About this tool

Krita is the serious free desktop painter: a deep brush engine, pop-up palettes, and a frame-by-frame animation workspace. Many illustrators use it instead of paying for Clip Studio on a PC.

There is no official iPad app. Android builds exist via other stores; they are not the iPad story. If you need Pencil-first work, keep Procreate and use Krita at the desk.

Details

Attribute	Value
Category	Raster painting
Jobs	Painting, Illustration, Animation
Surfaces	Mac, Windows
Website	krita.org
Pricing	Free and open source
Added	2026-08-23
Last updated	2026-08-23