Best Light Brush Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from digital painting software ranked against Light Brush on the same published basis.
- 1Light Brush vs Drawpile
- 2Light Brush vs ibisPaint
- 3Light Brush vs Krita
- 5Light Brush vs Sketchbook
- 6Light Brush vs Tux Paint
- 7Light Brush vs FireAlpaca
- 8Light Brush vs InkForge
- 9Light Brush vs Limner
- 10Light Brush vs MyPaint
- 11Light Brush vs Artweaver
- 12Light Brush vs Infinite Painter
- 13Light Brush vs KolourPaint
- 14Light Brush vs Windows Media Player
- 15Light Brush vs Art Set 4
- 16Light Brush vs HEAVYPAINT
- 17Light Brush vs MediBang Paint
- 18Light Brush vs Concepts
- 19Light Brush vs Artstudio Pro
- 20Light Brush vs Clip Studio Paint
- 21Light Brush vs Sable Paint
Light Brush alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drawpile | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | ibisPaint | 6.7 | Free plan | $2.33/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Krita | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Sketchbook | 6.6 | Free plan | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Tux Paint | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | FireAlpaca | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | InkForge | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Limner | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | MyPaint | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Artweaver | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Infinite Painter | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS |
| 13 | KolourPaint | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 14 | Windows Media Player | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 15 | Art Set 4 | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 16 | HEAVYPAINT | 5.8 | No | $1.67/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | MediBang Paint | 5.6 | No | ¥300/mo | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 18 | Concepts | 5.5 | No | — | Windows, iOS, Android |
| 19 | Artstudio Pro | 5.3 | No | — | iOS, Mac |
| 20 | Clip Studio Paint | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 21 | Sable Paint | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
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Questions about Light Brush alternatives
What is the best alternative to Light Brush?
Drawpile, number 1 in digital painting software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: ibisPaint, Krita, Sketchbook and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Light Brush?
Drawpile is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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.