Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Paintbrush
Microsoft Paint for Mac
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 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A blast from the Mac's past, running in your browser.
2016 · jamesfriend.com.au · its alternatives →
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Best drawing tool to paint on Mac with 100 drawing brushes
2018 · its alternatives →
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Collection of artworks made with Apple products
2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →
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Turn your photos into beautiful paintings
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Artpaper▲133Change wallpapers on your Mac to gorgeous paintings
2016 · gikken.co · its alternatives →
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This nifty app helps you create, manage and share palettes.
2015 · coffeecup.com · its alternatives →
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Palette For Mac▲205A menu bar based colour contrast analyser
2016 · often.studio · its alternatives →
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Display websites through your screensaver
2015 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →
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Splashify▲194Beautiful desktop wallpapers for Mac and Windows
2017 · splashify.net · its alternatives →
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Color Lisa▲73Color palette masterpieces from the greatest artists
2016 · colorlisa.com · its alternatives →
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FreshBackMac▲158Fresh backgrounds for your Mac from multiple sources
2016 · arkanath.com · its alternatives →
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Pichon for Mac▲270Best design graphics at your fingertips, just drag and drop
2021 · icons8.com · its alternatives →
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