Black Ink vs Limner
Black Ink
blackink.bleank.com
Limner
limnerart.comSide by side
| Figure | Black Ink | Limner |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €8.25/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 6 |
| Spec score · Digital Painting Software | 8.2 (#13) | 8.4 (#9) |
| Drawing tools | The maker lists tools including brush, eraser, paint bucket, blur, magic wand, lasso select, transform, crop, zoom, and rotate. | It supports pressure and tilt, custom brushes, and importing Photoshop brushes. |
| File formats | Documented image import and export formats include JPG, PNG, and PSD. | The documented formats include Limner, limnerbook, PSD, OpenRaster, SVG, PNG, JPEG, and CMYK TIFF. |
| Product | Black Ink is drawing software focused on digital painting and procedural art. | Limner is a painting, illustration, vector, animation, and comics app for creative work. |
| Support | Support is available by email, Discord, and the maker's forum; personal licenses include priority email support. | Support is provided by email for bugs, feature requests, keys, billing, and questions, and the studio says every message is read by the developer. |
Plans
Black Ink
- Upgrade€8.79 a month
- Individuals€33.99 a month
- Business€99 a year
- Upgrade$8.99, paid once
- Individuals$34.99, paid once
Limner
- Free tierFree
- iPad betaFree
- iPad betaFree
- Limner FreeFree
- Limner PlusFree
- Limner PlusPriced on request
In their own words
Black Ink
Black Ink has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Limner
Limner is an app for painting, illustration, vector work, animation, and comics, with desktop versions for Windows and macOS and support for iPadOS. Drawing tools include pressure and tilt input, stroke stabilization, custom brushes, and Photoshop ABR brush importing. Layers, masks, and live adjustments support image editing. Animation mode provides frame-by-frame work with onion skin and exports to GIF, MP4, or numbered PNG sequences. The app can record drawing sessions and export timelapse videos up to 4K; the manual also lists PSD import and SVG export. The download page specifies Windows 10 or 11 64-bit, macOS 13 Ventura or later, and iPadOS 16 or later. Windows minimum requirements include a dual-core CPU, 4 GB RAM, and a GPU with a working Direct3D 12 or Vulkan driver. The desktop free tier needs no account or key, while vector, animation, and book projects on desktop are Limner Plus features. All features are unlocked during the iPad beta. Limner says artwork, documents, and settings stay on the device, and that the app has no analytics, telemetry, or crash reporting. The license permits personal and commercial creative work.