The Best Open Source Krita AlternativesTop Digital Painting Tools and other similar apps like Krita

The best open source alternative to Krita is GIMP. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Krita and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Krita are MyPaint, Fossify Paint, enve and DrawPile.

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  1. GIMP icon

    GIMP

     4813 likes

    Free open-source suite offering advanced photo retouching, image composition, original artwork creation, batch processing, plugin support, custom scripting, mass image format conversion, and integration with free publishing tools for comprehensive editing solutions.

    208 GIMP alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    • AppImage
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    GIMP vs Krita Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Paul
    2

    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.

    Top Negative Comment
    cel
    1

    Different intended purpose: GIMP for general image editing, Krita for digital painting and animation.

    Guest
    Negative
    3

    Krita is primarily a painting/art software while Gimp is typically for photo editing and retouching.

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    • GIMP is Free and Open SourceKrita is also Free and Open Source
    • GIMP is an Image Editor Krita is a Digital Painting Tool
  2. MyPaint icon

    MyPaint

     396 likes

    MyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists. It supports graphics tablets made by Wacom, and many similar devices.

    136 MyPaint alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    MyPaint vs Krita Comments
    Thelle Christensen
    Positive
    2

    Both programmes aims for simplicity/usability

    • MyPaint is Free and Open SourceKrita is also Free and Open Source
  4. Fossify Paint icon

    Fossify Paint

     17 likes

    Privacy-centric digital drawing tool perfect for all skill levels. Create, customize, and share art with adjustable brushes, canvas colors, and versatile format support via PNG, JPG, and SVG without compromising your privacy—fully open-source.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Android Tablet
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  5. enve icon

    enve

     42 likes

    Enve is a free and open-source 2D animation app. It can create both vector and raster animations and even use sound and video files. It has been created with flexibility and expandability in mind.

    58 enve alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. AzPainter icon

    AzPainter

     22 likes

    AzPainter is a full color painting program for Linux. It's a lightweight tool with tablet pressure support, and provides basic functions such as selection, layers, filters. you can use it for painting, image editing, or pixel art making.

    35 AzPainter alternatives

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    • Linux
    • AppImage
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  9. LazPaint icon

    LazPaint

     47 likes

    Raster & vector graphic editor with many tools and filters, written in Lazarus. Portable, 32bit & 64bit versions, ORA format & 16384x16384 image support. In app 3D import & rendering.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. PhotoDemon icon

    PhotoDemon

     34 likes

    BSD-licensed portable photo editor for Windows featuring multi-layer editing, batch processing, macro support, real-time effect previews, advanced filters, customizable hotkeys, non-destructive tools, color-managed workflow, efficient performance, and broad file compatibility.

    34 PhotoDemon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    PhotoDemon screenshot 1
     
  11. Pixelitor icon

    Pixelitor

     28 likes

    Open source image editor with non-destructive editing, 110+ filters, adjustment and text layers, support for smart objects and adjustment layers, cross-platform compatibility, and layer-based editing for flexible image composition.

    117 Pixelitor alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Pocket Paint icon

    Pocket Paint

     21 likes

    Pocket Paint is a paint editor that, among others, allows setting parts of pictures to transparent and zooming up to pixel level.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  13. Our Paint icon

    Our Paint

     12 likes

    Our Paint is a featureless but programmable painting program.

    48 Our Paint alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • itch.io
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    Our Paint vs Krita Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    programmable, custom scriptable, node editor, WYSIWYG, visual programming

    • Our Paint is Free and Open SourceKrita is also Free and Open Source
  14. InfiniPaint icon

    InfiniPaint

     7 likes

    InfiniPaint is a collaborative, infinite space, infinite zoom, canvas note-taking/drawing app. Unlike many other infinite canvas apps, although there is a specific zoom-in level limit, there is no zoom-out limit (at least up until the point your computer runs out of memory).

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
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