Krita does its best to keep your work safe. But if you want to make sure that you won't lose work, you will need to understand how Saving, AutoSave and Backup Files work in Krita.
Saving¶
Krita does not store your images somewhere without your intervention. You need to save your work, or it will be lost, irretrievably. Krita can save your images in many formats. You should always save your work in Krita's native format, .krabecause that supports all Krita's features.
Aug 22, 2016 I tried going into Krita 3.0, opening the document as an untitled document, deleting a bunch of layers,etc. But nothing would show. On the side (y'know where it has the tiny thumbnails of each layer) the layers were zooming in and out as if I was drawing. But the strokes wouldn't show. When I opened a new document in krita 3.0, it would draw. Krita is a free and open source digital painting software available for Windows, Mac and Linux. You can download Krita for free from the official website krita.org.
Additionally, you can export your work to other formats, for compatibility with other applications or publication on the Web or on paper. Krita will warn which aspects of your work are going to be lost when you save to another format than .kra and offers to make a .kra file for you as well.
If you save your work, Krita will ask you where it should save on your computer. By default, this is the Pictures folder in your User folder: this is true for all operating systems.
If you use Save As… your image will be saved under a new name. The original file under its own name will not be deleted. From now on, your file will be saved under the new name.
If you use Export… using a new filename, a new file will be created with a new name. The file you have open will keep the old name, and the next time you save it, it will be saved under the old name.
You can Save, Save As… and Export… to any file format.
See also
AutoSave¶
AutoSave is what happens when you've worked for a bit and not saved your work yourself: Krita will save your work for you. Autosave files are by default hidden in your file manager. You can configure Krita 4.2 and up to create autosave files that are visible in your file manager. By default, Krita autosaves every fifteen minutes; you can configure that in the File tab of the General Settings page of the Configure Krita dialog, which is in the Settings menu (Linux, Windows) or in the Application menu (macOS).
If you close Krita without saving, your unsaved work is lost and cannot be retrieved. Closing Krita normally also means that autosave files are removed.
There are two possibilities:
You hadn't saved your work at all
You had saved your work already
AutoSave for Unsaved Files¶
If you had not yet saved your work, Krita will create an unnamed AutoSave file.
If you're using Linux or macOS, the AutoSave file will be a hidden file in your home directory. If you're using Windows, the AutoSave file will be a file in your user's %TEMP% folder. In Krita 4.2 and up, you can configure Krita to make the AutoSave files visible by default.
A hidden autosave file will be named like .krita-12549-document_1-autosave.kra
If Krita crashes before you had saved your file, then the next time you start Krita, you will see the file in a dialog that shows up as soon as Krita starts. You can select to restore the files, or to delete them.
If Krita crashed, and you're on Windows and your %TEMP% folder gets cleared, you will have lost your work. Windows does not clear the %TEMP% folder by default, but you can enable this feature in Settings. Applications like Disk Cleanup or CCleaner will also clear the %TEMP% folder. Again, if Krita crashes, and you haven't saved your work, and you have something enabled that clear your %TEMP% folder, you will have lost your work.
If Krita doesn't crash, and you close Krita without saving your work, Krita will remove the AutoSave file: your work will be gone and cannot be retrieved.
If you save your work and continue, or close Krita and do save your work, the AutoSave file will be removed.
AutoSave for Saved Files¶
If you had already saved your work, Krita will create a named AutoSave file.
A hidden named autosave file will look like .myimage.kra-autosave.kra.
By default, named AutoSave files are hidden. Named AutoSave files are placed in the same folder as the file you were working on.
If you start Krita again after it crashed and try to open your original file, Krita will ask you whether to open the AutoSave file instead:
If you choose 'no', the AutoSave file will be removed. The work that has been done since the last time you saved your file yourself will be lost and cannot be retrieved.
If you choose 'yes', the AutoSave file will be opened, then removed. The file you have open will have the name of your original file. The file will be set to Modified, so the next time you try to close Krita, Krita will ask you whether you want to save the file. If you choose No, your work is irretrievably gone. It cannot be restored.
