Limner vs Sable Paint
Limner
limnerart.com
Sable Paint
sablepaint.comSide by side
| Figure | Limner | Sable Paint |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 2 |
| Spec score · Digital Painting Software | 8.4 (#9) | 7.7 (#29) |
| Brushes | Brush Studio lets users create brushes and exchange Photoshop ABR files and Limner LBRUSH presets. | The brush editor includes controls for shape, scatter, jitter, blending, colour, height, texture and masking, plus pressure curves and material-point simulation. |
| Layers | It includes layers, masks, and live adjustments. | Layers support height, 28 blend modes, 27 non-destructive adjustment layers, groups, masks and clipping. |
| Product | Limner is a painting, illustration, vector, animation, and comics app for creative work. | Sable Paint is a GPU-native digital painting application for Windows and macOS, built with Rust and wgpu. |
| Windows requirements | Windows support requires Windows 10 or 11 64-bit, a dual-core CPU, 4 GB RAM, and a GPU with Direct3D 12 or Vulkan support. | Windows requires 64-bit Windows 10 version 1809 or later or Windows 11, and a dedicated graphics card with 8 GB VRAM and DirectX 12 or Vulkan support. |
Plans
Limner
- Free tierFree
- iPad betaFree
- iPad betaFree
- Limner FreeFree
- Limner PlusFree
- Limner PlusPriced on request
In their own words
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.
Sable Paint
Sable Paint has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.