No. 131of 150 ·Graphic Design Software

Black Ink

Name: Black Ink
Price: 8.79 EUR

Windows· paid plans from €8.25/mo

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One barScore 5.0

Free tierNo free tier
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Black Ink is ranked #131 of 150 in graphic design software on Freedom251. It runs on Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at €8.25/mo.

Black Ink plans and pricing

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Upgrade €8.79/mo For existing individual owners upgrading to Black Ink 2023. blackink.bleank.com · 20 Sept 2026

Individuals €33.99/mo Personal-use license · Perpetual use of Black Ink 2023 blackink.bleank.com · 20 Sept 2026

Business €99/yr per seat For legal entities using Black Ink as part of their business; professional licenses grant one year of use blackink.bleank.com · 4 Oct 2026

Upgrade $8.99 once For existing Black Ink owners upgrading to the 2023 version blackink.bleank.com · 4 Oct 2026

Individuals $34.99 once Personal use; perpetual use of Black Ink 2023 blackink.bleank.com · 4 Oct 2026

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The record

Product: Black Ink is drawing software focused on digital painting and procedural art.
Brush engine: Its brush engine supports brush customization, parameter behavior editing, and coding original brushes with its brush shader language.
Layer system: The nodal layer system lets users combine layer operators while preserving the original drawing.
Rendering: Black Ink uses GPU-based rendering and advertises support for large picture resolutions including 4K, UHD, and 16K.
Drawing tools: The maker lists tools including brush, eraser, paint bucket, blur, magic wand, lasso select, transform, crop, zoom, and rotate.
File formats: Documented image import and export formats include JPG, PNG, and PSD.
Trial: The installer documentation says users can try Black Ink for a limited time, but it does not state the duration.
Licensing: Personal licenses provide perpetual use of Black Ink 2023, while professional licenses provide one year of use.
Commercial work: The FAQ says users may sell graphics they create with Black Ink and create assets for games they intend to sell.
Computer limit: A license can be used on several computers, but Black Ink cannot run on multiple computers simultaneously under that license.
Updates: The FAQ says license holders receive automatic updates when available, while noting that major updates may require a manual update through the maker's system.
Platform limit: The maker says it is focused on Windows and has no immediate plans for Mac or Linux versions.
Support: Support is available by email, Discord, and the maker's forum; personal licenses include priority email support.
Minimum requirements: The listed minimum requirements are Windows 7, a 2 GHz single-core processor, 2 GB memory, a graphics card with pixel shader 3.0 and 1 GB VRAM, DirectX 11, and 100 MB disk space.
Price from: €8.25/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Graphic Design Software in 2026#131 of 150
Best Digital Painting Software in 2026#37 of 46

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