page_title: Krita
section_title: Painting tools
hierarchical_section_title: Krita / Design and features / Painting tools
caption_attribution_description: English: Krita's animation workspace, as seen in version 4.0.
context_page_description: Krita is a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting and 2D animation. It features an OpenGL-accelerated canvas, colour management support, an advanced brush engine, non-destructive layers and masks, group-based layer management, vector artwork support and switchable customisation profiles. It is written in C++ using Qt and runs on Linux, macOS and Windows.
context_section_description: Krita's core digital painting tools include:
caption: Krita's animation workspace
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