If you use Save As… your image will be saved under a new name. The original file under its own name and its AutoSave file are not deleted. From now on, your file will be saved under the new name; if you save again, an AutoSave file will be created using the new filename.
If you use Export… using a new filename, a new file will be created with a new name. The file you have open will keep the new name, and the next time you save it, the AutoSave file will be created from the last file saved with the current name, that is, not the name you choose for Export….
Backup Files¶
There are three kinds of Backup files
Ordinary Backup files that are created when you save a file that has been opened from disk
Incremental Backup files that are copies of the file as it is on disk to a numbered backup, and while your file is saved under the current name
Incremental Version files that are saves of the file you are working on with a new number, leaving alone the existing files on disk.
Ordinary Backup Files¶
If you have opened a file, made changes, then save it, or save a new file after the first time you've saved it, Krita will save a backup of your file.
You can disable this mechanism in the File tab of the General Settings page of the Configure Krita dialog, which is in the Settings menu (Linux, Windows) or in the Application menu (macOS). By default, Backup files are enabled.
By default, a Backup file will be in the same folder as your original file. You can also choose to save Backup files in the User folder or the %TEMP% folder; this is not as safe because if you edit two files with the same name in two different folders, their backups will overwrite each other.
By default, a Backup file will have ~ as a suffix, to distinguish it from an ordinary file. If you are using Windows, you will have to enable 'show file extensions' in Windows Explorer to see the extension.
If you want to open the Backup file, you will have to rename it in your file manager. Make sure the extension ends with .kra.
Every time you save your file, the last version without a ~ suffix will be copied to the version with the ~ suffix. The contents of the original file will be gone: it will not be possible to restore that version.
Incremental Backup Files¶
Incremental Backup files are similar to ordinary Backup files: the last saved state is copied to another file just before saving. However, instead of overwriting the Backup file, the Backup files are numbered:
Use this when you want to keep various known good states of your image throughout your painting process. This takes more disk space, of course.
Do not be confused: Krita does not save the current state of your work to the latest Incremental file, but copies the last saved file to the Backup file and then saves your image under the original filename.
Incremental Version Files¶
Incremental Version works a bit like Incremental Backup, but it leaves the original files alone. Instead, it will save a new file with a file number:
Krita Latest Version
This is specifically about support on Windows, not Linux or OSX.
Brand | Model | Supported |
|---|---|---|
Adesso | CyberTablet T12 | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet Z12 | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet T10 | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet T22HD | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet M14 | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet W10 | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet Z8 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Aiptek | HyperPen Mini | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | MediaTablet 10000u | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | MediaTablet 14000u | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | MediaTablet Ultimate II | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | MyNote Bluetooth | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | MyNote Pen | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | SlimTablet 600u Premium II | ❓ Unknown |
Artisul | (by UC-Logic)D13 | ❌ Reported to not work |
Artisul | (by UC-Logic)D10 | ❌ Reported to not work |
Artisul | (by UC-Logic)Pencil (S/M) | ❌ Reported to not work |
Bosto | 22HDX | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Bosto | 22UX | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Bosto | 22HD Mini | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Bosto | 22U Mini | ❓ Unknown |
Bosto | 14WX | ❓ Unknown |
Bosto | 13HD | ❓ Unknown |
CalComp | DrawingBoard VI | ❓ Unknown |
CalComp | Creation Station | ❓ Unknown |
CalComp | SummaSketch | ❓ Unknown |
Dynalink | FreeDraw 4x5 | ❓ Unknown |
Elmo | CRA-1 wireless tablet | ❓ Unknown |
Gaomon | S56K | ❓ Unknown |
Gaomon | GM185 | ❓ Unknown |
Gaomon | M10K | ❓ Unknown |
Gaomon | P1560 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Genius | EasyPen | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen 340 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen F610E | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen i405 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen i405X | ❓ Reported to be working on Linux only for 2.9.x versions |
Genius | EasyPen i405XE | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M406 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M406W | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M406WE | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M406XE | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M506 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M506A | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M508W | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M610 | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Genius | EasyPen M610X | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M610XA | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen 340 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen 450 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen 560 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen F350 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen F509 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen F610 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen M609 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen M609X | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen