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Krita AI Diffusion

DESIGN
Velocity5.0

Stable Diffusion plugin for the Krita digital painting application - inpainting and image generation.

github.com/Acly/krita-ai-diffusion ↗

Krita's AI plugin stays first to support every new open image model, from Flux 2 to Anima.

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◆Current state
Krita AI Diffusion is a mature, fast-moving ComfyUI-backed plugin shipping near-monthly. Each release pairs support for the latest open diffusion models with steady refinement of the inpaint/selection pipeline and cross-platform install handling across CUDA, ROCm, and macOS.
◆Where it's heading
Across these releases the plugin absorbed Flux 2, Z-Image, Qwen, ERNIE, and Anima, wiring each into Krita's selection, control-layer, and custom-workflow machinery. The direction is clear: be the fastest on-ramp for new diffusion models inside a real painting app, while smoothing the rough edges of local install and editing.
◆Prediction
Anima is still in training and preview; expect it to graduate to official support with the full set of control modes, and for the project to keep absorbing new open models as they land. The just-added ROCm path suggests further AMD/hardware-support polish ahead.

◆Recent moves

  1. 4d ago

    Patch: fix managed install on macOS and Linux upgrades

    A patch release fixing managed installation on macOS and a Linux upgrade path from older environments. No user-facing feature change — install plumbing only.

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  2. 9d ago

    Control layers for Anima; ROCm install option for AMD GPUs

    Adds control layers (Scribble, Line Art, Unblur) for the Anima model and a ROCm managed-install option for supported AMD GPUs, plus a batch of stability fixes. Broadens both model capability and hardware reach in the plugin's usual incremental cadence.

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  3. 1mo ago

    Version 1.50.0

    ⚡ SPARK

    Two new models join the generation pipeline: Anima, a 2B anime/2D model, and ERNIE Image, an 8B model for precise instructions and text. Another instance of the plugin's first-to-support strategy that defines its trajectory.

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  4. 1mo ago

    Version 1.49.1

    A maintenance release weighted toward fixes — Flux 2 Klein refine, border artifacts, multi-document styles — with smaller additions like a reset-to-default button for custom workflows and a larger seed range. Incremental polish on the editing pipeline.

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  5. 2mo ago

    Version 1.49.0

    Adds Favourite/recent Styles ordering, prompt highlighting for special instructions, and assorted workflow fixes. Quality-of-life work on the prompting and style UX rather than new model capability.

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  6. 3mo ago

    Version 1.48.0

    Improves Flux 2 Fill/Expand behavior, adds a color-match option for edits, and brings ControlNet support for the Qwen image model. Continued deepening of the edit pipeline across the models the plugin supports.

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