![Picture](https://krita.org/images/krita-logo-light.svg)

| CI Name     | Master | Stable | Release |
| ------------------- | ---------------- | ------ | ------- |
| Pipeline | [![pipeline status](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commits/master) | [![pipeline status](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/badges/krita/5.2/pipeline.svg)](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commits/krita/5.2) | [![Latest Release](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/badges/release.svg)](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/releases) |

Note: Nightly builds are not covered by this table atm

Krita is a free and open source digital painting application. It is for artists who want to create professional work from start to end. Krita is used by comic book artists, illustrators, concept artists, matte and texture painters and in the digital VFX industry.

If you are reading this on GitHub, be aware that this is just a mirror. Our real code repository is provided by KDE: https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita.git

![Picture](https://krita.org/images/hero-image-50.webp)


### User Manual
https://docs.krita.org/en/user_manual.html

### Development Notes and Build Instructions

Please follow [the online documentation](https://docs.krita.org/en/untranslatable_pages/building_krita.html).

Other developer guides, notes and wiki:

https://docs.krita.org/en/untranslatable_pages.html

Apidox:

https://api.kde.org/krita/html/index.html

### Bugs and Wishes

https://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=CONFIRMED&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&list_id=1315444&product=krita&query_format=advanced

### Discussion Forum

* https://krita-artists.org/

### IRC channel

Most of the developers hang out here. If you are interested in helping with the project this is a great place to start.

libera.chat, #krita

### Project Website

https://www.krita.org


### Nightly builds

#### Unstable

* https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/master/

#### Stable

* https://cdn.kde.org/ci-builds/graphics/krita/krita/5.2/

### License

Krita as a whole is licensed under the GNU Public License, Version 3. Individual files may have a different, but compatible license.
