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On the recordRead 4 Oct 202616 facts
Black Ink
Plans and prices
Business
€99a year
For legal entities using Black Ink as part of their business; professional licenses grant one year of use
Read 4 Oct 2026 · blackink.bleank.com
Upgrade
$8.99one-time
For existing Black Ink owners upgrading to the 2023 version
Read 4 Oct 2026 · blackink.bleank.com
Individuals
$34.99one-time
Personal use; perpetual use of Black Ink 2023
Read 4 Oct 2026 · blackink.bleank.com
On the record
- Brush engine
- Its brush engine supports brush customization, parameter behavior editing, and coding original brushes with its brush shader language.blackink.bleank.com · read 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.blackink.bleank.com · read 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.blackink.bleank.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Drawing tools
- The maker lists tools including brush, eraser, paint bucket, blur, magic wand, lasso select, transform, crop, zoom, and rotate.blackink.bleank.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- File formats
- Documented image import and export formats include JPG, PNG, and PSD.blackink.bleank.com · read 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.blackink.bleank.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Layer system
- The nodal layer system lets users combine layer operators while preserving the original drawing.blackink.bleank.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Personal licenses provide perpetual use of Black Ink 2023, while professional licenses provide one year of use.blackink.bleank.com · read 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.blackink.bleank.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Platform limit
- The maker says it is focused on Windows and has no immediate plans for Mac or Linux versions.blackink.bleank.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Black Ink is drawing software focused on digital painting and procedural art.blackink.bleank.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Rendering
- Black Ink uses GPU-based rendering and advertises support for large picture resolutions including 4K, UHD, and 16K.blackink.bleank.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is available by email, Discord, and the maker's forum; personal licenses include priority email support.blackink.bleank.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The installer documentation says users can try Black Ink for a limited time, but it does not state the duration.blackink.bleank.com · read 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.blackink.bleank.com · read 4 Oct 2026
