Drawpile is an open-source project built for digital artists, illustrators, animators, and creative teams.

Does Drawpile have a free plan?

Yes — Drawpile is free to use.

What platforms does Drawpile run on?

Drawpile runs on the web, iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows.

Is Drawpile still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 2 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to Drawpile?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Drawpile, MultiDraw, and CollabDraw.

Drawpile is developed by Drawpile.

When did Drawpile launch?

Drawpile first shipped in 2019.

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Drawpile

Name: Drawpile
Author: Drawpile

drawpile.netUI/UX & prototyping

Drawpile is free, open-source collaborative drawing software that lets multiple people draw, paint, sketch, and animate together on the same canvas. It runs as desktop and Android apps, with a browser-based version for other platforms and iPads.

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24stars

12forks

1alternative

8features

2019since

Overview

8 features

Drawpile is an UI/UX & prototyping project. It focuses on collaborating on drawings, paintings, and animations in real time without sharing files back and forth. Drawpile is an open-source project aimed at digital artists, illustrators, animators, and creative teams. Drawpile is free to use. It ships for the web, iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows.

Drawpile builds and maintains Drawpile, and it first shipped in 2019. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 24 stars and 2 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 8 catalogued features are collaborative canvas, drawing and sketching, and painting tools.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Collaborative canvas
Drawing and sketching
Painting tools
Animation tools
Timelapses
Autorecovery
Offline drawing
Cross-platform support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowseriOSAndroidmacOSWindowsLinuxCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed9 Aug · 07:17 UTC
Drawpile verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Drawpile

What does Drawpile do?: Drawpile focuses on collaborating on drawings, paintings, and animations in real time without sharing files back and forth. It is catalogued under UI/UX & prototyping on PulseGate.
Who is Drawpile for?: Drawpile is an open-source project built for digital artists, illustrators, animators, and creative teams.
Does Drawpile have a free plan?: Yes — Drawpile is free to use.
What platforms does Drawpile run on?: Drawpile runs on the web, iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows.
Is Drawpile still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 2 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to Drawpile?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Drawpile, MultiDraw, and CollabDraw.Drawpile MultiDraw CollabDraw
Who makes Drawpile?: Drawpile is developed by Drawpile.
When did Drawpile launch?: Drawpile first shipped in 2019.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Desktop · Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 24
First seen: 9 Aug 2026
Built for: digital artists, illustrators, animators, and creative teams
Model: Open source
Solves: Collaborating on drawings, paintings, and animations in real time without sharing files back and forth.

Registered as

GitHub: drawpile/dpserver

Developer

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 24
Forks: 12
Open issues: 1
Last commit: 16 May 2026
Commits 90d: 2
Contributors: 3
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: master

Index record

Identity confidence: Medium · 72.8
Indexed: 9 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 9 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: drawpile-drawpile-net
Lifecycle state recorded: 9 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 9 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 9 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://drawpile.net/

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