M712 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen M712X | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen 8x6 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen i608 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen i608X | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen i608XE | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen M508 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen M508W | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen M508X | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen M508XA | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | PenSketch 9x12 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | PenSketch M912 | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Genius | PenSketch T609A | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | WizardPen 5x4 | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | ESP2210 | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | HW-S05 | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell T&Mouse | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell Writing Tablet (SuperPen 0403) | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell Writing Tablet (SuperPen 0503) | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell Painting Master (0504) | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell Painting Master (0605) | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell Painting Master (0806) | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Huion / Turcom | H420 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | W58 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | 680TF | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | G10T | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | H610 | ✔️ Supported |
Huion / Turcom | H610PRO | ✔️ Supported |
Huion / Turcom | H690 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | WH1409 | ✔️ Supported |
Huion / Turcom | 1060Plus | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | New 1060Plus | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | K26 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | K58 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | W58 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | 680S | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | P608N | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | H58L | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion | H950P | ✔️ Supported |
Huion / Turcom | DWH96 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | G-T156HD (KAMVAS) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | GT-185 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | GT-190 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | GT-191 (KAMVAS) | ❓ Reported to work with experimental user space driver |
Huion / Turcom | GT-220 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | PC185HD | ✔️ Supported |
Huion / Turcom | PC2150 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | Inspiroy Q11K | ✔️ Supported |
KB Gear | JamStudio | ❓ Unknown |
KB Gear | Pablo Internet Edition | ❓ Unknown |
KB Gear | Sketchboard Studio | ❓ Unknown |
Microsoft | Surface Pro Surface Pro 2 | ✔️ Supported |
Microsoft | Surface Pro 3 Surface Pro 4 Surface Studio Surface Pro (2017) Surface Laptop | ✔️ Supported |
Monoprice | 8x6' | ❓ Unknown |
Monoprice | MP1060-HA60 (10x6.25') | ❓ Unknown |
Monoprice | 10x6.25' (110594) | ❓ Unknown |
Monoprice | 8x6' MP Select Professional | ❓ Unknown |
Monoprice | '8x6'' MP Select Professional with Quick Select Wheel' | ❓ Unknown |
Monoprice | 12x9' (106815) | ❓ Reported to work with some issues |
Monoprice | MP 22-inch (114481) | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | A610 | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Parblo | Bay B960 | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | GT19 | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | GT22HD | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | Coast22 | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | Coast10 | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | Island A609 | ❓ Reported to work, but tablet is low-quality and not recommended. |
PenPower | TOOYA Master | ❓ Unknown |
PenPower | TOOYA X | ❓ Unknown |
PenPower | Monet | ❓ Unknown |
PenPower | Picasso | ❓ Unknown |
Perixx | Peritab-502EVO | ❓ Unknown |
Perixx | Peritab 502 | ❓ Unknown |
Perixx | Peritab 302 | ❓ Unknown |
Samsung | Galaxy Book | ✔️ Supported |
Trust | Flex Design | ❓ Unknown |
Trust | Slimline Widescreen | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Trust | Slimline Sketch | ❓ Unknown |
Trust | Slimline Mini | ❓ Unknown |
Trust | TB2100 | ❓ Unknown |
Trust | TB3100 | ❓ Unknown |
Turcom / Huion | Interactive Pen Display | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-6608 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-6580B Pro | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-6580W Pro | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-6610H Professional Wide | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-690 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-680 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-6540 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
UC-Logic / Digipro | DigiPro WP4030 | ❓ Unknown |
UC-Logic / Digipro | WP806U | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | HK1060pro | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | HK1560 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | UG-1910B | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | UG-2150 | ❓ Reported to work with the new drivers released January 2018 |
Ugee | EX05 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | EX07 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | G3 | ❓ Reported to work on windows 7 |
Ugee | G5 | ❓ Working with Windows with official drivers installed. No drivers are currently available under Linux. |
Ugee | M504 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | M708 | ❌ Reported to be broken, connected strokes |
