# Clip Studio Paint Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/clip-studio-paint/ 5 people recommended Clip Studio Paint in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Full-featured painting and animation program that people recommend for professional art work; a permanent license is available alongside subscriptions. Summary written by Claude from 6 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 5 of those comments still count. ## Why people recommend it - Professional-grade feature set (2 comments in the sample): "CSP's line art vectors that let you use textured raster brushes with settings like dab scattering in vector strokes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47267445)) "Plus you get an entire professional art program..." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48193952)) ## Other drawing apps people recommend - [Krita](https://hackerapproved.com/p/krita/): 69 recommend, 6 mixed, 10 criticize - [Aseprite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/aseprite/): 22 recommend, 4 mixed, 3 criticize - [Procreate](https://hackerapproved.com/p/procreate/): 19 recommend, 3 mixed, 0 criticize - [LibreSprite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/libresprite/): 6 recommend, 3 mixed, 4 criticize ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.clipstudio.net/ja/) ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Clip Studio Paint", https://hackerapproved.com/p/clip-studio-paint/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.