The Best Open Source Krita AlternativesTop Digital Painting Tools and other similar apps like Krita

The best open source alternative to Krita is GIMP. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Krita and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Krita are MyPaint, Fossify Paint, enve and DrawPile.

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  1. GIMP icon
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    Free open-source suite offering advanced photo retouching, image composition, original artwork creation, batch processing, plugin support, custom scripting, mass image format conversion, and integration with free publishing tools for comprehensive editing solutions.

    212 GIMP alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    • AppImage
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  2. MyPaint icon
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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.

    137 MyPaint alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • PortableApps.com
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  3. Fossify Paint icon
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    Privacy-centric digital drawing tool perfect for all skill levels. Create, customize, and share art with adjustable brushes, canvas colors, and versatile format support via PNG, JPG, and SVG without compromising your privacy—fully open-source.

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  4. enve icon
     42 likes

    Enve is a free and open-source 2D animation app. It can create both vector and raster animations and even use sound and video files. It has been created with flexibility and expandability in mind.

    59 enve alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. DrawPile icon
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    Drawpile is a drawing program that lets you share the canvas with other users in real time.

    25 DrawPile alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
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  6. ItsPaint icon
     9 likes

    MS Paint for the Mac. Native, free and open source: blank canvas at any size, drop one image onto another, crop, and mark up screenshots.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  7. AzPainter icon
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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.

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    • Linux
    • AppImage
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  8. Pixelitor icon
     29 likes

    Open source image editor with non-destructive editing, 110+ filters, adjustment and text layers, support for smart objects and adjustment layers, cross-platform compatibility, and layer-based editing for flexible image composition.

    117 Pixelitor alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. PhotoDemon icon
     35 likes

    BSD-licensed portable photo editor for Windows featuring multi-layer editing, batch processing, macro support, real-time effect previews, advanced filters, customizable hotkeys, non-destructive tools, color-managed workflow, efficient performance, and broad file compatibility.

    35 PhotoDemon alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  10. LazPaint icon
     46 likes

    Raster & vector graphic editor with many tools and filters, written in Lazarus. Portable, 32bit & 64bit versions, ORA format & 16384x16384 image support. In app 3D import & rendering.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  11. Our Paint icon
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    Our Paint is a featureless but programmable painting program.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • itch.io
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