Raster, vector and your photo library, in one app you own.
Nautilus Canvas is a native creative app built by one independent developer. No subscription. No AI. Buy it once and it's yours.
The deal
Creative software stopped feeling like something you own. This is the alternative.
- No subscription
- Pay once and every future update is included. No renewals, no upgrade fees.
- No AI
- No generated content and no features that send your work away to be analysed. Every pixel is made by you.
- Yours to keep
- Your license never expires and works offline. The app doesn't need to check in with a server to keep running.
- Your work stays on your computer
- Local-first by design. Your files live on your machine, not in someone else's cloud.
Three tools, one document
Instead of a suite of separate apps passing files back and forth, everything lives in one place.
Paint and retouch
16-bit, colour-managed layers with non-destructive adjustments.
Draw with vectors
Editable paths and shapes right beside your pixels, not in a separate app.
Organise your photos
Browse and manage your library without leaving the app.
Nautilus Canvas is in active development. Features may change before the beta.
Questions
When does the beta open?
When it's ready, not before. Leave your email and you'll hear the day it opens.
How much will it cost?
One price, paid once, with every future update included. The exact price will be announced with the beta.
Which platforms?
macOS first, built for Apple silicon. Linux and Windows are planned.
Who's making it?
Thomas Headrick, an independent developer building the tools he wanted to use himself.