Ugee | M6370 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | M1000L | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Ugee | Chocolate | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | CV720 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | Rainbow 3 | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | Mini | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | Mini Plus | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | VT Original | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | Realm Pro | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | Realm Graphic | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | VT 12' Touch | ❓ Unknown |
Wacom | Intuos Draw | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos Art | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos Photo | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos Comic | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos 3D | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos Pro (S/M/L) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos Pro Paper | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq Pro 13 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq Pro 16 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 13HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 22HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 22HD Touch | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 27 QHD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 27 QHD Touch | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq Companion | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq Companion 2 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq Companion Hybrid | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | MobileStudio Pro 13 | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | MobileStudio Pro 16 | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | Intuos 5 | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | Intuos 4 | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | Intuos 3 | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | Intuos 2 (XD) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 12WX | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 24HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo Create | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo Capture | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo Connect | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo Splash | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo CTL | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo CTH | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo CTE | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo One | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq20 (DTZ) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq21 | ✔️ Reported to work |
Wacom | Intuos (GD) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Graphire2 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Graphire (ET) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Waltop | Venus M | ❓ Unknown |
Waltop | Media | ❓ Unknown |
Waltop | Q-Pad | ❓ Unknown |
XP Pen | Artist 16 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
XP Pen | Artist 22 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
XP Pen | Artist 22E | ✔️ Supposed to work |
XP Pen | Artist Display 10S | ✔️ Supposed to work |
XP Pen | Star 05 Wireless | ✔️ Works with the Star 04 driver |
XP Pen | Star G540 Game Play | ❓ Unknown |
XP Pen | Star G430 Game Play | ✔️ Supposed to work |
XP Pen | Star 04 Flash Memory | ❓ Unknown |
XP Pen | Star 03 Express Keys | ✔️ Works |
XP Pen | Star 02 Touch Hot Keys | ❓ Unknown |
XP Pen | Star 01 Pen Tablet | ❓ Unknown |
Yiynova | SP 1001 (UC-Logic) | ❓ Unknown |
Yiynova | MVP10U | ✔️ Supported |
Yiynova | MVP10U HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MVP10U HD+IPS | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | DP10U+ | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | DP10U | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | DP10 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | DP10S | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | DP10HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MSP15 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MSP19 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MSP19U | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MSP19U+ | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MSP19U+ (V5) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MVP22U+IPS (V3) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MVP20U+RH | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MVP22U+DT | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MVP22U+RH | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MJP19 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MKP19 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | YA20HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
See also
Pages you might want to check :
Krita Drawing Website
Huion's krita support topic on deviant art.
If you had not yet saved your work, Krita will create an unnamed AutoSave file.
If you're using Linux or macOS, the AutoSave file will be a hidden file in your home directory. If you're using Windows, the AutoSave file will be a file in your user's %TEMP% folder. In Krita 4.2 and up, you can configure Krita to make the AutoSave files visible by default.
A hidden autosave file will be named like .krita-12549-document_1-autosave.kra
If Krita crashes before you had saved your file, then the next time you start Krita, you will see the file in a dialog that shows up as soon as Krita starts. You can select to restore the files, or to delete them.
If Krita crashed, and you're on Windows and your %TEMP% folder gets cleared, you will have lost your work. Windows does not clear the %TEMP% folder by default, but you can enable this feature in Settings. Applications like Disk Cleanup or CCleaner will also clear the %TEMP% folder. Again, if Krita crashes, and you haven't saved your work, and you have something enabled that clear your %TEMP% folder, you will have lost your work.
If Krita doesn't crash, and you close Krita without saving your work, Krita will remove the AutoSave file: your work will be gone and cannot be retrieved.
If you save your work and continue, or close Krita and do save your work, the AutoSave file will be removed.
AutoSave for Saved Files¶
If you had already saved your work, Krita will create a named AutoSave file.
