Mischief
Mischief is a digital painting and drawing application designed for artists, illustrators, and graphic designers working with graphics tablets. It features an unlimited canvas that can be zoomed and panned freely, support for pressure-sensitive drawing with customizable brushes, layered composition, vector shape tools, and export to popular formats including PSD with layer preservation. The app integrates gesture support for trackpad and touch input, making it accessible to users of different input devices. It is intended as a lightweight alternative to more complex desktop painting suites.
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1 suggestionMischief has not received updates since the mid-2010s and there is no evidence of a native Apple Silicon build. The vendor appears to have abandoned active development, leaving no clear upgrade path for users running the Intel-only version under Rosetta. Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), after which this app will no longer launch on any Mac. If Mischief is central to your workflow, you should begin evaluating alternatives now. Consider Procreate Dreams or Affinity Designer 2, both of which are actively maintained and run natively on Apple Silicon — Affinity Designer in particular offers similar vector and raster painting capabilities at a one-time purchase price. Clip Studio Paint, Krita (free, open-source), and Adobe Fresco are also solid native alternatives depending on your specific needs and budget. You have approximately two and a half years to migrate your files and workflow before Rosetta is removed.
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