# Krita

Application: Krita Foundation

Dem still dey call am krita paint, krita foundation

Krita Foundation, Creative

Open-source editor wey focus on painting first. krita.exe na di process. E no bi Photoshop.

## Wetin you need know

Krita na painting-first. Photoshop na general pixel editor.

Krita na open-source painting app. Photoshop na Adobe raster compositor. Missing .kra na Krita document, no bi PSD.

- **Wetin e be?**: Digital painting

  **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status

  **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If krita.exe na di process, pesin dey paint, e no dey run Photoshop. I no go dey look for Photoshop.exe to explain wetin bi .kra file.

## Wetin bi Krita?

Krita na open-source painting studio. .kra document dey hold layers and brushes. Di Windows executable na krita.exe.

## If you never use am before

Krita na free painting app. Brushes and canvas na di main job. E no bi Photoshop. Download am from krita.org/download. Comic page or illustration na di normal reason why dem dey install am. Photo retouch na second option.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Digital painting**

Painting brushes and mixer. Photoshop fit paint. Krita na built around dat specific job.

**Comics and illustration**

Panels, vector layers, and animation timeline. Clip Studio dey match am for some things. Photoshop no own dis one.

**Animation frames**

Simple frame timeline. After Effects still bi di compositing sibling, no bi dis one.

## Na who e dey for?

- Illustrators wey want free canvas
- Comic artists wey dey compare Clip Studio
- Anybody wey open Photoshop wey bi say na only brushes dem dey find

## Current status

Krita (2005) na current digital painting app from Krita Foundation. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://krita.org/download/.

## How old e be?

Krita grow comot from KOffice work and e turn im own painting app around 2005. E young pass GIMP (1996) and e still dey put painting first. Current Windows builds na Krita Foundation releases.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.             |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app

  **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| krita.exe | Main Windows executable |
| --------- | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

Krita no need to start wit Windows.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\Krita (x64)\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------------ |

## File formats

KRA, PNG, PSD, ORA

## Common wahala dem

### Expected Photoshop print tools

Krita fit export. Soft-proof and press PDF habits still dey inside Photoshop or InDesign.

### Brush lag for huge canvas

Canvas size and brush tip matter, no bi Windows service. Lower di resolution before you reinstall.

## How to get unstuck

### Confirm krita.exe

Program Files\Krita na di app. Steam and krita.org builds both dey. Path dey separate dem.

### Install from krita.org

Di Foundation download na di supported Windows build.

### Reset di workspace

Settings > Dockers if panel disappear. Dis no bi Photoshop workspace reset.

## Alternatives

Clip Studio Paint and Photoshop dey match for illustration. GIMP na di oda free raster editor, no bi painting-first twin.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [krita.org/download/ ](https://krita.org/download/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [docs.krita.org/ ](https://docs.krita.org/)Vendor support                            |
| Official site | [krita.org/ ](https://krita.org/)Start here, no be random exe host                   |

## Related hardware

Drawing tablet dey help pass famous GPU name.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[Clip Studio Paint: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/clip-studio-paint/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Krita official site ](https://krita.org/)· Vendor product page
- [Krita help ](https://docs.krita.org/)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

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Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Krita Foundation

  **Category**: Digital painting

  **Process**: krita.exe

  **License**: GPL-3.0

  **First released**: 2005

  **Official site**: [krita.org](https://krita.org/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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