A hidden named autosave file will look like .myimage.kra-autosave.kra.
By default, named AutoSave files are hidden. Named AutoSave files are placed in the same folder as the file you were working on.
If you start Krita again after it crashed and try to open your original file, Krita will ask you whether to open the AutoSave file instead:
If you choose 'no', the AutoSave file will be removed. The work that has been done since the last time you saved your file yourself will be lost and cannot be retrieved.
If you choose 'yes', the AutoSave file will be opened, then removed. The file you have open will have the name of your original file. The file will be set to Modified, so the next time you try to close Krita, Krita will ask you whether you want to save the file. If you choose No, your work is irretrievably gone. It cannot be restored.
If you use Save As… your image will be saved under a new name. The original file under its own name and its AutoSave file are not deleted. From now on, your file will be saved under the new name; if you save again, an AutoSave file will be created using the new filename.
If you use Export… using a new filename, a new file will be created with a new name. The file you have open will keep the new name, and the next time you save it, the AutoSave file will be created from the last file saved with the current name, that is, not the name you choose for Export….
Backup Files¶
There are three kinds of Backup files
Ordinary Backup files that are created when you save a file that has been opened from disk
Incremental Backup files that are copies of the file as it is on disk to a numbered backup, and while your file is saved under the current name
Incremental Version files that are saves of the file you are working on with a new number, leaving alone the existing files on disk.
Ordinary Backup Files¶
If you have opened a file, made changes, then save it, or save a new file after the first time you've saved it, Krita will save a backup of your file.
You can disable this mechanism in the File tab of the General Settings page of the Configure Krita dialog, which is in the Settings menu (Linux, Windows) or in the Application menu (macOS). By default, Backup files are enabled.
By default, a Backup file will be in the same folder as your original file. You can also choose to save Backup files in the User folder or the %TEMP% folder; this is not as safe because if you edit two files with the same name in two different folders, their backups will overwrite each other.
By default, a Backup file will have ~ as a suffix, to distinguish it from an ordinary file. If you are using Windows, you will have to enable 'show file extensions' in Windows Explorer to see the extension.
If you want to open the Backup file, you will have to rename it in your file manager. Make sure the extension ends with .kra.
Every time you save your file, the last version without a ~ suffix will be copied to the version with the ~ suffix. The contents of the original file will be gone: it will not be possible to restore that version.
Incremental Backup Files¶
Incremental Backup files are similar to ordinary Backup files: the last saved state is copied to another file just before saving. However, instead of overwriting the Backup file, the Backup files are numbered:
Use this when you want to keep various known good states of your image throughout your painting process. This takes more disk space, of course.
Do not be confused: Krita does not save the current state of your work to the latest Incremental file, but copies the last saved file to the Backup file and then saves your image under the original filename.
Incremental Version Files¶
Incremental Version works a bit like Incremental Backup, but it leaves the original files alone. Instead, it will save a new file with a file number:
Krita Latest Version
This is specifically about support on Windows, not Linux or OSX.
