AI Paint brings drawing, layers and AI image creation together in a native Mac app. Start with a sketch, a photo or an empty canvas; Smart Auto Mode decides whether AI creates a new image or edits what is there. Drawing is free; AI runs on credits, or on your own OpenAI key with a one-time unlock.
- From sketch to image
- Turn your drawing into a watercolor illustration, try another style or describe how the scene should change. Your canvas becomes the reference for what comes next.
- Smart Auto Mode
- An empty canvas starts a new image, existing artwork becomes the reference for an edit, and a selection directs the edit to one area. Prefer control? Choose Generate or Edit yourself.
- Edit what you select
- Select an area and describe the change: a new background, a replaced detail, an object removed. Results land on a new layer, so your original stays.
- New AI models
- GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Sunburst alongside GPT Image 1 Mini, 1.5 and 2: up to 4K, up to 10 images per request and transparent backgrounds, depending on the model.
- Drawing, shapes and text
- Freehand, rectangles, ellipses, polygons, stars, lines and pen paths, plus text. The drawing tools are free to use, no AI required.
- Layers, masks and effects
- Arrange layers, masks and effects such as outlines, glows, inner shadows and feathered edges. Rulers, guides and grids place everything precisely.
- Layer animation
- Play a layer's items as frames, with frame rate, bounce and loops. Open animated GIFs as editable frames and export your own.
- Prompt Marketplace
- Explore visual styles, keep your favorites and choose what happens: create, edit, remove an object, replace the background or extract a subject.
- Vector and Compose, in beta
- Vector draws logos and icons from editable shapes, curves, gradients and text. Compose turns one prompt into a layout of editable text, shapes and images.
- Credits or your own key
- Drawing is free. For AI, buy credits in the app and see the price before you run it, or unlock Own API Key once and use your OpenAI key, billed by OpenAI.
- A native Mac app
- On the Mac App Store for macOS 14.4 or later. Editable .sps documents with Quick Look previews; export as PNG, JPEG, SVG or animated GIF.