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We've compiled a list of 132 free and paid alternatives to Krita. The primary competitors include GIMP, Adobe Photoshop. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Krita and Inkscape, Paint.NET, Adobe Illustrator CC. Also you can look at other similar options here: Photos and Graphics Software.


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Krita is a complete creative sketching and painting application with advanced, commercial quality...

Krita Platforms

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Krita Overview

Krita is a complete creative sketching and painting application with advanced, commercial quality features. It's free, open-source and available across all major desktop platforms.

User Interface - An intuitive user interface that stays out of your way. The dockers and panels can be moved and customized for your specific workflow. Once you have your setup, you can save it as your own workspace. You can also create your own shortcuts for commonly used tools.

Pop-up Palette - Quickly pick your color and brush by right-clicking on the canvas.

Brush Stabilizers - Have a shaky hand? Add a stabilizer to your brush to smoothen it out.

Brush Engines - Customize your brushes with 9 unique brush engines.

Wrap-around mode - It is easy to create seamless textures and patterns now. Press the ‘W’ key while painting to toggle wrap-around mode.

Resource Manager - Import brush and texture packs from other artists to expand your tool set.

Layer Management - Krita comes with vector, filter, group, and file layers. Combine, order, and flatten layers to keep organized. Add drop shadows and other simple effects using visual styles.

Full Color Management - Krita supports full color management through LCMS for ICC and OpenColor IO for EXR, allowing you to incorporate Krita into your existing color management pipeline.

Krita Features

tick-square Blending brushes
tick-square Blending and lineart
tick-square Penetration tools
tick-square Digital Drawing
tick-square Drawing
tick-square Open source software
tick-square 3D Poser
tick-square Support for Wacom Tablets
tick-square Optimized for Touch screen
tick-square Texture painting
tick-square Tablet Pressure Sensitivity
tick-square Symmetry brush
tick-square SVG Editors
tick-square Support for Hotkeys
tick-square Smooth lines
tick-square Rewind the changes
tick-square Pop-up Palette
tick-square Page labeling
tick-square No Kernel-Mode Components
tick-square Multi-choice brushes
tick-square Instant edit screenshots
tick-square Fullscreen support
tick-square Frame by frame animation
tick-square Document templates
tick-square Digital-painting focused
tick-square Color blending
tick-square Brush Stabilizers
tick-square Background transparency
tick-square Auto aligment rulers
tick-square Timeline-based
tick-square Keyframe animation
tick-square Animations
tick-square Texture for brushes
tick-square Open PSD files
tick-square Support for Layers
tick-square Layer manipulation
tick-square Customizable
tick-square Auto Correction
tick-square Portable
tick-square Lightweight

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Krita Tags

photo-editing vector-art pen-tablet image-editing illustration drawing bundles animation sketching digital-painting

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