Brand | Model | Supported |
|---|---|---|
Adesso | CyberTablet T12 | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet Z12 | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet T10 | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet T22HD | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet M14 | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet W10 | ❓ Unknown |
Adesso | CyberTablet Z8 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Aiptek | HyperPen Mini | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | MediaTablet 10000u | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | MediaTablet 14000u | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | MediaTablet Ultimate II | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | MyNote Bluetooth | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | MyNote Pen | ❓ Unknown |
Aiptek | SlimTablet 600u Premium II | ❓ Unknown |
Artisul | (by UC-Logic)D13 | ❌ Reported to not work |
Artisul | (by UC-Logic)D10 | ❌ Reported to not work |
Artisul | (by UC-Logic)Pencil (S/M) | ❌ Reported to not work |
Bosto | 22HDX | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Bosto | 22UX | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Bosto | 22HD Mini | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Bosto | 22U Mini | ❓ Unknown |
Bosto | 14WX | ❓ Unknown |
Bosto | 13HD | ❓ Unknown |
CalComp | DrawingBoard VI | ❓ Unknown |
CalComp | Creation Station | ❓ Unknown |
CalComp | SummaSketch | ❓ Unknown |
Dynalink | FreeDraw 4x5 | ❓ Unknown |
Elmo | CRA-1 wireless tablet | ❓ Unknown |
Gaomon | S56K | ❓ Unknown |
Gaomon | GM185 | ❓ Unknown |
Gaomon | M10K | ❓ Unknown |
Gaomon | P1560 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Genius | EasyPen | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen 340 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen F610E | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen i405 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen i405X | ❓ Reported to be working on Linux only for 2.9.x versions |
Genius | EasyPen i405XE | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M406 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M406W | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M406WE | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M406XE | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M506 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M506A | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M508W | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M610 | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Genius | EasyPen M610X | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | EasyPen M610XA | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen 340 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen 450 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen 560 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen F350 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen F509 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen F610 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen M609 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen M609X | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen M712 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | G-Pen M712X | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen 8x6 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen i608 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen i608X | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen i608XE | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen M508 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen M508W | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen M508X | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | MousePen M508XA | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | PenSketch 9x12 | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | PenSketch M912 | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Genius | PenSketch T609A | ❓ Unknown |
Genius | WizardPen 5x4 | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | ESP2210 | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | HW-S05 | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell T&Mouse | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell Writing Tablet (SuperPen 0403) | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell Writing Tablet (SuperPen 0503) | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell Painting Master (0504) | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell Painting Master (0605) | ❓ Unknown |
Hanvon | Sell Painting Master (0806) | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Huion / Turcom | H420 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | W58 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | 680TF | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | G10T | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | H610 | ✔️ Supported |
Huion / Turcom | H610PRO | ✔️ Supported |
Huion / Turcom | H690 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | WH1409 | ✔️ Supported |
Huion / Turcom | 1060Plus | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | New 1060Plus | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | K26 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | K58 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | W58 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | 680S | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | P608N | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | H58L | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion | H950P | ✔️ Supported |
Huion / Turcom | DWH96 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | G-T156HD (KAMVAS) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | GT-185 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | GT-190 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | GT-191 (KAMVAS) | ❓ Reported to work with experimental user space driver |
Huion / Turcom | GT-220 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | PC185HD | ✔️ Supported |
Huion / Turcom | PC2150 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Huion / Turcom | Inspiroy Q11K | ✔️ Supported |
KB Gear | JamStudio | ❓ Unknown |
KB Gear | Pablo Internet Edition | ❓ Unknown |
KB Gear | Sketchboard Studio | ❓ Unknown |
Microsoft | Surface Pro Surface Pro 2 | ✔️ Supported |
Microsoft | Surface Pro 3 Surface Pro 4 Surface Studio Surface Pro (2017) Surface Laptop | ✔️ Supported |
Monoprice | 8x6' | ❓ Unknown |
Monoprice | MP1060-HA60 (10x6.25') | ❓ Unknown |
Monoprice | 10x6.25' (110594) | ❓ Unknown |
Monoprice | 8x6' MP Select Professional | ❓ Unknown |
Monoprice | '8x6'' MP Select Professional with Quick Select Wheel' | ❓ Unknown |
Monoprice | 12x9' (106815) | ❓ Reported to work with some issues |
Monoprice | MP 22-inch (114481) | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | A610 | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Parblo | Bay B960 | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | GT19 | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | GT22HD | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | Coast22 | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | Coast10 | ❓ Unknown |
