DrawPad

DrawPad

NCH Software
PhotoCraft

PhotoCraft

ArtCraft
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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

PhotoCraft is a free, open-source raster image editor for photographers, digital artists, designers, and other creative users. It provides layers, masks, adjustment layers, layer styles, text, vector tools, and brushes in a native desktop application, with a WebAssembly build that can be hosted separately. Users can make non-destructive edits with adjustment layers and live-preview filters, select subjects and objects on-device, and refine masks locally. The editor opens and saves layered PSD and PSB documents, supports smart objects and smart filters, and includes color-management tools for RGB, CMYK, Lab, and grayscale documents at 8-, 16-, and 32-bit depths. PhotoCraft is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux, and is distributed as free, open-source software.

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

Photographers, digital artists, designers, and other users who need layered raster-image editing.

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 Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API 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
Free to download and use; open source. No subscription is required.
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 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 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

  • What I like most is that it feels familiar immediately. The layout, tools, shortcuts, layers, masks, adjustment layers, and PSD workflow are close enough to traditional professional image editors that there is almost no learning curve. The performance is another big plus. PhotoCraft is written natively in Rust and uses the GPU instead of wrapping everything in Electron, so the whole app feels much more lightweight than I expected.

Cons

  • The main downside is that it is still early alpha. There are still some tools, advanced typography features, generative AI capabilities, and plugin compatibility on the roadmap, so it is not a complete Photoshop replacement yet.

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

ArtCraft
getartcraft.com/apps/photocraft

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Graphic

Graphic

Picta

LightCraft

ArtCraft

Categories

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

Categories

Graphic Design Supported
Photo Editing 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

Integrations

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Not Supported

Integrations

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Supported
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