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Krita

Digital painting and illustration software, offering a wide range of brushes, customizable settings, and support for animation

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+Customizable InterfaceAllows you to customize dockers and panels for your specific workflow
+Brushes and Brush EnginesOffers a wide variety (100+) of brushes and the ability to customize them, catering to different artistic styles and needs
+Brush StabilizersFor artists who want smoother lines, especially helpful for those with shaky hands
+Vector & Text ToolsCreating comics and illustrations that include text elements
+Wrap-around ModeTool for creating seamless patterns and textures. The image references itself along the x and y axes, allowing you to continue painting without clunky offsetting.
+Resource ManagerSharing and importing brush, texture packs and other resources allows artists to expand their toolset and collaborate
+2D AnimationBasic animation capabilities which can be useful for creating simple animations or storyboards
+Layer ManagementEssential for non-destructive editing in digital painting
+PSD SupportAllows for compatibility with other popular software like Photoshop
+Onion SkinningMakes it easier to create smooth transitions between animation frames by providing a faint overlay of the previous and next frames
+TweeningOffers basic tweening capabilities, which can automate the creation of in-between frames for simple animations involving changes in opacity or position

Platform

Social

             

System Requirements

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#MinimumRecommended
1
Windows 8.1 or higher, macOS 10.12, Linux
2
4GB
16 GB
3
OpenGL 3.0 or higher / Direct3D 11
4
Any tablet compatible with your operating system

Ratings

4.13
5

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Developer

KDE

Written in

C++

Initial Release

21 June 2005

Alternatives

Digital Painting
GIMP  
Image Editor
Adobe Photoshop   GIMP   PhotoScape  
Raster Graphics Editor
Adobe Photoshop   GIMP   PhotoScape  
2D Animation
No alternative software available under '2D Animation' category.