Best Digital Painting Software in 2026
Updated
46ranked
0free plans on this page
$4.99/molowest paid tier
10 Oct 2026last checked
Digital Painting Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.0 of 1 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 26 Concepts
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 27 Amaziograph
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 28 Flame PainterPaid from $49.99/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 29 ArtRage VitaePaid from $4.99/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 30 Tayasui Sketches
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: yes
- 31 Adobe Fresco
- Well documented: yes
- 32 Artstudio Pro
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
- 33 Microsoft Paint
- Well documented: yes
- 34 GrafX2
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
- 35 Pixia
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
- 36 Procreate
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 37 RebellePaid from $89.99/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- 38 Milton
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
- 39 openCanvas
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 40 PD Howler
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
- 41 SpeedyPainter
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
- 42 Corel Painter
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
- 43 Paintbrush
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
- 44 Realistic Paint Studio
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: yes
- 45 Sketchable Plus
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
- 46 Leonardo
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
Compare all 21 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Paid from | Brush customization | Layer support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Concepts | 6.4 | Yes | |||
| 27 | Amaziograph | 6.2 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 28 | Flame Painter | 6.2 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 29 | ArtRage Vitae | 6.0 | No | |||
| 30 | Tayasui Sketches | 6.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 31 | Adobe Fresco | 5.9 | Yes | |||
| 32 | Artstudio Pro | 5.9 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 33 | Microsoft Paint | 5.9 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 34 | GrafX2 | 5.8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 35 | Pixia | 5.8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 36 | Procreate | 5.8 | No | |||
| 37 | Rebelle | 5.8 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 38 | Milton | 5.7 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 39 | openCanvas | 5.7 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 40 | PD Howler | 5.7 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 41 | SpeedyPainter | 5.7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 42 | Corel Painter | 5.6 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 43 | Paintbrush | 5.6 | Yes | |||
| 44 | Realistic Paint Studio | 5.6 | No | Yes | ||
| 45 | Sketchable Plus | 5.6 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 46 | Leonardo | 5.5 | No | No | Yes |
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