Krita
A free, open-source painting application with brushes, layers and animation tools for digital artists.
Sources last checked 2026-09-29 · See individual evidence
What is Krita?
Krita is a painting application built around brushes, drawing assistance and layered artwork. Its brush engines, stabilizers and customizable workspace help artists develop illustrations, while vector and text tools can support comic panels. It also includes a workspace for 2D animation.
The strongest reason to consider Krita is a drawing or painting workflow. Evaluate it using your own tablet, brush presets and sample artwork. A photography workflow should be tested separately, since having layers does not make painting tools interchangeable with a photo editor.
Based on official product documentation ↗When to consider Krita
Typical uses based on its documented tools. Check the requirements of your own project.
- Digital illustration and concept art
- Comics and painted textures
- Hand-drawn 2D animation
Strengths & considerations
What it offers
- Customizable brushes and stroke stabilizers for drawing.
- Painting, comic layout tools and 2D animation in one application.
- Free core application without a required subscription.
What to check
- For a Photoshop migration, test your specific photo-editing tasks.
- Check tablet behaviour and imported brush resources on your system.
- Validate layered file exchange with collaborators before switching.
Editorial guidance, not a hands-on review or a guarantee of compatibility.
Plans & pricing
Listed amounts use the source currency. Check billing commitments, taxes, region and edition limits before subscribing.
Free entry option
Free
Check the official source for edition limits, optional services and current terms.
Checked 2026-09-21
Check official plan details ↗Features & capabilities
Verified capabilities may belong to different editions or optional services. Read the plan and source notes.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes
9 other capabilities have not yet been verified
Unknown means we have no confirmed evidence for this field. It does not mean the product lacks the capability.
- Free trial
- Unknown
- Self-hosted
- Unknown
- Offline
- Unknown
- API
- Unknown
- AI features
- Unknown
- Cloud
- Unknown
- Commercial use
- Unknown
- Beginner friendly
- Unknown
- Professional
- Unknown
Sources & verification
Verification applies only to the fields listed below. An unlisted feature or platform is unknown, not unsupported.
Krita — official product information ↗
Painting, brushes, layers, animation, free distribution and GNU GPL are described on the homepage. Painting-focused candidate; evaluate photo workflows separately.
Accessed 2026-09-21 · Verified 2026-09-21
Evidence fields (8)
description · freePlan · openSource · feature:digital-painting · feature:layers · plan:base · pricingModel · license
Krita downloads ↗
Official download page lists Windows, macOS and Linux installers.
Accessed 2026-09-21 · Verified 2026-09-21
Evidence fields (3)
platform:windows · platform:macos · platform:linux
Krita — product and editorial review ↗
Feature documentation supports brushes, stabilization, vectors, text, animation and subscription-free use. Migration checks are editorial guidance.
Accessed 2026-09-29 · Verified 2026-09-29
Evidence fields (8)
description · company · pros · cons · useCases · feature:digital-painting · feature:layers · feature:vector-graphics
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