Photo editing, manipulation and creation have always been tough tasks for designers so a lot of IT organizations released different photo editing software to ease this task. People often get confused in choosing the right software so we will compare two famous photo editing and image manipulation software, Adobe Illustrator and Krita. Both of these softwares are very advance and provide a large number of robust tools to ease designing tasks. Adobe Illustrator is a paid software while Krita is free and open-source software.
Illustrator is also known as Adobe Illustrator is a computer application for creating and editing vector graphics. Originally it was developed for Macintosh. Initially, it was released in 1987 and its stable version was launched in 2022. Adobe Incorporation is credited for the development of this software. It contains all the tools to create vector as well as non-vector images. It is written using C++ and ActionScript.
Advantages of Illustrator
- It supports nearly all types of file formats.
- It has a simple interface which allows beginners to work easily.
- It uses a direct selection tool to create objects rather than node editing.
- It is an industry-standard software which produces quality images.
- It has large community support for its customers.
Disadvantages of Illustrator
- It requires high RAM to function smoothly.
- It is not available for lifetime purchase only monthly or yearly subscription plans are available.
Krita is computer software which is used to edit and create raster graphics. It is open-source software and is used in animation and digital painting applications. It was developed by Krita Foundation. Initially, it was released in 2005 and its stable version came in 2022. It is developed using C++ and Qt programming languages. It provides a simple user interface. It supports various operating systems like Windows, macOS, Linux, Android etc.
Advantages of Krita
- It is open-source software so it has large community support.
- It comes with a large number of brushes which help in creating complex digital artwork.
- It allows 2D animation and image editing in an easy manner.
- It comes with drag and drop functionality to ease the animation process.
- It comes with free customizable templates.
Limitations of Krita
- The layer managing features of Krita is confusing.
- It provides basic image editing features.
- Digital asset management is difficult in this software.
Following is a table of differences between Krita and Illustrator:
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| 1. | It is computer software for creating, editing and manipulating free form, raster and vector images. | It can be defined as an image editing and manipulation software for raster graphics. |
| 2. | It was developed by Adobe Incorporation. | It was developed by Krita Foundations. |
| 3. | It is available for Windows and Mac operating systems only. | It is available for Linux and Android systems along with Windows and MacOS. |
| 4. | It is available in multiple languages. | It is available in fewer languages like English, Japanese, French and Russian |
| 5. | It is not open-source software. | It is open-source software. |
| 6. | Its files are saved with the .ai extension. | Its files are saved with the .kra extension. |
| 7. | It is built using C++ and ActionScript programming languages. | It is built using C++ and Qt programming languages. |
| 8. | It is a paid software which costs $20.99 per month. | It is completely free software. |