ArcBrush
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Node-based 2D image editor that people say does a lot. Main caveats: a binary download from its website and no information about the company behind it.
Node-based 2D image editor that people say does a lot. Main caveats: a binary download from its website and no information about the company behind it.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 56%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Unclear color handling; RGBA only
“it seems this supports neither and it is unclear if operations happen in linear light”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “ArcBrush – Node-based 2D image editor” “No multiple colorspaces support, alas, only RGBA.”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “ArcBrush – Node-based 2D image editor”
Other image editors people recommend
The four most recommended other image editors, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIMP | 179 | 216 | 45% | 13 | 20 yrs17 owners | — |
| Adobe Photoshop | 152 | 187 | 45% | 12 | 25 yrs22 owners | — |
| Moss pixel canvas | 46 | 6 | 88% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Paint.NET | 30 | 8 | 79% | 7 | — | Approved |
| ArcBrushThis page | 5 | 4 | 56% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I've been looking for something like this for ages now”
“It's not you or the project that felt sketchy but the website asking me to download and run a binary on my computer”
“it seems this supports neither and it is unclear if operations happen in linear light”
“No multiple colorspaces support, alas, only RGBA.”
“I love it because it knows what it hates: Electron; subscriptions; AI-first”
“since it's not FOSS and there's no information about the company/individuals behind it”
“Free and open source and, as far as I can tell, does everything this is claiming to do and more.”
“The Arc homepage is clearly vibe slop”
“vibe-code-front-run it as a paid offering”
“I can’t tell if I love or hate the idea of this.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.