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24 alternatives to Patina

Simple and elegant MS Paint-like app 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. Patina launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Paint▲326

   A simple Microsoft Paint inspired web app

   2025 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Palette For Mac▲205

   A menu bar based colour contrast analyser

   2016 · often.studio · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Noun Project for Mac▲334

   Building a visual language of icons anyone can understand

   2015 · thenounproject.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sip for Mac▲393

   The best way to collect, organize & share your colors

   2017 · sipapp.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pika▲291

   A free, open-source colour picker app for macOS

   2021 · superhighfives.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Falettes▲166

   Unlimited color palettes

   2017 · scrapdenton.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Microsoft Sprightly▲169

   Instantly transform your photos into professional collages!

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pichon for Mac▲270

   Best design graphics at your fingertips, just drag and drop

   2021 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tayasui Sketches▲97

   The ideal canvas for ideas, illustrations, paintings (iOS)

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Culrs Mac App▲245

    Thoughtfully crafted color palettes now on your mac menubar

    2019 · culrs.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Color Palette Manager▲85

    This nifty app helps you create, manage and share palettes.

    2015 · coffeecup.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Canvas▲251

    A DALL·E playground for the Mac

    2023 · kevinhermawan.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Paintlet▲5

    MS Paint for Mac: native, open source, no AI

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Affinity by Canva▲207

    Free creative software for vector, pixel, and print.=

    Oct 2025 · affinity.studio · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Photoflow▲166

    A native Mac app for Instagram

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Amadine for Mac, iPad and iPhone▲146

    The ultimate vector graphics software for Mac, iOS and iPads

    2019 · amadine.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pastel▲131

    Beautiful color palettes

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Skala Color▲189

    An extraordinary color picker for designers and developers

    2015 · bjango.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ArtistAssistApp▲82

    The web app to paint better with ease

    2023 · artistassistapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Mac Plus with MacPaint▲150

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

    2016 · jamesfriend.com.au · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Artful▲107

    The world's best art on your Mac desktop

    2014 · artfulmac.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Artpaper▲133

    Change wallpapers on your Mac to gorgeous paintings

    2016 · gikken.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Depict 2.0▲117

    Art collections for your digital canvas

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Desktop Fruit▲140

    Curated Mac application designs

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →