Last checked October 15, 2026

Krita

Krita is built for illustration and painting, with excellent brushes and a layer stack. It can open PSD files. It is a poor fit if your Photoshop work is photo retouching and print production, and a good fit if it is drawing.

Open sourceGPL-3.0DesignersStudentsIndividuals

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Free tier

The application is free.

Hosted

No hosted price recorded.

Self-host

Desktop and Android app. Nothing to host.

Drop-in scores

Replacing Photoshop100% of the checklist checked.
Replacing Adobe Illustrator100% of the checklist checked.

Sources checked

https://krita.org