Drawpile vs SpeedyPainter
Drawpile
drawpile.netSpeedyPainter
speedypainter.altervista.orgSide by side
| Figure | Drawpile | SpeedyPainter |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Digital Painting Software | 8.9 (#5) | 7.1 (#44) |
| Purpose | Drawpile lets people draw, paint, sketch and animate together on the same canvas, and it can also be used offline. | SpeedyPainter is a lightweight painting app for sketching, painting, and sharing the drawing process. |
| Support | Support is available through Discord, IRC web chat, Matrix, GitHub issues and the documentation. | Users can send questions, suggestions, and bug reports through the contact form or post feedback on the official forum. |
Plans
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.
SpeedyPainter
SpeedyPainter has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.