# Krita (open-source image editor)

> Krita is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. Krita is a free and open source cross-platform application that offers an end-to-end solution for creating digital art files from scratch built… It has 10,494 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and people use it instead of Adobe Photoshop and Clip Studio Paint.

Note: Nightly builds are not covered by this table atm Krita is a free and open source digital painting application. It is for artists who want to create professional work from start to end. Krita is used by comic book artists, illustrators, concept artists, matte and texture painters and in the digital VFX industry.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/KDE/krita |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 10,494 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | Adobe Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Image editing & photo |
| Latest release | none on GitHub |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/KDE/krita/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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