Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Paintbrush

Now Mac OS is complete!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Paintbrush launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Paintbrush▲2

   Microsoft Paint for Mac

   2017 · paintbrush.sourceforge.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Screen Flow▲116

   Screen recording and editing for Mac

   2014 · telestream.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Artful▲107

   The world's best art on your Mac desktop

   2014 · artfulmac.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hot Shots▲120

   A Dribbble screensaver

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   IOGraph▲82

   Turn your mouse movement into modern art

   2017 · iographica.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Falettes▲166

   Unlimited color palettes

   2017 · scrapdenton.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Palette For Mac▲205

   A menu bar based colour contrast analyser

   2016 · often.studio · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sip for Mac▲393

   The best way to collect, organize & share your colors

   2017 · sipapp.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ScreenFlow 5▲152

   Screencasting and editing software for Mac

   2014 · telestream.net · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Proud for Mac▲303

    Break down tasks & boost your productivity

    2016 · useproud.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sketch 3▲297

    Liquid Glass redesign, an all-new Inspector, and more

    2014 · sketch.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mac Plus with MacPaint▲150

    A blast from the Mac's past, running in your browser.

    2016 · jamesfriend.com.au · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Doo for Mac▲156

    The popular iOS to-do app, now on Mac

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Capto▲179

    A powerful new screen recorder and editor

    2016 · globaldelight.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Pichon for Mac▲270

    Best design graphics at your fingertips, just drag and drop

    2021 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    FreshBackMac▲158

    Fresh backgrounds for your Mac from multiple sources

    2016 · arkanath.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Astropad Studio▲123

    Go beyond a graphics tablet

    2017 · astropad.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Markoff▲94

    A free Markdown previewer for OS X

    2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Brushstroke for iOS▲98

    Turn your photos into beautiful paintings

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fluid▲215

    Turn Your Favorite Web Apps into Real Mac Apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Filmstro▲160

    The world's first soundtrack creation studio

    2016 · filmstro.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shady for Mac▲94

    Pull a virtual shade over your screen, rest your eyes

    2015 · google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    FreeUpMyMac▲110

    Hey HN Ex YC/Google engineer turned indie maker here - excited to share something I just shipped. The System Data in my Mac was taking up 300GB and it took me months to figure out how to clear the old cache, logs, junk and more. And CleanMyMac is a subscription - I refuse to pay subscription fees for Mac apps that run locally. So I built FreeUpMyMac an offline, lifetime Mac cleaner that clear junk with 1 click. And helps you visualize your storage with TreeMap/Sunburst. Hope it’s helpful to you as it is for me. Would love your feedback Tunde

    Jan 2026 · freeupmymac.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Start Something New by Apple▲156

    Collection of artworks made with Apple products

    2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →

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