Krita
krita.org ↗A professional digital painting program for illustration, concept art, comics and animation.
For artists and hobbyists who want a free alternative to paid painting software, on desktop and Android.
Why it’s listed
Made 'by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone' by an international team, funded by the Krita Development Fund, one-off donations and sponsors of the Krita Foundation1,2. It's part of the KDE community3. Krita 5.3.4 and 6.0.4 shipped on 15 September 20261.
The trade-off
No cloud sync or real-time collaboration; it's a desktop and tablet app.
Price
Free; Development Fund membership optional.
