Krita is a professional digital painting program that serves as a comprehensive tool for artists engaged in creating illustrations, comics, animations, concept art, and storyboards. With its extensive set of features, Krita enhances the productivity and enjoyment of digital painting.

Krita boasts an array of both traditional and innovative features tailored to streamline your artistic process. It includes advanced brush engines perfect for sketching and painting, stabilizers for smooth freehand inking, and assistants to help construct intricate scenes. For an uninterrupted creative flow, Krita offers a distraction-free canvas-only mode. Additionally, the program supports clone layers, layer styles, and non-destructive editing through filter and transform masks. Krita is compatible with all major file formats, including PSD, ensuring seamless integration with other software.

The capabilities of Krita extend beyond static imagery into animation, with features such as onion skinning, storyboarding, and comic book project management. Artists can also leverage Python scripting, a wide range of powerful filters, selection tools, colorizing tools, and color-managed workflows. Krita's flexible workspaces cater to various creative needs. Explore the full spectrum of Krita's features at krita.org!

Please note that the current release of Krita is a beta version, not yet ready for professional use. The interface is optimized for larger screens such as tablets and Chromebooks, and it is not available for smartphones at this stage.

Krita is developed by the Krita Foundation and Halla Rempt Software, and is a part of the KDE community.

What's New in the Latest Version 5.2.3

Last updated on Jun 25, 2024

This update marks the third bugfix release for Krita 5.2, ensuring continued improvements and stability for users.