Free Photopea AlternativesTop Image Editors & Digital Painting Tools like Photopea

The best free alternative to Photopea is GIMP, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Photopea and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Photopea are Krita, Paint.NET, Affinity and Sly.

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  1. GIMP icon

    GIMP

     4731 likes

    GIMP delivers powerful functionalities for photo retouching, image composition, and format conversion. As a versatile tool, it serves as both a simple paint program and a high-end retouching suite, and offers batch processing for mass image tasks in an accessible open-source platform.

    190 GIMP alternatives

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    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
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    Use Gimp with the PhotoGIMP Patch

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    • GIMP is Free and Open SourcePhotopea is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GIMP is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightPhotopea is not according to our users
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    Krita

     1414 likes

    Free, open-source painting software designed by artists for artists. Offers customizable UI, 9 brush engines, color management, tablet support, non-destructive editing, and privacy features. Portable and available on major platforms, supporting seamless texture creation.

    142 Krita alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Android Tablet
    • KDE Plasma
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    • F-Droid
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    Paint.NET

     1653 likes

    Free Windows image editor with support for layers, plugins, and special effects. Offers intuitive interface, works offline, ad-free, and portable, consuming fewer resources.

    166 Paint.NET alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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  6. Affinity icon

    Affinity

     55 likes

    Unified design solution merging advanced photo, vector, and layout tools for seamless workflow, non-destructive editing, RAW support, batch processing, AI enhancements, GPU acceleration, file compatibility, cloud asset integration, and tailored workspace options.

    68 Affinity alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Sly icon

    Sly

     51 likes

    Sly is a user-friendly, offline image editor requiring no expertise; adjust brightness, contrast, apply effects, and export in JPEG or PNG formats with control over metadata.

    36 Sly alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Online
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  8. Graphite icon

    Graphite

     92 likes

    Graphite is a free, open source vector graphics editor and animation engine, available now in alpha. Get creative with a fully nondestructive editing workflow that combines layer-based compositing with node-based generative design.

    61 Graphite alternatives

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    • Online
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    Graphite doesn't seem to import standard image files.

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    • Graphite is Free and Open SourcePhotopea is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Graphite is Privacy focused and LightweightPhotopea is not according to our users
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    MyPaint

     387 likes

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

    128 MyPaint alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • PortableApps.com
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  11. Pixlr icon

    Pixlr

     389 likes

    Web-based editor with AI image generation, quick fixes, overlays, intricate lighting and texture adjustments, customizable templates, advanced filters, support for layers, high-res export, and ad-free premium features for accessible image and design editing.

    227 Pixlr alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  12. QuickEdit icon

    QuickEdit

     21 likes

    Lightweight photo editor where you can crop your images, paint over them, add text and even add exciting filters to make it stand out on social media. Save the edited images locally or share them directly to your friends through any other social media app.

    55 QuickEdit alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  13. GodSVG icon

    GodSVG

     33 likes

    GodSVG is an editor for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files. Unlike other editors, it represents the SVG code directly, doesn't add any metadata, and even lets you edit the SVG code in real time. GodSVG is inspired by the need for an SVG editor without abstractions that...

    14 GodSVG alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
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    FireAlpaca

     89 likes

    FireAlpaca is the image editor that can be used readily and easily. We made it possible to provide the completely free download, in order for our products to be experienced by more users from all over the world. It is available for both Mac and Windows users!

    124 FireAlpaca alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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