Krita, a popular open-source, cross-platform digital painting app for artists, from beginners to professionals, has just released version 5.2.13—a maintenance update that focuses mainly on Android stability but also delivers a critical security fix.
The release’s highlight is the addition of support for 16K page sizes, which Android 15 introduced on some high-memory devices. Without this update, Krita wouldn’t even start on those systems; fortunately, this update fixes that.
Saving issues have also been addressed. Background saving caused frequent crashes, especially when Krita was closing or running idle in the background. The savings service has been reworked to address those stability issues.
On the usability side, the transform tool now works correctly with touch input. Previously, it only responded to mouse events, making touch manipulation unreliable. Additionally, Krita now automatically disables touch painting when a stylus is detected, allowing new users to start drawing without additional configuration.
Security-wise, the release fixes a buffer overflow risk when loading TGA files. Users are strongly advised to update, as opening malicious TGA files could have been a problem in earlier versions.
Beyond these highlights, there are two smaller crash fixes: one related to index colors when filtering non-transparent layers and another in the palette docker’s add swatch dialog.
Visit the release announcement for detailed information about all the novelties. Krita 5.2.10 is now available for download on Windows (64-bit only), Linux (as AppImage, Flatpak, and Snap), macOS, and Android tablets.
