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View guide →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 an…
krita is an open-source image project by KDE (KDE/krita on GitHub). It has 10,473 GitHub stars and 869 forks, is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 3 October 2026.
Generation studio, upscaler, background remover, or photo library — match the tool to the task.
Desktop apps, Docker images, and portable builds cover most platforms; pick the simplest for your OS.
Generation tools need checkpoint files; utilities like upscalers usually bundle everything.
Generate, enhance, or import — then export, share, or keep building your library.
Self-hosted managers with AI tagging, face recognition, and deduplication.
Single-job tools (upscale, de-background, restore) that do one thing excellently.
Bring any compatible open checkpoint; you are never locked to one vendor's style.
Your images stay on your machine — important for client work and privacy.
The defining trait of this whole category: professional results without monthly fees.
Edits stay reversible; originals are never touched.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/KDE/krita.git
cd kritaEvery project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.
cat README.md | head -60Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.
# see README for the exact launch commandIt is an open-source project at KDE/krita with 869 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.
GPL-3.0 — free to use, but derivative works must stay open.
With the right open checkpoints, absolutely — the interface matters less than the model you load.
Mostly yes under MIT/Apache/GPL — but verify each license, especially for client deliverables.
Generation benefits hugely from one; upscalers and photo managers are far lighter.
The Swiss Army Knife of Offline AI. Chat, see, speak, and generate images on your phone or Mac — GGUF LLMs, vision, Whisper speech-to-text, Stable Diffusion,…
Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.
kohya_ss — open-source image project on GitHub.
Cross-platform open-source image editor with AI features and RAW support
A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program
Desktop image editor with AI effects, built for modern apps
The most-starred other Image projects in the LibreAI catalogue — the realistic shortlist if krita is not the right fit.
Stable Diffusion web UI
The node-graph powerhouse for precise, professional AI image and video generation.
High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution
Focus on prompting and generating
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Free and open — grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.