DrawPad

DrawPad

NCH Software
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About

DrawPad Graphic Design and Drawing features pencil and brush tools, raster and vector images, image layers for non-destructive editing, and effects such as bevels and shadows. Easily Draw and Create Graphic Images. Create banner ads, invitations, paintings, and much more! Editing features include crop, rotate, resize, and flip. DrawPad is ideal for creating images, drawings, and sketches. DrawPad also supports png, jpg, gif, pdf, and svg formats.

About

This is the official website of the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP). GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, OS X, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes. Whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done. You can further enhance your productivity with GIMP thanks to many customization options and 3rd party plugins. GIMP provides the tools needed for high quality image manipulation. From retouching to restoring to creative composites, the only limit is your imagination. GIMP is used for producing icons, graphical design elements, and art for user interface components and mockups. GIMP is a high quality framework for scripted image manipulation, with multi-language support such as C, C++, Perl, Python, Scheme, and more!

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Small businesses, corporations, freelancers, start-ups, agencies, graphic designers, artists

Audience

Graphic designers, illustrators, and professionals in need of a tool for their projects

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$34.99/one-time/user
Single installation professional license includes all features and design templates.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

Free
Open source
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 2.5 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 4.5 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 2.5 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.1 / 5
features 4.5 / 5
design 4.3 / 5
support 3.6 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • This was a great company four years ago when I purchased a lifetime license. Could use Pixillion in conjunction with DrawPad to convert to pdf files to jpeg, etc. Was able to have a hard disk copy of DrawPad for the lifetime license, which was great.
  • You can draw whatever you want with quality tools and very effective results, and a precise and detailed picture is made. It is not only amazing but also gives you a high-quality, smooth image or drawing.

Cons

  • Just upgraded my pc and had to buy another DrawPad for half price. Why? I had already purchased a lifetime license for that program. No customer service any longer, a support purchase must be purchased to talk to live people or send emails with no responses. This was a five star company four years ago. Now it is such a poor company that it can only get a 1 star review. I have a small business and that was the reason I bought a lifetime license for DrawPad as my profit margin is extremely low and I had access to live customer service and tech help...no more is that true.
  • It is one of the finest applications globally and has tons of tools, and there is nothing to complain about.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • GIMP is a freeware image editing program. The main benefit of GIMP for myself was it was the only freeware tool to have extensions to support texture packing for animation files. With that said, the software has pretty much all options one would expect in an image editing service. Without extensions I did not notice anything in this that could be uniquely only done in GIMP on a high level.
  • Open Source and Free. Great image editing feature - Photo retouching. Good documentation / tutorials on website. Available across OS.
  • I've been using GIMP for over a decade, and I love how the app has grown. One of its biggest strengths is that it's open source. If someone has an idea for a useful or interesting graphic effect, someone else will make a plugin that does it. It's the best PhotoShop dupe out there and can do almost anything the very expensive program offers.
  • I find this software is so much like photoshop, I don’t miss a thing. Best of all, it is a free solution.
  • GIMP has a lot of features that are on Photoshop, but GIMP is free, contrary to Adobe's Photoshop. It also is open-source software, so you can customize it at your own will.

Cons

  • The user interface of this image editor versus the closest competitor, Paint.net is severely lacking. The ease of use and finding features is exceedingly difficult as well. I also have noticed the performance for this tool is substantially worse in my experience then other comparable image editors. GIMP also natively does not support DDS files which was a problem for my project.
  • Interface is not as refined as Photoshop so not as easy to use, especially if you have used PS already.
  • GIMP has a steep learning curve, and for some people it's too steep. But if you're willing to put in the time and watch a lot of YouTube video tutorials, you'll have a powerful program at your disposal. The biggest lack I've found is no good support for the YMCK colors needing for print applications.
  • The software can be buggy at times, but so can Photoshop.
  • I haven't found much problems while using GIMP, only that some things are hidden in the menus.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Not Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

NCH Software
Founded: 1993
United States
www.nchsoftware.com/drawpad/index.html

Company Information

GIMP
Founded: 1995
Unied States
www.gimp.org

Alternatives

CorelDRAW

CorelDRAW

Alludo

Alternatives

Canvas X Draw

Canvas X Draw

Canvas GFX
TurboDraw

TurboDraw

TurboCAD
Graphic

Graphic

Picta

Categories

Banner Maker Supported
Drawing Supported
Graphic Design Supported
Invitation Maker Supported
Vector Graphics Supported

Categories

Background Remover Supported
Banner Maker Supported
Drawing Supported
GIF Makers Supported
Graphic Design Supported
Photo Editing Supported
Pixel Art Supported
Thumbnail Makers Supported

Graphic Design Features

Collaboration Not Supported
Data Visualization Not Supported
Filtering Supported
Image Database Supported
Image Editor Supported
Templates Supported

Vector Graphics Features

2D Drawing Supported
Animation Not Supported
Data Import / Export Supported
Drag & Drop Not Supported
Image Editor Supported
Image Tracing Not Supported
Rendering Supported
Templates Supported

Graphic Design Features

Collaboration Not Supported
Data Visualization Not Supported
Filtering Supported
Image Database Not Supported
Image Editor Supported
Templates Supported

Integrations

Agent S Not Supported
Avoyd Not Supported
Kasm Workspaces Not Supported
PhotoEditor SDK Not Supported
Picsart Enterprise Not Supported
Pop!_OS Not Supported
Seashore Not Supported
YouTube Not Supported

Integrations

Agent S Supported
Avoyd Supported
Kasm Workspaces Supported
PhotoEditor SDK Supported
Picsart Enterprise Supported
Pop!_OS Supported
Seashore Supported
YouTube Supported
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