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About MediBang Paint
MediBang Paint is a drawing and painting app for illustration and comics, available as a desktop download and as mobile apps for iOS and Android. It suits hobbyists and aspiring comic artists who want a free tool across several devices.
The same developer also makes MediBang Paletta, a separate illustration app designed for the iPad and Apple Pencil, with customizable brushes and a simpler interface. The website now leads with Paletta, while MediBang Paint remains available from its own download page and the app stores.
Strengths
- Free
- Available on desktop and on iOS and Android
- Aimed at comic and manga creation
Limitations
- The website now focuses on the separate Paletta app
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- MediBang
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Hobbyist illustrators and comic artists drawing on several devices
- Categories
- Image editors
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to MediBang Paint
Compare allSoftware that can replace MediBang Paint for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Clip Studio Paint
A commercial drawing and painting app for illustration, comics and animation across desktop and mobile.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Infinite Painter offers natural brushes and realistic blending on Android and iOS, but has no desktop version and some tools need payment.
MediBang Paint as an alternative
Listings that name MediBang Paint as an alternative.
Tayasui Sketches
A drawing and painting app with realistic brushes for iPad, iPhone, Mac and Android.
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.
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Kleki
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