How to uninstall old versions (Ver.1.4.3 and earlier)

CLIP STUDIO PAINT versions 1.5.0 and onwards are installed as separate applications to their older versions.


Please follow the steps below to uninstall older versions.

*Uninstalling older versions will not remove data such as materials or preferences.

You can continue using the latest version.


For Windows users:

1. Go to [Start] →[System Tools] and open the [Control Panel].

*For Windows 7, go to [Start]→[Control Panel].

*For Windows 8.1, right click the [Start] menu and open [Control Panel].


2. Select [Program]→[Programs and Features].


3. As shown in the sections boxed in red in the image below, please select and uninstall the versions without a number next to them.


*The operation listed above will uninstall CLIP STUDIO PAINT.


If you do not have other software from the CLIP STUDIO series besides PAINT, the older version of [CLIP STUDIO] will be uninstalled along with the PAINT software.



For macOS users:

1. Select [Finder]→[Go]→[Application].


2. As shown in the image below, please open folder of CLIP STUDIO without a number next to it.


3. Please delete the following data:


・[CLIP STUDIO PAINT] files in the [App] folder.

・[PAINT] folder within the [App]→[Settings] folder.

・[PAINT] folder within the [App]→[PlugIn] folder.


*The operation listed above will uninstall CLIP STUDIO PAINT.


If you do not use other software from the CLIP STUDIO series besides PAINT, move the folders of [CLIP STUDIO] with red borders to the recycling bin to complete unistallation of CLIP STUDIO PAINT.