Alternatives to Krita for all platforms with Free License

GIMP

GIMP is a free program for such photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Essentially it's the closest thing to Photoshop you can get for free.
- Krita is for digital illustrations. GIMP is for photo editing. Guest • Jun 2020 • 9 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Like in the description, it's the closest thing to Photoshop you can get. It's not very good for digital drawing, it's focused more on photo editing. Guest • May 2020 • 6 agrees and 2 disagrees
- It's a photo editor and not for digital drawing. Guest • Dec 2020 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Both serve different purpose. Krita is for drawing. GIMP is for editing Guest • Nov 2020
- Gimp is a photo editor. Krita is for digital drawing and painting Guest • Apr 2020 • 7 agrees and 3 disagrees
- Lots of people use GIMP for photo editing, and it's not the best alternative to Krita for digital drawing/painting but you can definitely use GIMP for drawing and painting and not only to edit photos. POX • Apr 2020 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Although they share some resources in common, GIMP isn't on the same niche of Krita Guest • Apr 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- GIMP is for photo editing. Krita is for digital drawing Guest • Dec 2019 • 5 agrees and 1 disagrees
- GIMP is for photo editing. Krita is for digital drawing Guest • Jan 2020 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Snapcraft ... FLATHUB PortableApps.com Haiku AmigaOS
Layer manipulation Customizable Support for Layers Photo effects ... DRM Free Cross-platform Edit photo Ad-free Animation Color to Alpha Image Editing Edit photo Plugins Select by Color Batch image manipulation Blur Filter Built-in Color picker Color correction Extensible by Plugins/Extensions High-resolution images Image Editing Image Masking Keyframe animation Lossless Cropping Edit photo Retouch photos Portable Open PSD files Scalable Scripting support Symmetry brush Add a feature

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Paint.NET

Paint.net is a free and very capable image editing software for Windows. Great alternative to Photoshop for people that do not need all the stuff PS offers.
- The best FREE image editor nowaday. wajeeh • Mar 2020 • 1 agrees and 5 disagrees
Free Personal $ $ $ Windows Windows S .NET Framework
Support for Layers Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Layer manipulation Minimalistic UI ... Lightweight Plugins Beginner friendly Built-in Color picker Community based Consistent UI Night mode/Dark Theme Scan to JPEG Support for image plugins Transparency Unique Content Analyzer Alpha Channel Curve Manipulation Export to PNG History Panel Image Editing Edit photo Convert Photo to Painting PNG Compression Portable Export to PDF Add a feature

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Autodesk SketchBook

Drawing software featuring an unobtrusive user interface and a powerful drawing engine.
- Plethora of brushes with premium look and feel which makes it intuitive and easy to use. Guest • Mar 2017 • 7 agrees and 2 disagrees
Freemium Mac Windows Android iPhone Windows S ... Android Tablet iPad
Texture for brushes Drawing Board Image Editing Support for Layers ... Multi-choice brushes Tablet Pressure Sensitivity Advanced brush settings Color blending Digital Painting Drawing Photo synchronization Open PSD files Raw Photo processing Sketching Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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MediBang Paint

A lightweight software for illustration and making comic books on Windows and Mac OS.

Freemium Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Color blending Multi-choice brushes Blending brushes Category filters ... Frame by frame animation Pen pressure Pen Stabilization Texture for brushes Alpha lock Auto-saving Comic templates Create Custom brushes Drawing Gradients Image Smoothing Support for Layers Lightweight Night mode/Dark Theme No Subscription Non linear presentation Social posting Tablet Pressure Sensitivity Text tool Transformation toolbox Unlimited layers Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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MyPaint

MyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists. It supports graphics tablets made by Wacom, and many similar devices.
- Both programmes aims for simplicity/usability Thelle • Jan 2017 • 3 agrees and 3 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Infinite canvas Color blending Digital Painting Drawing ... Support for Layers Portable Sketching Fullscreen support Image Editing Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

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Photopea

Online photo editor, which can work with PSD, XCF and Sketch files (Photoshop, Gimp and Sketch App). Convert between PSD, XCF, JPG, PNG and many other formats. .

Free Web
Web-Based Open PSD files Vectorize raster images Sketch to PSD ... Browser based Import from Sketch Support for Layers Free API Image Editing Realtime magic wand tool Text tool User interface Web based platform Color blending Digital Painting Drawing Image Editing Kids Mode Layer manipulation Edit photo Photographic filters Convert Photo to Painting Photoshop-like REST API Texture painting Add a feature

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FireAlpaca

FireAlpaca is the image editor that can be used readily and easily. We made it possible to provide the completely free download, in order for our products to be...

Free Mac Windows
Blending brushes Digital Drawing Support for Layers Multi-choice brushes ... Smooth lines Beginner friendly Digital Painting Drawing Board Image Editing Support for Layers Tablet support Add a feature

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Glimpse Image Editor

Glimpse is an open source image editor based on the GNU Image Manipulation Program. The goal is to experiment with new ideas and expand the use of free software.
- It's a GIMP fork by people who thought the name "GIMP" was one of the biggest reasons GIMP is having trouble competing with Photoshop. The same reasons apply. (GIMP is tuned for photo editing, not digital painting.) Guest • Nov 2020 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Windows Linux
Customizable Layer manipulation Image Editing Edit photo ... Retouch photos Add a feature

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ibis Paint X

ibis Paint is an easy yet powerful drawing app made with tools for sketching manga right at your fingertips.
- It has many brushes and options. It's good for beginners and pros. Guest • Feb 2020 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Color blending Text tool Blur Filter Brush Stabilizers ... Comic templates Creating colors Create Custom brushes Digital pen Extract Drawing Gradients Image Editing Image Smoothing Support for Layers Pen pressure Pen Stabilization Realtime magic wand tool Rotation tasks Texture for brushes Tiling Panes Advanced brush settings Automatic Duplicate Merge Background Music Drawing Multi-choice brushes Record drawing as video Stabilizing Time-lapse Unlimited layers Add a feature

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Fotor

Fotor is a online picture editor and graphic designer, allowing you to use online photo editing tools, such as add filters, frames, text, stickers and effects…and apply...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone
Design template Handwriting recognition Collage Photo effects ... Automatic brightness dimming Blur Filter Edit photo Retouch photos Add a feature

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Alternatives to Krita for all platforms with Free License

GIMP

Paint.NET

Autodesk SketchBook

MediBang Paint

MyPaint

Photopea

FireAlpaca

Glimpse Image Editor

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