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Angélica A. A.
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What do you like best about Krita?

That the program is open-source and free Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Krita?

The lack of tutorials. The IOS is not inherently user-friendly to those who use other illustration programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Krita:

If you only need it for something minimal or have time to spare to learn the program, I say go for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Krita solving and how is that benefiting you?

The only benefit thus far has been using it to anything that somebody can solve within five minutes in an editing program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Krita?

Krita is a FREE sketching and painting program.

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Krita is a FREE sketching and painting program.


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Aaditya T.
AT
Aaditya T.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Best Open Source alternative to Photoshop"
Everything about Krita is just so amazing. I've been using it regularly to edit my photos or design logos. All the tools and web plugins allow user...
Sonal S.
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Sonal S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Design freehand"
I most likely part about about krita is using their brush pencils and strokes they are providing us color palatte and may more to explore
George B.
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George B.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"The best application to paint and create cartoon animations for Free"
1-the paint brushes are wonderful many to choose from and also create your own 2-Tool palette contains everything you need for any project 3-All S...
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61 out of 62 Total Reviews for Krita
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4.4 out of 5
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Aaditya T.
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What do you like best about Krita?

Everything about Krita is just so amazing. I've been using it regularly to edit my photos or design logos. All the tools and web plugins allow users to design whatever they want. I even call it Photoshop Killer. I've had an Adobe Photoshop license but I find Krita so much easier to use that I never got it renewed. The documentation is so well written. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Krita?

Being an open source software it comes with its own disadvantages, some tools that are really required by some top professionals are not available to use or some tools are not as fine as Adobe but that difference is so little that it wouldn't even be noticed by a regular user Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Krita solving and how is that benefiting you?

Krita being an open source software has cut down my expenses to none by preventing me from buying Adobe or any other software for absurd prices as it fulfills my day-to-day requirement and I believe it's the best free software out in the market that can be used by 90% of the people out there for their everyday lives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sonal S.
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What do you like best about Krita?

I most likely part about about krita is using their brush pencils and strokes they are providing us color palatte and may more to explore Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Krita?

Dislike part is something there is issue with saving document Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Krita solving and how is that benefiting you?

I love this personally for designing and drawing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Moiz F.
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What do you like best about Krita?

The best thing about Krita is its intuitive layout and vast array of brushes. Its animation capabilities are also some of the best I've seen, especially in a completely free and open-source product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Krita?

The one thing that Krita lacks is the number of people using it; it doesn't have a big community and that can be a problem if you run into a problem or you are trying to learn how to master Krita. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Krita solving and how is that benefiting you?

Krita helps me with my advertising videos as well as logos and other image editing use cases. I mainly use it to make thumbnails for my youtube channel and featured images for the articles on my website. I also use it to make some quick logos for my youtube channel and website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

George B.
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What do you like best about Krita?

1-the paint brushes are wonderful many to choose from and also create your own 2-Tool palette contains everything you need for any project 3-All Supported Formats export Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Krita?

I can't say much that I don't like this application., For Mac OS and Window., Some bugs but good technical support fixes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Krita solving and how is that benefiting you?

On Mac OS some crashes on big files. operating system on Mac OS not supported. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dilan K.
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What do you like best about Krita?

It helps me to make the .gif file which very useful in my lectures.

Its layer tool which give me easy hadling in my animation such as multiple-level layer group, drag and drop layers,Kritas pop up menue give instant access to colour ring selector

Also it has costermisable tool pane .and good interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Krita?

when finishing the animation, FFmpeg file need so that need to download from the FFmpeg website Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Krita:

It is good animation software. It is open-source software. I think every animator should try this especially beginners Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Krita solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps me to make some .gif. Most importantly its open source .It easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Krita?

I like it because it works very well and is very stable, it is a tool with many functions to edit images and design, at first it is difficult to adapt but then it is easy, another positive side is that there is no license cost. Something surprising is that being a professional tool with a good modern and stable user interface, I really appreciate it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Krita?

It really is good and it works great and the support is always attentive to any problems, I always fix everything, so I have no complaints from Krita, but I still hope it keeps improving and includes more features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Krita:

He recommended it to anyone who is looking to design logos or sketches and who knows something about graphic design, it is fundamental and useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Krita solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has been of great help mainly because I use it for logo designs and sketches and to be able to design different types of images, it is a great application, very acceptable and good, and it has been very useful to me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aileen Z.
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What do you like best about Krita?

Krita is an excellent image editor and is very useful for preparing the images for our posts. It is straightforward to use, really intuitive, and its features and tools offer all the options we could ever need.

Also, Krita allows us to customize the entire interface so that I can put my favorite tools in an accessible place. It has many easily configurable options, even with the right-click, which helps save time in editing.

Furthermore, it is quite light software, so I can edit images without experiencing lag, and being compatible with practically any format, I can export my work as I need it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Krita?

It is an open-source program, which implies that anyone can use it for free, but this has a negative part, and that is that it continually has updates that can bring usability problems (although it is not frequent).

On the other hand, although it has many functions and tools, some are still missing, such as the draft funds, but someday they will include it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Krita:

If you need to make image edits but cannot pay for other programs' licenses, Krita is an excellent option. When you use it, you will notice that it has many tools that will allow you to edit any image like a professional, easily and quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Krita solving and how is that benefiting you?

We need to edit simple images continually, but other programs' licenses increased our budget, so Krita became the perfect option to solve all our problems.

It is a great editor that allows us to make the designs we need, and we can also export the final art in any format without problems. It is an application simple to use, flexible, intuitive, and quite powerful when it comes to editing. So I always recommend it to my contacts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kristina L.
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What do you like best about Krita?

It's a very good competitor for commercial apps. Krita is a better option for painting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Krita?

I didn't dislike anything. Krita is free, works well and I have nothing negative to say. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Krita:

There are a lot od helpful tutorials and I recommend to everyone learning to digitaly paint. It's also good for photo editing, but it focuses more on painting and is designed for painters. I use it in school as a teacher. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Krita solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used Krita in school with my students. The beginners and more advanced students use it to learn to paint and to draw. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maria  C.
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What do you like best about Krita?

Krita really is very option to have it as the editing program that one used, it is completely free so there is no excuse for not using it, it has a very easy to use interface so it has everything at a glance, it has many options at the time of the edition so everything can be customized. I like that even if you are new to the world of simple digital painting, like me; Krita is a good tool for us. It is easy to have and works well. It also has good performance on any pc with tools that can be modified. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Krita?

Although it is a positive point it is constantly updating and correcting problems, but when they arrive they usually bring more errors than the past ones, a situation that is solved in a short time; Although at the moment it is cumbersome and more and you have a project on the way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Krita:

My recommendation goes mainly to all those beginners with the issue of editing and design, it is worth trying and evolve in this world on your own, discover and research to gain more knowledge. That the lack of knowledge in design does not stop your creativity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Krita solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use it as my personal editing program, it is ideal for users like me who do not have much experience or knowledge in the field of design it is easy to use and make projects that look quality and professional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Krita?

Krita is simple to use and can be learned in a short amount of time. The tools are easy to use and there are tons of available brushes and types to choose from. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Krita?

The downsides to Krita that I've experienced so far is the possiblity of the program crashing after it has trouble responding. But if you save your work often enough, losing something will not be a major problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Krita:

If you need a free program that works well and gets the job done then Krita is good for that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Krita solving and how is that benefiting you?

Krita has helped to make my work look cleaner and given me the opportunity to use different tools that other programs didn't have. I have been able to work on full, detailed pieces with little to no problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.