No. 136of 150 ·Graphic Design Software

PaintTool SAI

Name: PaintTool SAI
Price: 5500 JPY

Windows· paid plans from ¥5,500/mo

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One barScore 4.9

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Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
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PaintTool SAI is ranked #136 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 ¥5,500/mo.

PaintTool SAI plans and pricing

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PaintTool SAI Ver.1 Software License ¥5,500/mo No limitation during the licensed major version · Digital software license certificate · 31-day full-function trial before purchase systemax.jp · 20 Sept 2026

PaintTool SAI Ver.1 Software License $5,500 once One license per user and installation · License covers Ver.1.x.x · Nonreturnable systemax.jp · 7 Oct 2026

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The record

Purpose: PaintTool SAI is lightweight painting software for digital art.
Drawing: It supports pressure-sensitive digitizers and produces anti-aliased drawings.
Color: It supports 16-bit ARGB channels for image composition.
Data protection: The maker describes a data protection function intended to avoid abnormal termination such as bugs.
Tablet support: SAI Ver.2 technical preview supports pen tablets using WinTab API and TabletPC API.
Operating system: The listed SAI Ver.1 minimum requirements specify Windows XP through Windows 11 and a 32-bit platform.
Trial limitation: After the 31-day trial expires, file opening and saving are disabled immediately.
License upgrade: The Ver.1 license covers minor upgrades within Ver.1.x.x, and the maker says Ver.2 will be a free upgrade.
Technical preview: SAI Ver.2 is distributed as a technical preview that may contain serious bugs, and the maker advises precautions such as keeping multiple backups.
Known limit: SAI Ver.1 does not support high-DPI monitors.
Support: The maker says it cannot provide support for basic Windows operation knowledge.
Privacy: The license agreement says purchase information is used for personal identification if the user loses the license download password, and that it will not be sold or transferred.
Warranty: The license agreement provides the software “AS IS” and says the maker does not warrant that it will work or undertake bug fixes on request.
Price from: ¥5,500/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Graphic Design Software in 2026#136 of 150
Best Digital Painting Software in 2026#38 of 46

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systemax.jp/en/sai/· checked 7 Oct 2026
systemax.jp/en/sai/devdept.html· checked 7 Oct 2026
systemax.jp/en/sai/purchase/purchase.php· checked 7 Oct 2026