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palmier-pro vs Krita
palmier-pro has 14,437 GitHub stars, 1,121 forks, 95 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. Krita has 10,393 stars, 859 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped today. palmier-pro leads on adoption by 39% (14,437 vs 10,393 stars). palmier-pro is written in Swift under GPL-3.0; Krita is written in C++ under GPL-3.0. palmier-pro has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Krita 8%. Krita was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| palmier-pro | Krita | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 14K | ★ 10K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Swift | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-09-09 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.1K | ⑂ 859 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick palmier-pro if
- You weight community size — 14K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Krita if
- You want the Krita feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and Krita fits your workflow better
About palmier-pro
Palmier Pro is a Swift native macOS video editor with built in generative AI and a Model Context Protocol server, aimed at Apple Silicon editors who want agents such as Claude, Codex, or Cursor to create and edit directly on the timeline.
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About Krita
Krita is a free and open source cross platform application for digital painting. It lives in the KDE ecosystem and is built on the KDE and Qt frameworks. The project is licensed under the GNU Public License, Version 3, and the GitHub repository is a mirror of the real code repository at https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita.git.
read the full Krita overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is palmier-pro or Krita more popular?
palmier-pro has 14,437 GitHub stars and Krita has 10,393. palmier-pro has the larger community by that measure.
Are palmier-pro and Krita free?
Both are open source. palmier-pro is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Krita under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between palmier-pro and Krita?
palmier-pro is written in Swift and Krita in C++. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, palmier-pro or Krita?
Choose palmier-pro if you want the larger community (14,437 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Krita if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.