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Desktop App

MediBang Paint

Free digital painting and manga creation software on every platform.

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  • Rating

    4.3 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Windows, iOS, Android

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What is MediBang Paint?

MediBang Paint is free digital painting and manga creation software with brushes, comic panels and fonts. It runs on Windows (Microsoft Store and Steam), iPad, iPhone and Android, with an older Mac version. Some features need a free MediBang account and others a MediBang Premium upgrade.

Pros: what MediBang Paint does well

  • Free with strong comic and manga tools
  • Runs on Windows, iPad, iPhone and Android
  • Lots of free brushes and fonts

Cons: where it falls short

  • Mac version is out of date
  • Some functions need Premium

Who MediBang Paint is for

Comic and manga artists who want a free cross-device app.

Who can skip it

Mac users who want the latest version.

MediBang Paint alternatives

Not sold on MediBang Paint? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Personal Productivity resources

ibis Paint X

Focus: drawing app. Shares digital painting and comics with MediBang Paint. A mobile app, not a desktop app. Adds macOS. Rated 4.6 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Mobile AppFree planiOS, Android
4.6Visit

MyPaint

Focus: sketching and open source. Shares digital painting and fresco alternative with MediBang Paint. Free (MediBang Paint: Freemium). Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.1 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.1Visit

Krita

Focus: illustration, animation and open source. Shares digital painting with MediBang Paint. Free (MediBang Paint: Freemium). Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit

Adobe Fresco

Focus: drawing app and illustrator draw alternative. Shares digital painting with MediBang Paint. A mobile app, not a desktop app. Free (MediBang Paint: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Mobile AppFreeiOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Sketchbook

Focus: sketching and drawing app. Shares fresco alternative with MediBang Paint. A mobile app, not a desktop app. Adds macOS. Rated 4.5 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Mobile AppFree planiOS, Android
4.5Visit

Ghostty

Focus: terminal, emulator and gpu. Also in Personal Productivity, like MediBang Paint. Free (MediBang Paint: Freemium). Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.9 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.9Visit

Free alternatives to MediBang Paint

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Blender

Focus: 3d, animation and vfx. Also in Personal Productivity, like MediBang Paint. Free (MediBang Paint: Freemium). Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.8 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.8Visit

Everything

Focus: file search, windows and search tool. Also in Personal Productivity, like MediBang Paint. Free (MediBang Paint: Freemium). Adds Offline. Rated 4.8 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Offline
4.8Visit

fzf

Focus: fuzzy finder, command line and shell. Also in Personal Productivity, like MediBang Paint. Free (MediBang Paint: Freemium). Adds macOS, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.8 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

lazygit

Focus: git client, terminal ui and developer tool. Also in Personal Productivity, like MediBang Paint. Free (MediBang Paint: Freemium). Adds macOS, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.8 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

navi

Focus: terminal, cli and cheatsheet. Also in Personal Productivity, like MediBang Paint. Free (MediBang Paint: Freemium). Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.8 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

ripgrep

Focus: search tool, command line and developer tool. Also in Personal Productivity, like MediBang Paint. Free (MediBang Paint: Freemium). Adds macOS, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.8 (MediBang Paint: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit
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