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Krita is a free and open source cross-platform application that offers an end-to-end solution for creating digital art files from scratch built on the KDE and Qt frameworks.
An animated visualization of kde/krita's Git history from May 1998 to December 2020, built by 476 contributors. The codebase reached 318,627 lines, mostly C++. The video runs 12 minutes 54 seconds.
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Language
C++
Contributors
476
Lines of Code
318,627
From
1998-05-03
To
2020-12-24
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About kde/krita
Krita is a free and open-source digital painting application built on KDE and Qt frameworks, designed for professional artists creating work from conception to completion. The software serves a diverse audience including comic book artists, illustrators, concept artists, texture painters, and professionals in the digital VFX industry who need comprehensive tools for creating high-quality digital art.
The project is written in C++ and maintains multiple development branches with nightly, stable, and release builds available to users. Development is actively managed through KDE's infrastructure, though a GitHub mirror exists for convenience. The codebase is feature-frozen on the master branch, indicating the project is in a mature state with careful management of new functionality and string changes.
The Krita community maintains extensive developer documentation, API references, and build instructions online, alongside active discussion channels and a bug tracking system. Notably, the project has implemented an AI moratorium through October 2026, prohibiting the use of AI-assisted development tools during this period due to community consensus concerns and alignment with broader KDE policies.
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