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Krita vs MyPaint: catalog facts
Krita	MyPaint
Free Free and open source under the GPL. The Microsoft Store and Steam builds are paid, as a…	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Windows, Linux
Over 100 brushes preloaded, covering a wide range of effects Three brush stabilisers plus a dedicated Dynamic Brush tool with drag and mass	Infinite canvas with no fixed document size to plan around Extremely configurable brushes with full graphics tablet support
It is a painting tool, not a photo editor or a page layout program Large canvases with many layers need plenty of RAM	Last stable release was 2.0.1 in 2020; newer work is only in nightly builds Windows and Linux only in official builds; no macOS release
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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