Clip Studio Paint

The full-featured edition is a page-based, layered drawing program, with support for bitmap and vector art, text, imported 3D models, and frame-by-frame animation.

It has drawing tools which emulate natural media such as pencils, ink pens, and brushes, as well as patterns and decorations.

The original version of the program ran on macOS and Windows, and was released in Japan as "Comic Studio" in 2001.

The version released under this unified branding (build 1.5.4 of the redesigned application) also introduced a new file format (extension .clip) and frame-by-frame animation.

[12] The Windows and macOS versions of the software have been sold and distributed either from the developer's web site or on DVD, and purchased either with a perpetual license or an ongoing subscription.

[13] Purchasing the "update pass" provides early access to features planned to be included in version 3 and its subsequent releases for 12 months, after which the software will revert to the original license (1.13 or 2.0).