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openCanvas vs MyPaint: catalog facts
openCanvas	MyPaint
Paid Commercial software downloaded from the developer's site.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows	Windows, Linux
Over 150 brush presets with custom brushes Event function records and replays drawing	Infinite canvas with no fixed document size to plan around Extremely configurable brushes with full graphics tablet support
Windows only Smaller community than Krita or Clip Studio Paint	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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