Parblo | Island A609 | ❓ Reported to work, but tablet is low-quality and not recommended. |
PenPower | TOOYA Master | ❓ Unknown |
PenPower | TOOYA X | ❓ Unknown |
PenPower | Monet | ❓ Unknown |
PenPower | Picasso | ❓ Unknown |
Perixx | Peritab-502EVO | ❓ Unknown |
Perixx | Peritab 502 | ❓ Unknown |
Perixx | Peritab 302 | ❓ Unknown |
Samsung | Galaxy Book | ✔️ Supported |
Trust | Flex Design | ❓ Unknown |
Trust | Slimline Widescreen | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Trust | Slimline Sketch | ❓ Unknown |
Trust | Slimline Mini | ❓ Unknown |
Trust | TB2100 | ❓ Unknown |
Trust | TB3100 | ❓ Unknown |
Turcom / Huion | Interactive Pen Display | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-6608 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-6580B Pro | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-6580W Pro | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-6610H Professional Wide | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-690 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-680 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Turcom / Huion | TS-6540 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
UC-Logic / Digipro | DigiPro WP4030 | ❓ Unknown |
UC-Logic / Digipro | WP806U | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | HK1060pro | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | HK1560 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | UG-1910B | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | UG-2150 | ❓ Reported to work with the new drivers released January 2018 |
Ugee | EX05 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | EX07 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | G3 | ❓ Reported to work on windows 7 |
Ugee | G5 | ❓ Working with Windows with official drivers installed. No drivers are currently available under Linux. |
Ugee | M504 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | M708 | ❌ Reported to be broken, connected strokes |
Ugee | M6370 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | M1000L | ❌ Reported to be broken |
Ugee | Chocolate | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | CV720 | ❓ Unknown |
Ugee | Rainbow 3 | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | Mini | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | Mini Plus | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | VT Original | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | Realm Pro | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | Realm Graphic | ❓ Unknown |
VisTablet | VT 12' Touch | ❓ Unknown |
Wacom | Intuos Draw | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos Art | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos Photo | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos Comic | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos 3D | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos Pro (S/M/L) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Intuos Pro Paper | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq Pro 13 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq Pro 16 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 13HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 22HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 22HD Touch | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 27 QHD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 27 QHD Touch | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq Companion | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq Companion 2 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq Companion Hybrid | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | MobileStudio Pro 13 | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | MobileStudio Pro 16 | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | Intuos 5 | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | Intuos 4 | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | Intuos 3 | ✔️ Supported |
Wacom | Intuos 2 (XD) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 12WX | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq 24HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo Create | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo Capture | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo Connect | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo Splash | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo CTL | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo CTH | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo CTE | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Bamboo One | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq20 (DTZ) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Cintiq21 | ✔️ Reported to work |
Wacom | Intuos (GD) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Graphire2 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Wacom | Graphire (ET) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Waltop | Venus M | ❓ Unknown |
Waltop | Media | ❓ Unknown |
Waltop | Q-Pad | ❓ Unknown |
XP Pen | Artist 16 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
XP Pen | Artist 22 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
XP Pen | Artist 22E | ✔️ Supposed to work |
XP Pen | Artist Display 10S | ✔️ Supposed to work |
XP Pen | Star 05 Wireless | ✔️ Works with the Star 04 driver |
XP Pen | Star G540 Game Play | ❓ Unknown |
XP Pen | Star G430 Game Play | ✔️ Supposed to work |
XP Pen | Star 04 Flash Memory | ❓ Unknown |
XP Pen | Star 03 Express Keys | ✔️ Works |
XP Pen | Star 02 Touch Hot Keys | ❓ Unknown |
XP Pen | Star 01 Pen Tablet | ❓ Unknown |
Yiynova | SP 1001 (UC-Logic) | ❓ Unknown |
Yiynova | MVP10U | ✔️ Supported |
Yiynova | MVP10U HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MVP10U HD+IPS | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | DP10U+ | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | DP10U | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | DP10 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | DP10S | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | DP10HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MSP15 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MSP19 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MSP19U | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MSP19U+ | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MSP19U+ (V5) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MVP22U+IPS (V3) | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MVP20U+RH | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MVP22U+DT | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MVP22U+RH | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MJP19 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | MKP19 | ✔️ Supposed to work |
Yiynova | YA20HD | ✔️ Supposed to work |
See also
Pages you might want to check :
Krita Drawing Website
Huion's krita support topic on deviant art.
Krita Drawing Tablet
List of tablets models and branding.
