This is a list of 2D graphics software.
Software | Developer | Operating Systems | License |
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Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Inc. | Windows, macOS | Proprietary |
Adobe PhotoShop | Adobe | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | Proprietary |
Adobe Express | Adobe | iOS, Android | Proprietary |
Adobe InDesign | Adobe | Windows, macOS | Proprietary |
Aseprite | Igara Studio S.A. | Windows, macOS, Linux | Proprietary |
CorelDRAW | Alludo | Windows | Proprietary |
Corel Painter | Alludo | Windows, macOS | Proprietary |
Blender | Blender Foundation | Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD, Haiku | Open-source |
Canva | Canva Inc. | Web application | Proprietary |
Deluxe Paint | Electronic Arts | AmigaOS, MS-DOS | Proprietary |
Inkscape | Inkscape Developers | Windows, macOS, Linux | Open-source (GPL) |
GIMP | The GIMP Development Team | Windows, macOS, Linux | Open-source (GPL) |
Krita | Krita Foundation | Windows, macOS, Linux | Open-source (GPL) |
Affinity Designer | Serif Europe | Windows, macOS | Proprietary |
Paint.NET | Rick Brewster, dotPDN LLC | Windows | Freeware |
Autodesk SketchBook | Autodesk | Windows, macOS, Android, iOS | Freemium |
Linearity Curve | Linearity.io | iOS | Proprietary |
Medibang Paint | Medibang Inc. | Windows, macOS, Android, iOS | Freeware |
FireAlpaca | PGN Inc. | Windows, macOS | Freeware |
Clip Studio Paint | Celsys | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | Proprietary |
Microsoft Paint | Microsoft | Windows | Proprietary |
MyPaint | MyPaint Development Team | Windows, macOS, Linux | Open-source (GPL) |
ArtRage | Ambient Design | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | Proprietary |
Pixlr | Inmagine Group | Web-based, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS | Freemium |
Pixelmator Pro | Pixelmator Team | macOS | Proprietary |
Sketchbook | Autodesk | macOS,Windows, Android, iOS | Proprietary |
Procreate | Savage Interactive | iOS and iPadOS | Proprietary |
FigJam | Figma | Web application | Proprietary |
SmartDraw | SmartDraw, LLC | Web application | Proprietary |
Sketch | Sketch B.V. | macOS | Proprietary |
Synfig | Synfig community | Linux, macOS, Windows | Open-source GNU GPL-2.0-or-later. [4] |
FlipaClip | Visual Blasters LLC | Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, ChromeOS | Proprietary |
VistaCreate | Vistaprint | Web application | Proprietary |
Houdini | Side Effects Software Inc. | Linux, macOS, Windows | Proprietary |
Autodesk Maya | Autodesk | Windows, macOS, Linux | Proprietary |
TVPaint Animation | TVPaint Développement | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, AmigaOS | Proprietary |
Adobe Animate | Adobe Inc. | Windows | Proprietary |
Terragen | Planetside Software | Windows, macOS | Proprietary/freeware |
Photopea | Ivan Kutskir | Web application | Proprietary |
Moho | Lost Marble LLC | Windows, macOS | Proprietary |
QuarkXPress | Quark, Inc. | Windows, macOS | Proprietary |
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