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Drawpile vs Sketchable Plus

Drawpile

drawpile.net

Sketchable Plus

siliconbenders.com

Side by side

FigureDrawpileSketchable Plus
Price fromFree—
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open sourceYes—
WebYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOSYes—
LinuxYes—
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
APIYes—
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published21
Spec score · Digital Painting Software8.9 (#5)7.0 (#45)
Spec score · Sketching Software8.9 (#3)7.1 (#16)
LayersLayer groups, blend modes, alpha preservation, clipping groups, masks and alpha lock are supported.Sketchable Plus supports up to 32 layers.
PurposeDrawpile lets people draw, paint, sketch and animate together on the same canvas, and it can also be used offline.Sketchable Plus is a drawing app for digital artists that can also be used to write notes and import, edit, and share images.
SupportSupport is available through Discord, IRC web chat, Matrix, GitHub issues and the documentation.The maker invites users to contact it with questions about Sketchable Plus, upcoming changes, or release dates.

Plans

Drawpile

  • DrawpileFree
  • FreeFree

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Sketchable Plus

  • Sketchable Plus$19.99, paid once

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In their own words

Drawpile

Drawpile is a drawing, painting, sketching and animation app for people working together on one canvas, with offline use also available. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and the web; on iPhone and iPad, the browser version works, but there is no native iOS app. Its toolkit includes more than 200 built-in brushes, several brush engines, a brush editor and stroke stabilization. Layers and layer groups support blend modes, alpha preserve, clipping groups, masking and alpha lock. Animation tools include a timeline and onion skins. Canvases can be saved as OpenRaster or PSD, and images can be pasted from files or other programs. Users can join official community servers without arranging their own infrastructure, or operate a server themselves. External authentication can let users access potentially untrusted third-party servers without sharing their password with those servers. Drawpile says it does not transfer information to other networked systems unless a user or operator specifically requests it. The free plan costs nothing.

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Sketchable Plus

Sketchable Plus has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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