot 3

    TwistedBrush Pro Studio Features

    1.  Tablet support
    2.  Image Processing
    3.  Sketching
    4.  Photographic filters
    5.  Photoshop Plugins Support
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  12. Leonardo icon
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    Leonardo

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    We believe artists deserve the best possible tools and we are determined to give it to them. The goal with Leonardo is to make the best painting application ever.

    111 Leonardo alternatives
    Leonardo screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Leonardo screenshot 1
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    +1
    Leonardo screenshot 3

    Leonardo Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Pressure Sensitivity
    3.  Drawing Tablet Support
    4.  Infinite canvas
    5.  Sketching
    6.  Tablet support
    7.  Image Processing
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  13. Plumbago icon
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    Plumbago

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    Plumbago reimagines the notebook! Plumbago is a digital notebook with handwriting smoothing, realistic ink, and paper, and more. Features include:

    11 Plumbago alternatives
    Notebooks can be customized and have the title you want

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone

    Plumbago Features

    1.  Handwritten Notes
    2.  Synchronization
    3.  Handwriting
    4.  Notebook
    Working with Plumbago
    All pages navigation view
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    Notebook cover an paper type selection
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  14. imEditor icon
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    imEditor

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    ImEditor is a simple image editor, supporting PNG, JPEG, WEBP, BMP, and ICO file types. It offers several tools to easily modify an image.

    83 imEditor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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