Best Digital Painting Software in 2026
Updated
46 digital painting software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
46ranked
1free plans on this page
$4.99/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Digital Painting Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 21 on this page have a public API.
- 26 Art Set 4 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 27 ArtRage Vitae API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1$4.99/mo
- 28 Artstudio Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 29 GrafX2 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 30 Light Brush API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1Free
- 31 PD Howler API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 32 Pixia API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 33 Sable Paint API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 34 SeePaint API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 35 SpeedyPainter API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 36 Tayasui Sketches API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 37 Tux Paint API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 38 Amaziograph API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 39 Corel Painter API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 40 Leonardo API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 41 Milton API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 42 openCanvas API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 43 Procreate API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 44 Sketchable Plus API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 45 Paintbrush API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 46 Realistic Paint Studio API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
Compare all 21 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Brush customization | Layer support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Art Set 4 | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 27 | ArtRage Vitae | 5.1 | No | $4.99/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 28 | Artstudio Pro | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | GrafX2 | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 30 | Light Brush | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 31 | PD Howler | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 32 | Pixia | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 33 | Sable Paint | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 34 | SeePaint | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 35 | SpeedyPainter | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 36 | Tayasui Sketches | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 37 | Tux Paint | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 38 | Amaziograph | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 39 | Corel Painter | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 40 | Leonardo | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | No | Yes |
| 41 | Milton | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 42 | openCanvas | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 43 | Procreate | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 44 | Sketchable Plus | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 45 | Paintbrush | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 46 | Realistic Paint Studio | 4.8 | No | — | No | — | — | Yes |
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