Best Drawpile Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from digital painting software ranked against Drawpile on the same published basis.
- 2Drawpile vs ibisPaint
- 3Drawpile vs Krita
- 4Drawpile vs Sketchbook
- 5Drawpile vs FireAlpaca
- 6Drawpile vs InkForge
- 7Drawpile vs MyPaint
- 8Drawpile vs Artweaver
- 9Drawpile vs Infinite Painter
- 10Drawpile vs KolourPaint
- 11Drawpile vs Windows Media Player
- 12Drawpile vs HEAVYPAINT
- 13Drawpile vs MediBang Paint
- 14Drawpile vs Concepts
- 15Drawpile vs Light Brush
- 16Drawpile vs Tux Paint
- 17Drawpile vs Artstudio Pro
- 18Drawpile vs Clip Studio Paint
- 19Drawpile vs Sable Paint
- 20Drawpile vs SeePaint
- 21Drawpile vs Sumo Paint
Drawpile alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ibisPaint | 6.7 | Free plan | $2.33/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Krita | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Sketchbook | 6.6 | Free plan | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | FireAlpaca | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | InkForge | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | MyPaint | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Artweaver | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Infinite Painter | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS |
| 10 | KolourPaint | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 11 | Windows Media Player | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 12 | HEAVYPAINT | 5.8 | No | $1.67/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | MediBang Paint | 5.6 | No | ¥300/mo | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 14 | Concepts | 5.5 | No | — | Windows, iOS, Android |
| 15 | Light Brush | 5.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Tux Paint | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 17 | Artstudio Pro | 5.3 | No | — | iOS, Mac |
| 18 | Clip Studio Paint | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Sable Paint | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 20 | SeePaint | 5.3 | No | — | iOS, Android |
| 21 | Sumo Paint | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Drawpile alternatives
What is the best alternative to Drawpile?
ibisPaint, number 2 in digital painting software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Krita, Sketchbook, FireAlpaca and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Drawpile?
ibisPaint is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.