PaintTool SAI
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PaintTool SAI, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From PaintTool SAI's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PaintTool SAI Ver.1 Software License | $5,500, paid once | One license per user and installation · License covers Ver.1.x.x · Nonreturnable |
The facts
Each one read from PaintTool SAI's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Color
- It supports 16-bit ARGB channels for image composition.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Data protection
- The maker describes a data protection function intended to avoid abnormal termination such as bugs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Drawing
- It supports pressure-sensitive digitizers and produces anti-aliased drawings.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Known limit
- SAI Ver.1 does not support high-DPI monitors.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License upgrade
- The Ver.1 license covers minor upgrades within Ver.1.x.x, and the maker says Ver.2 will be a free upgrade.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Operating system
- The listed SAI Ver.1 minimum requirements specify Windows XP through Windows 11 and a 32-bit platform.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The license agreement says purchase information is used for personal identification if the user loses the license download password, and that it will not be sold or transferred.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PaintTool SAI is lightweight painting software for digital art.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker says it cannot provide support for basic Windows operation knowledge.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Tablet support
- SAI Ver.2 technical preview supports pen tablets using WinTab API and TabletPC API.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Technical preview
- SAI Ver.2 is distributed as a technical preview that may contain serious bugs, and the maker advises precautions such as keeping multiple backups.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Warranty
- The license agreement provides the software “AS IS” and says the maker does not warrant that it will work or undertake bug fixes on request.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Trial limitation
- After the 31-day trial expires, file opening and saving are disabled immediately.checked 7 Oct 2026
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