Krita Alternatives

Krita is described as 'A free, open-source painting program for professional artists offering customizable UI, 9 brush engines, layer support, and color management' and is a leading digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Krita for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad, Android and iPhone apps. The best Krita alternative is GIMP, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Krita are Adobe Photoshop, Paint.NET, SketchBook and MyPaint.

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  1. 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

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    Platforms

    • Android
     
  2. Expresii icon
     9 likes

    Beautiful digital watercolor painting app.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Fog Panther icon
     3 likes

    Raster graphics editor featuring non-destructive layer-based editing with 24 blend modes, 18 advanced tools, masks, Unicode text, CMYK color support, pro filters, unlimited undo, PSD and AVIF compatibility, visual history, print workflows, and high-res image support.

    12 Fog Panther alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  4. openCanvas icon
     24 likes

    openCanvas, popularly abbreviated as oC, is a popular Japanese image editing program.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  5. HiPaint icon
     5 likes

    HiPaint is a professional integrated drawing and coloring software specially designed for digital drawing creators. The intuitive and simple interface allows for easy and intelligent operation even for a newbie with a medium- or small-sized screen of a mobile device.

    33 HiPaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Black Ink icon
     21 likes

    Black Ink is a digital painting software that uses your computer's rendering hardware to provide a perfectly responsive experience no matter your picture's size.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Acorn icon
     75 likes

    Image editor for macOS offering AI-powered background removal, live text detection, non-destructive filters, unlimited layers, vector shapes, collage creation, extensive file support including PSD and RAW formats, and tools for both designers and hobbyists.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Artweaver icon
     59 likes

    Artweaver is a simple Freeware program for creative painting, i.e. Artweaver offers you all artistic effects which you need for your work.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Pastela icon
     5 likes

    Pastela is a drawing app designed around the motto: "Draw out your creativity for the world."

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPad
     
  10. InfiniPaint icon
     5 likes

    InfiniPaint is a collaborative, infinite space, infinite zoom, canvas note-taking/drawing app. Unlike many other infinite canvas apps, although there is a specific zoom-in level limit, there is no zoom-out limit (at least up until the point your computer runs out of memory).

    49 InfiniPaint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
     
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