Black Ink
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Black Ink, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Black Ink's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Business | €99 a year | For legal entities using Black Ink as part of their business; professional licenses grant one year of use · per seat |
| Upgrade | $8.99, paid once | For existing Black Ink owners upgrading to the 2023 version |
| Individuals | $34.99, paid once | Personal use; perpetual use of Black Ink 2023 |
The facts
Each one read from Black Ink's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Brush engine
- Its brush engine supports brush customization, parameter behavior editing, and coding original brushes with its brush shader language.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Commercial work
- The FAQ says users may sell graphics they create with Black Ink and create assets for games they intend to sell.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Computer limit
- A license can be used on several computers, but Black Ink cannot run on multiple computers simultaneously under that license.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Drawing tools
- The maker lists tools including brush, eraser, paint bucket, blur, magic wand, lasso select, transform, crop, zoom, and rotate.checked 4 Oct 2026
- File formats
- Documented image import and export formats include JPG, PNG, and PSD.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documented supported image formats include PSD, and the maker's under-development page describes plans for improved PSD import and export.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Layer system
- The nodal layer system lets users combine layer operators while preserving the original drawing.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Personal licenses provide perpetual use of Black Ink 2023, while professional licenses provide one year of use.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Minimum requirements
- The listed minimum requirements are Windows 7, a 2 GHz single-core processor, 2 GB memory, a graphics card with pixel shader 3.0 and 1 GB VRAM, DirectX 11, and 100 MB disk space.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Black Ink is drawing software focused on digital painting and procedural art.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Rendering
- Black Ink uses GPU-based rendering and advertises support for large picture resolutions including 4K, UHD, and 16K.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is available by email, Discord, and the maker's forum; personal licenses include priority email support.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The FAQ says license holders receive automatic updates when available, while noting that major updates may require a manual update through the maker's system.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Trial
- The installer documentation says users can try Black Ink for a limited time, but it does not state the duration.checked 4 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform limit
- The maker says it is focused on Windows and has no immediate plans for Mac or Linux versions.checked 4 Oct 2026
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