# KDE/krita

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 on the KDE and Qt frameworks.

Repository: https://github.com/KDE/krita
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/krita
Homepage: https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-26T08:54:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3981, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10268, forks 846 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:41.402163+00:00)

## What it is
Krita is a free and open-source cross-platform digital painting application built on the KDE and Qt frameworks. It provides an end-to-end solution for creating digital art from scratch, used by illustrators, comic book artists, concept artists, and texture painters.

## Use cases
- paint digital illustrations from scratch
- draw comic book pages and panels
- create concept art for games and films
- paint textures for 3D models and VFX
- sketch and matte painting on a drawing tablet
- free alternative to Photoshop or Procreate for painting

## When to choose
- you need a professional, free digital painting app with brush engines, layers, and animation support
- you work across Linux, macOS, and Windows and want consistent tooling
- you are an illustrator, comic artist, or texture painter

## When to avoid
- you need photo editing or RAW processing rather than painting
- you require vector-first illustration like Inkscape or Illustrator
- you need a lightweight or web-based drawing tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: image-processing, graphics, gui
- domain: graphics, media, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: digital-painting, drawing, illustration, concept-art, comics, texture-painting, qt, kde, open-source, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- KDE/krita (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.402163+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:19:22.362963+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/KDE/krita (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.402163+00:00, sha 845614b59c7f)
  - homepage: https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:43.747255+00:00, sha 2f5edd585bbe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.