# Krita

> Professional open source digital painting and illustration tool

- Canonical URL: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/krita
- JSON export: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/krita.json
- Website: https://github.com/kde/krita
- Category: Design
- Open source: yes
- Self-hostable: no
- Verified listing: no
- Featured: no
- Published at: 2026-06-06T09:56:58+00:00
- Catalog revision: `1013879815`

## Repository metrics (point-in-time)

- Repository: https://github.com/kde/krita
- Stars: 10689
- Forks: 899
- Open issues: 0
- License: GPL-3.0
- Last push: 2026-11-04T02:10:19+00:00
- Metrics observed at (synced_at): 2026-11-04T11:16:24+00:00
- Archived: no

Tags: Design, Painting, Illustration, Concept Art
Tech stacks: C++, CMake, javascript, python, QML, Qt

## Features
- Includes specialized brush engines for digital painting and sketching. *(highlighted)*
- Supports advanced layer masks and non destructive transformation tools. *(highlighted)*
- Provides full support for HDR painting and various color spaces. *(highlighted)*

## Description

Krita is a professional free and open source digital painting application. It provides an end to end solution for concept artists, illustrators, and matte painters to create high quality digital art files from scratch.

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