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Krita
★ 8kDigital painting studio loved by illustrators — brushes, animation, PSD support.
Krita does the job of Procreate, Adobe Fresco and Clip Studio Paint, self-hosted. It is GPL-3.0-licensed, a copyleft licence, and it installs in about one command. Procreate bills $10 for it. 8k stars on GitHub.
Open-source replacement for Procreate, Adobe Fresco, Clip Studio Paint.
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Self-hosting
- Easy
- The paid one costs
- $10
- GitHub stars
- 8k
Is it actually a replacement?
We have not written a verdict on Procreate or Adobe Fresco or Clip Studio Paint yet, so this page says what Krita is rather than judging what you would give up. When that product gets a page, this one will link to it.
How Krita runs
Where it runs
Krita runs on your server.
What setup takes
not verified by us yet — check the repo README.
Krita questions
Is Krita open source?
Yes — it is released under GPL-3.0.
Can I self-host Krita?
Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.