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

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