MyPaint

Design & creative

Free & open sourceEditorial overview
A CLOSER LOOK

What is MyPaint?

MyPaint is a focused digital painting application with an expansive canvas and a configurable brush system. It suits sketching and expressive illustration where tablet response and uncluttered drawing matter most.

Configurable brush engine

Infinite canvas

Tablet pressure support

Layers and layer groups

Is it a good fit?

Best suited to

Illustrators concentrating on brushwork

Before you choose

Photo retouching is outside its main focus. Complex page layout needs another application.

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Know what you're signing up for.

MyPaint is available as free, open-source software. You supply the hardware, storage and any separately licensed content required for the workflow.

Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.

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The useful parts. The trade-offs.

Why consider it

Configurable brushes support expressive tablet drawing.

An expanding canvas keeps early sketches flexible.

What to keep in mind

Photo retouching is outside its main focus

Complex page layout needs another application

How to use it well

Begin with a small set of brushes and test their pressure response before a longer sketch. Build separate layers for construction and finished marks, and adjust the canvas as the drawing grows.

Export a copy when you need final layout or photo compositing elsewhere. Its brush engine and graphic tablet support let stroke behavior respond to drawing input. Its infinite canvas supports expanding a sketch without choosing a final crop at the beginning.

A few things you might be wondering.

Is MyPaint free?

MyPaint is available as free, open-source software. You supply the hardware, storage and any separately licensed content required for the workflow.

What makes MyPaint useful with a tablet?

Its brush engine and graphic tablet support let stroke behavior respond to drawing input.

Does MyPaint require a fixed page size?

Its infinite canvas supports expanding a sketch without choosing a final crop at the beginning.

Where can I check the latest prices?

Use the provider link on this page. Billing period, location, team size, promotions, taxes, and optional extras may affect the amount you pay.

How should I compare this tool with alternatives?

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