Windows, macOS and Linux: Krita 5.1 and digiKam 7.7 released for all platforms

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New versions of the two open source projects Krita and digiKam have been released for the Windows, macOS and Linux platforms. While the free drawing and graphics program Krita 5.1.0, published by the Krita Foundation, which is part of the KDE community, is a beta, digiKam 7.7 is already finished.

Krita 5.1 improves interoperability

Krita is a free, open-source painting program that allows you to create drawings with a wide range of image editing options. In addition, Krita supports the editing of PSD files created in Photoshop and offers extensive training material. It also supports HDR content editing while speeding up numerous processes with OpenGL.

Krita – user interface (Image: Krita Foundation, CC0 1.0)

In the latest beta version of Krita 5.1.0, in addition to the obligatory optimizations and error corrections, the following innovations should also be included flow.

Krita 5.1.0 Beta Highlights

  • Support for JPEG-XL
  • Optimized support for WebP
  • Optimized support for Photoshop
  • Optimized support for OpenEXR
  • Optimized support for TIFF< /li>
  • XSIMD for more performance

Krita 5.1 for Android

In addition to the offshoots for Windows, macOS and Linux, the Krita project also offers several mobile versions for systems with Android based on a CPU or SoC from ARM or Intel. The Android version also runs on Chrome OS and its open source offshoot Chromium OS as well as CloudReady.

A total of eight system images and the source code of the successor to Krita 5.0.0 are available , which in turn introduced new workflows and support for AVIF and WebP file formats.

Link Krita 5.1.0 Beta for Windows x86_64 Download Krita 5.1.0 Beta for Windows x86_64 Portable Download Krita 5.1.0 Beta for Linux x86_64 Download Krita 5.1.0 Beta for macOS Download Krita 5.1.0 Beta for Android,
Chrome OS, Chromium OS and CloudReady 32-bit ARM
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64-bit Intel Krita 5.1.0 Beta Source Download

With the release of Krita 5.0.0, the core of the resource management program has already migrated to an SQLite-type database, which is intended to provide additional speed and stability. Version 5.1.0 should be able to improve performance even more by using XSIMD.

The official release notes provide more detailed information.

digiKam 7.7 for Windows, macOS and Linux

The free image management program digiKam has been released in the new version 7.7 for Windows, macOS and Linux and provides support for AVIF and the Olympus OM-1.

A neural engine based on the AI-API OpenCV is set to further expand artificial intelligence support, while closing over 1,300 reports on Bugzilla for the release.

DigiKam – User Interface (Image: VulcanSphere, CC BY 4.0)

Support for the AOM AV1 Image File Format (AVIF) and JPEG-XL and improved support for DNG, TIFF and GIF files are new, as is the use of the latest KDE Framework 5.95. The developers, who also come from the KDE community supported by KDE e.V., have released digiKam 7.7 for Windows, macOS and Linux for download.

While digiKam 7.7 is based on current Rolling Releases with KDE Plasma is already in the rollout, Krita 5.1.0 will only find its way into the repositories with the final release.

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