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MyPaint vs Vara: catalog facts
MyPaint	Vara
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-only.
Windows, Linux	Windows, Linux
Infinite canvas with no fixed document size to plan around Extremely configurable brushes with full graphics tablet support	Pressure-sensitive brushes with stroke smoothing Layer, undo, and redo support
Last stable release was 2.0.1 in 2020; newer work is only in nightly builds Windows and Linux only in official builds; no macOS release	No macOS support is listed.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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