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Ruwa

Open-source painting software·accretion.pro

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Ruwa is a free, open-source desktop painting application for Windows. It combines a responsive canvas, customizable brushes, layer-based editing, and a focused interface built to keep the creative process moving. It includes tools such as a Brush Editor, Smudge and Liquify, non-destructive layer effects, an infinite canvas, and a spectral color-mixing engine.

What it's for

Digital painting and drawingCustom brush creation and editingLayer-based image editingPhoto/image touch-up via Smudge and LiquifyReference organization via Board LayersAdding and editing text directly on canvas

Features 17

  • Alpha masks, clipping layers, layer masks, blend modes, folders
  • Autosave and .rwf project format
  • Board Layers for reference images
  • Brush Control for on-the-fly size/opacity adjustment
  • Custom input curves for brush parameters
  • Custom renderer with tiled processing and screen-space rendering
  • Customizable brush editor (shape, texture, spacing, flow, dynamics)
  • Fast, memory-efficient Undo/Redo
  • Free Transform and Warp for layers
  • Import/export of .rbf brushes and import of Photoshop .abr brushes
  • Infinite/expandable canvas
  • Interface customization (theme, welcome artwork, scale)
  • Lasso Fill, Smart Fill tools
  • Non-destructive layer effects
  • Smudge and Liquify tools
  • Spectral color mixing engine
  • Text on Canvas editing tool

At a glance

free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsWindows
CompanyAccretion

Integrations

Photoshop

Resources

Pricing

Ruwa is entirely free with no paid tiers, subscriptions, or locked features.

FreeFree

Ruwa is completely free for everyone.

Last checked 24 days ago·