Krita 5: one of Photoshop's competitors gets an update
When you think of photo retouching software, Photoshop is probably the first that comes to mind. However, this is not the only option available, but it has some pretty good competitors, among them Krita.
Krita is an open source image editor project that was born a few years ago.
This program was created to compete with Photoshop and GIMP who are the most popular. However, this software has evolved over the years and this has led it to become a software dedicated mainly to digital publishing.
Despite the fact that Krita had this change of direction, this does not mean that it is no longer a good tool for retouching photos; and when we talk about illustration it is a really powerful tool.
This new update of the tool is the largest of all time in the words of its developers. With all the new options it includes, it is without a doubt a tool to consider.
What are the new features that Krita 5.0 has?
Surely you are eager to know the new features of this tool. That is why, below, we will tell you what are the main novelties that this new version has available.
This new version includes a fairly powerful built-in storyboard editor.
The way the tool handles gradients has been significantly improved. These are now much smoother and with a much wider range of them.
The brush engine has been completely changed, it was rewritten and improved to bring the best.
The entire application system has been renewed, this allows the software to be much more fluid and use fewer resources.
The animation system has been improved, this means an improvement in the user interface. This means that a series of new filters can now be applied that are quite interesting.
Now you can import videos and GIFs as animations.
It has also included "search actions", these will be accessible with the key combination CTRL + ENTER.
From this new version you can create videos of the painting sessions. A built-in recorder is included, so you can do this easily.
It now has support for the WebP and AVIF formats.
These were the main improvements that the new version 5.0 of Krita has available.
How to get Krita?
If you are interested in having this new version of the software, you can download it for free from the project's official website. It is important to mention that this is an open source project that receives funding from the community.
If you want to help this project continue to grow, you can buy the application from the Microsoft Store, Steam, Epic Games, the App Store or the Google Play Store. In addition, on the website itself you will find a link to make a contribution to the project development fund.
This program is also available for Windows, Linux, Android, and Mac.