Free Procreate Alternatives for Windows

Procreate is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best free Windows alternative is Krita, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Procreate and many of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to Procreate are GIMP, MediBang Paint, ibis Paint X and Affinity.

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Procreate alternatives are mainly Digital Painting Tools, but if you're looking for Image Editors or Photo Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include iPhone, Android, Free, Windows, Android Tablet, Windows + Free and Free + Sketching. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Procreate.
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  1. Krita icon

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • KDE Plasma
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about Krita as an Alternative to Procreate
    Top Positive Comment
    Paul
    4

    Awesome tool! Probably the best free and open-source software to make digital drawing and painting. It's not available on iPhone/iPad though.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    1

    it's not working on the iPad

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    IronoClippy
    Positive
    0

    It's Free, Open-source, And it's on Android Tablets And PCs

    3 of 25 comments
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    • Krita is Free and Open SourceProcreate is Paid and Proprietary
    • Krita is Privacy focusedProcreate is not according to our users
  2. 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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
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  4. MediBang Paint icon

    MediBang Paint

     117 likes

    MediBang Paint is a lightweight software for illustration and making comic books on Windows and Mac OS.

    77 MediBang Paint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
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    Comments about MediBang Paint as an Alternative to Procreate
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    10

    You can do almost everything with it that you'd do with Procreate. However shading is a little harder, but you can do it after some practice.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    5

    Medibang has very limited brushed and other ways to draw and I find it quite clunky.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    uhada
    Positive
    9

    You get a classic interface with a lot of the painting and editing tools you know from Photoshop. Some limitations, but it's free (with a few ads in the menu). Personally I use Affinity Designer and Photo that are not free, but very powerful!

    3 of 6 comments
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    • MediBang Paint is Freemium and ProprietaryProcreate is Paid and Proprietary
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  6. ibis Paint X icon

    ibis Paint X

     41 likes

    ibis Paint is an easy yet powerful drawing app made with tools for sketching manga right at your fingertips.

    57 ibis Paint X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
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    Comments about ibis Paint X as an Alternative to Procreate
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    8

    i like it a lot and have been using it since i was ten, im twelve now.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Anipe
    Positive
    0

    Its a good program at its core but it suffers from low performance on low end devices

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    I like Ibis as an alternative because I have an android tablet and Procreate is unsupported. I don't want to get an Ipad because of the great features android comes with.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 10 comments
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    • ibis Paint X is Freemium and ProprietaryProcreate is Paid and Proprietary
  7. 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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. FireAlpaca icon

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about FireAlpaca as an Alternative to Procreate
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Free, easy to use and can function to edit photos, trace, draw, add backgrounds.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • FireAlpaca is Free and ProprietaryProcreate is Paid and Proprietary
  10. MyPaint icon

    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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  11. Concepts icon

    Concepts

     31 likes

    Concepts is the digital design sketchbook of the future. It’s powerful, flexible and smart, so you can go from quick sketches to beautiful and precise illustrations in a single app. Enhance your creative capabilities with our infinite canvas, flexible multi-touch shape guides...

    43 Concepts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about Concepts as an Alternative to Procreate
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Concepts is the closest alternative to Procreate, it allows fluid and intuitive workflow. It's intended for pen devices like Surface Pro or iPad, and is crossplatform.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Missing functions like "fill" and "keep transparency"

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Concepts is Freemium and ProprietaryProcreate is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Gimp Paint Studio icon

    Gimp Paint Studio

     30 likes

    GPS (aka Gimp Paint Studio) is a collection of brushes, patterns, color gradients, accompanying tool presets and dynamics. Tool presets are a simply saved tool options, highly useful feature of the GIMP.

    76 Gimp Paint Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GIMP
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    Comments about Gimp Paint Studio as an Alternative to Procreate
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    I don´t like Gimp beacuse its complicated and not so powerful if you don´t upgrade it yourself

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Gimp Paint Studio is Free and Open SourceProcreate is Paid and Proprietary
  13. Adobe Fresco icon

    Adobe Fresco

     6 likes

    Unlock creativity with a massive brush collection and real-time effects. Blend oils, paint with vibrant watercolors, and enjoy vector and raster brushes on stylus-ready devices. Ideal for artists of all levels.

    20 Adobe Fresco alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  14. Our Paint icon

    Our Paint

     9 likes

    Our Paint is a featureless but programmable painting program.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • itch.io
    • Android
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  15. HEAVYPAINT icon

    HEAVYPAINT

     6 likes

    A simple yet secretly powerful painting app! Focus on pure colors and shapes with a streamlined interface. Ideal for plein air painting, color notes, sketches and studies.

    32 HEAVYPAINT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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