Alternatives to MediBang Paint

A free painting and comic creation app for desktop, tablet and phone. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as MediBang Paint.

  • Clip Studio Paint

    A commercial drawing and painting app for illustration, comics and animation across desktop and mobile.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    Clip Studio Paint offers comic, illustration and animation tools on desktop, tablets and phones, but it is paid after the trial period and closed source.

  • 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 new brushes added regularly, but it has no mobile version.

  • Krita

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Krita is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, with over 100 brushes and vector and text tools for comic panels, but no mobile app.

  • ibisPaint

    A mobile drawing and painting app for illustration, manga and animation, with an online gallery.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    ibisPaint is a freemium Android and iOS app for illustration, manga and animation with an online gallery, but it has no desktop version.

  • Sketchbook

    Drawing and painting app for sketching and illustration on macOS, Windows, Android and iOS.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    Sketchbook is a freemium sketching app on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS with customizable brushes and guides, though it lacks dedicated comic and manga tools.

  • PaintTool SAI

    Lightweight Windows painting program with pressure-sensitive tablet support and anti-aliased brush strokes.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    PaintTool SAI is a paid, lightweight Windows program for clean line art and painting, with no mobile or macOS version.

  • Procreate

    A digital painting and illustration app for iPad, sold as a one-time purchase.

    PaidProprietaryiOS

    Procreate is a one-time purchase painting app designed around the iPad, with no Windows, macOS or Android version.

  • Infinite Painter

    A painting and sketching app for Android and iOS with natural brushes and realistic blending.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Infinite Painter offers natural brushes and realistic blending on Android and iOS, but has no desktop version and some tools need payment.

Also worth comparing

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

  • Tayasui Sketches

    A drawing and painting app with realistic brushes for iPad, iPhone, Mac and Android.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSAndroidiOS

    MediBang Paint is free and adds Windows alongside macOS, Android and iOS, with a focus on comic and manga creation rather than natural watercolor media.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.