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Krita vs Pixelitor: catalog facts
Krita	Pixelitor
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-3.0-only licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Linux
Over 100 brushes preloaded, covering a wide range of effects Three brush stabilisers plus a dedicated Dynamic Brush tool with drag and mass	Layers, masks and text layers More than 110 filters and color adjustments
It is a painting tool, not a photo editor or a page layout program Large canvases with many layers need plenty of RAM	Adjustment layers and smart filters are still experimental Maintained by a single developer
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
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 October 1, 2026

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