No. 32of 46 ·Digital Painting Software

Pixia

Windows · Linux · Android · iPhone

Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.2

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

Pixia is ranked #32 of 46 in digital painting software on Freedom251. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Pixia Free Free software · user support not provided for the free software pixia.jp · 11 Oct 2026

Compared on digital painting software

Free plan: Yes
Brush customization: Yes
Layer support: Yes
Pressure sensitivity: Yes
Supported platforms: Windows

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The record

Purpose: Pixia is a full-color graphics tool for painting and image processing.
Windows versions: The download page lists Pixia ver.6 for Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11, with 32-bit and 64-bit variants.
Tablet compatibility: The maker lists Wacom, XP-PEN, and HUION tablets as options and mentions Wacom AES pen ID support.
Image adjustments: The homepage lists tone curve, color balance, white balance, and automatic correction.
Drawing features: The maker's tutorial describes ruler tools for rectangles, straight lines, circles, spline curves, parallel lines, and radial lines.
PSD conversion: The homepage lists PSD conversion among Pixia's capabilities.
Other platforms: The download page says Android and iPad versions are test builds being distributed to a small group; it lists the Linux version as discontinued and no longer officially published.
Support: The download page says user support is not provided for the free software.
System requirements: The download page says Windows 7 has not been tested recently and may work, and lists Windows 8.1, 10, and 11 for Pixia ver.6.
Compatibility limits: The maker says it cannot guarantee operation in every environment because Windows hardware, tablet drivers, and other modules vary.
Filter setup: The maker says adding filters requires knowledge of file and folder operations.
Creator: The about page identifies the author as the person who named Pixia; the homepage copyright names Isao Maruoka.
Founded: 1998
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Digital Painting Software in 2026#32 of 46

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Sources

pixia.jp/about/about.htm· checked 11 Oct 2026
pixia.jp/download/win.htm· checked 11 Oct 2026
pixia.jp· checked 11 Oct 2026
pixia.jp/tutorial/5/index.html· checked 11 Oct 2026