<s>
Clip	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Paint	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
marketed	O
as	O
Manga	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
,	O
informally	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
software	O
applications	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
graphics	B-Application
software	I-Application
company	O
Celsys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
versions	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full-featured	O
edition	O
is	O
a	O
page-based	O
,	O
layered	O
drawing	O
program	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
bitmap	B-Algorithm
and	O
vector	O
art	O
,	O
text	O
,	O
imported	O
3D	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
frame-by-frame	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
a	O
stylus	O
and	O
a	O
graphics	B-Device
tablet	I-Device
or	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
ran	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
"	O
Comic	O
Studio	O
"	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
"	O
Manga	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
market	O
by	O
E	O
Frontier	O
America	O
until	O
2007	O
,	O
then	O
by	O
Smith	O
Micro	O
Software	O
until	O
2017	O
;	O
after	O
which	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
sold	O
and	O
supported	O
by	O
Celsys	B-Application
and	O
Graphixly	O
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
a	O
redesigned	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
one	O
based	O
on	O
Celsys	B-Application
 '	O
separate	O
Comic	O
Studio	O
and	O
Illust	O
Studio	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sold	O
in	O
different	O
markets	O
as	O
"	O
Clip	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Paint	I-Application
"	O
version	O
1	O
or	O
"	O
Manga	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
"	O
version	O
5	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
application	O
featured	O
new	O
coloring	O
and	O
text-handling	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
file	O
system	O
which	O
stored	O
the	O
data	O
for	O
each	O
page	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
file	O
(	O
extension	O
.lip	O
)	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
multiple	O
files	O
used	O
for	O
each	O
page	O
by	O
Manga	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
4	O
and	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Manga	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
"	O
was	O
deprecated	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
program	O
sold	O
in	O
all	O
markets	O
as	O
"	O
Clip	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Paint	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2017	O
,	O
Celsys	B-Application
took	O
over	O
direct	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
software	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
ceased	O
its	O
relationship	O
with	O
Smith	O
Micro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Celsys	B-Application
began	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Graphixly	O
for	O
distribution	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clip	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Paint	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clip	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Paint	I-Application
for	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
tablets	B-Device
and	O
smartphones	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
versions	O
for	O
other	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
released	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
and	O
distributed	O
either	O
from	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
web	O
site	O
or	O
on	O
DVD	O
,	O
and	O
purchased	O
either	O
with	O
a	O
perpetual	O
license	O
or	O
an	O
ongoing	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
versions	O
for	O
iPhone	O
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Android-based	O
devices	O
are	O
distributed	O
through	O
the	O
corresponding	O
app	O
stores	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
,	O
but	O
require	O
a	O
subscription	O
–	O
which	O
includes	O
cloud	O
storage	O
–	O
for	O
unrestricted	O
use	O
;	O
without	O
a	O
subscription	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
versions	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
only	O
a	O
specified	O
number	O
of	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
phone	O
versions	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
only	O
1	O
hour	O
per	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
versions	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
:	O
Mini	O
with	O
very	O
limited	O
features	O
(	O
bundled	O
with	O
graphics	B-Device
tablets	I-Device
)	O
,	O
Debut	O
with	O
entry-level	O
features	O
,	O
Pro	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
and	O
EX	O
as	O
the	O
full-feature	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
Clip	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Paint	I-Application
branding	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
editions	O
:	O
Debut	O
(	O
only	O
bundled	O
with	O
tablets	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Pro	O
(	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
vector-based	O
drawing	O
,	O
custom	O
textures	O
,	O
and	O
comics-focused	O
features	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
EX	O
(	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
multi-page	O
documents	O
,	O
book	O
exporting	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companion	O
programs	O
include	O
Clip	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
(	O
for	O
managing	O
and	O
sharing	O
digital	O
assets	O
distributed	O
through	O
the	O
Clip	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
web	O
site	O
,	O
managing	O
licenses	O
,	O
and	O
getting	O
updates	O
and	O
support	O
)	O
and	O
Clip	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Modeler	O
(	O
for	O
setting	O
up	O
3D	O
materials	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
Clip	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Paint	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
