Alternatives to Kleki

A free painting tool that runs in the web browser for quick sketches and drawings. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Kleki

    A free painting tool that runs in the web browser for quick sketches and drawings.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Kleki.

  • Sumo

    Browser-based suite of creative apps for painting, photo editing, music, audio, 3D and coding.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Sumo is a freemium browser creative suite whose painting app offers over 300 brushes, alongside audio, 3D and coding tools, and it works on Chromebooks.

  • JS Paint

    Browser-based remake of classic MS Paint with extra features and an optional desktop app.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxWeb

    JS Paint is an MIT-licensed browser remake of MS Paint with a desktop app option, but it has no layers and uses a simpler Paint-style toolset.

  • miniPaint

    Open-source online image editor with layers and filters that runs entirely in the browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    miniPaint is an open-source browser editor with layers and filters that can be self-hosted, geared more to image edits than sketching.

  • Krita

    A free digital painting program built for illustrators, with over a hundred brushes ready to use.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Krita is a free open-source desktop painting program for Windows, macOS and Linux with over 100 brushes and stabilisers, requiring installation rather than a browser tab.

  • FireAlpaca

    A free, lightweight digital painting program for Windows and Mac with new brushes each week.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    FireAlpaca is a free lightweight painting program for Windows and Mac with regularly added brushes, requiring installation rather than a browser.

  • Drawpile

    Draw and animate together on a shared canvas.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    Drawpile is a free open-source desktop and Android app for drawing and animating on a shared canvas, adding collaboration that needs a network connection and host.

  • MyPaint

    A distraction-free painting app for graphics tablets, with an infinite canvas and deeply configurable brushes.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    MyPaint is a free open-source painting app with an infinite canvas and configurable brushes for tablets, on Windows and Linux only and installed locally.

  • Artweaver

    A digital painting program for Windows with realistic brushes, layers and basic image editing tools.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Artweaver is a freemium Windows painting program with realistic brushes, layers, filters and plugins, with some features reserved for the paid Plus edition.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Kleki as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Tux Paint

    A free, open-source drawing program designed for children aged 3 to 12.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Kleki is a free browser painting tool that opens straight into a canvas, requiring no install but lacking Tux Paint's child-oriented design and special effect tools.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.