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Krita

free software for digital illustration and animation
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Summary

Krita is a graphics software[1]. Krita has Wikipedia articles in 40 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Epic MegaGrant[3]
  • Instance of: digital painting[4]
  • Maintained by: Halla Rempt[5]
  • Developer: Krita Foundation[6], KDE[7], Halla Rempt[8], Lukáš Tvrdý[9], Stefano Bonicatti[10], Scott Petrovic[11]
  • Copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 3.0[12]
  • Programmed in: C++[13]
  • Operating system: GNU/Linux[14], Microsoft Windows[15], macOS[16], BSD[17], Unix-like operating system[18], cross-platform[19], Android[20]
  • Software version identifier: 2.8.2[21], 2.9.0[22], 2.9.6[23], 2.9.8[24], 2.9.10[25], 2.9.11[26], 3.0[27], 3.0.1[28], 3.1.1[29], 3.1.2[30], 3.1.3[31], 3.2.0[32], 3.3.0[33], 3.3.1[34]

Why It Matters

Krita is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Krita receive?

Honors received include Epic MegaGrant[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . krita.org. krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . krita.org. krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . krita.org. krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . krita.org. krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . krita.org. krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . krita.org. krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . krita.org. krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . krita.org. Retrieved . krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . krita.org. Retrieved . krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . krita.org. Retrieved . krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . krita.org. krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . krita.org. Retrieved . krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . krita.org. Retrieved . krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . download.kde.org. Retrieved . download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . krita.org. Retrieved . krita.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · QuillQuasar · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → graphics software, digital painting
    Named after → —
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Named after: squirrel, Remove named after: squirrel, which its own qualifier marks as retroactive continuity"
  2. 5d ago · QuillQuasar · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.8.2, 2.9.0, 2.9.6 +107
    Sitelink count → 41
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'an', 'ar', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 11480, Add MediaWiki page ID 11480 to Free Software Directory entry, from the directory's API"
  3. 4w ago · S8321414 · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → graphics software, digital painting
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 5.3.2.1"
  4. 5w ago · ~2026-48205-33 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → graphics software, digital painting
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: unknown value"
  5. 16w ago · Piotr Osada · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.8.2, 2.9.0, 2.9.6 +107
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 6.1"
  6. 19w ago · S8321414 · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.8.2, 2.9.0, 2.9.6 +107
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 5.3.2"
  7. 20w ago · ~2026-31717-24 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mascot → Kiki the Cyber Squirrel
    Alternativeto software id → krita
    Google+ id → +KritaOrgPainting
    Freebase id → /m/06jxw4
    + 73 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 5.3.1"
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