Alternatives to Krita for Windows with any 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.
- GIMP is for photo editing. Krita is for digital drawing. Guest • Mar 2019 • 9 agrees and 3 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome OS BSD ... PortableApps.com Haiku AmigaOS
Layer manipulation Customizable Support for Layers Photo effects ... Batch image manipulation Blur Filter Built-in Color picker Color correction Color to Alpha Editing photos Extensible by Plugins/Extensions High-resolution images Image Masking Keyframe animation Lossless Cropping Retouch photos Portable Open PSD files Scalable Scripting support Symmetry brush Add a feature

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Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop is a professional image editor and the de-facto industry standard. It supports layers, non-destructive-editing, vector graphics and color management and...
- Photoshop has many great drawing tools and a frame-by-frame animation tool like krita MGM33 • 4 days ago
- Photoshop is more focused on image editing and photo manipulation. Krita is for digital drawing. Guest • Mar 2019 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Wine ReactOS
Editing photos Resizing dpi Adjusting DPI Animations ... Support for CMYK mode Color correction Drawing 2D Hardware Accelerated Integrated stock library Support for Layers Non destructive editing Open PSD files Add a feature

1867 Like
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.

Free Windows Windows S .NET Framework
Support for Layers Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Layer manipulation Beginner friendly ... Alpha Channel Curve Manipulation Editing photos Export to PNG History Panel Lightweight Convert Photo to Painting PNG Compression Portable Export to PDF Add a feature

1418 Like
Affinity Photo

Affinity Photo is a professional, full-featured raster graphics editor. Working in Affinity Photo is always live and you can pan and zoom at 60fps, with live previews...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows iPad
Non destructive editing Support for Layers No Subscription Photo effects ... Raw Photo processing Apple Pencil support Batch processing Blemish removal Color management Create Macro Extend Macros support High-resolution images Interface Overlay Layer manipulation Optimal performance Panoramic stitching Parametric vector shapes Open PSD files RAW-Conversion Responsive design SVG Editors Vectorscope Waveform Add a feature

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Adobe Illustrator CC

Design quickly and confidently with Adobe Illustrator software. Sophisticated tools for drawing and typography, along with advanced color controls and creative effects...
- Krita is closer to being Adobe Illustrator than the others on this page Netverse • May 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows
Export to PDF Vectorize raster images Automatic alignment Layer manipulation ... Support for Layers Raster adjustment Save as eps SVG Editors 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 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Infinite canvas Color blending Fullscreen support Support for Layers ... Portable Download from Soundcloud Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

300 Like
Pinta

Pinta is a free, open source drawing/editing program modeled after Paint.NET . Its goal is to provide users with a simple yet powerful...
- Discontinued Last stable release was in 2015. See https://pinta-project.com/pintaproject/pinta/releases/1-6
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Mono
Support for Layers Lightweight Add a feature

213 Like
Autodesk SketchBook

Autodesk Sketchbook drawing software features an artist-friendly, gesture-based user interface that is so fast and intuitive even new users can be productive within...
- Plethora of brushes with premium look and feel which makes it intuitive and easy to use. Guest • Mar 2017 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Personal Mac Windows Android iPhone Windows S ... Android Tablet iPad
Drawing Board Support for Layers Advanced brush settings Color blending ... Photo synchronization Open PSD files Raw Photo processing Texture for brushes Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

93 Like
MediBang Paint

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

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

67 Like
PaintTool SAI

PaintTool SAI is high quality and lightweight painting software, fully digitizer support, amazing anti-aliased paintings, provide easy and stable operation, this...

Commercial $ $ $ Windows
Color blending Support for Layers Texture for brushes Advanced brush settings ... Alpha lock Curve Manipulation Customizable Ghost Mode Layer manipulation Out Of The Box Pen pressure Tabbed interface Tablet support Unlimited Canvas Area Vector-like Vector strokes Workflow Automation Add a feature

113 Like
Clip Studio Paint

Clip Studio Paint, previously Manga Studio or ComicStudio in Japan, is a family of software applications for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows used for the digital creation...
- They focus on the same basic functionality: digital drawing. Guest • Mar 2019
Commercial Mac Windows
Built-in 3D model viewer Cloud sync Keyframe animation Support for Layers ... Natural media painting Open PSD files Smooth lines Tablet Pressure Sensitivity Tablet support Texture painting User story mapping Vector strokes Support for Wacom Tablets Add a feature

75 Like
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
Support for Layers Smooth lines Beginner friendly Drawing Board ... Support for Layers Tablet support Add a feature

53 Like
Fotor

Get ready to take your photos where no photo has gone before with Fotor. Some photos deserve special attention on a full screen. Fotor’s powerful desktop photo...

Freemium Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Windows S Windows Phone Kindle Fire
Handwriting recognition Photo effects Automatic brightness dimming Blur Filter ... Retouch photos Add a feature

47 Like
Corel Painter

Corel Painter is a raster-based digital art application created to simulate as accurately as possible the appearance and behavior of traditional media associated with...

Commercial Mac Windows
Conditional styles Add a feature

52 Like
Adobe Photoshop Elements

Adobe Photoshop Elements combines power and simplicity so you can make ordinary photos extraordinary; tell engaging stories in beautiful, personalized creations for...

Commercial Mac Windows Windows S
Facial recognition Layer manipulation Lossless Cropping Add a feature

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Krita

Alternatives to Krita for Windows with any license

GIMP

Adobe Photoshop

Paint.NET

Affinity Photo

Adobe Illustrator CC

MyPaint

Pinta

Autodesk SketchBook

MediBang Paint

PaintTool SAI

Clip Studio Paint

FireAlpaca

Fotor

Corel Painter

Adobe Photoshop Elements

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Mobile

Tablet

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