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KRA at a glance
KRA
Krita's native format reflects the rise of open-source digital painting as a serious creative workflow rather than only a hobbyist alternative.
XPM at a glance
XPM
Before today's relatively small set of mainstream consumer image formats dominated everyday use, desktop software, workstations, GUI systems, and early graphics tools produced many specialized raster formats with local importance.
Format comparison
| Feature | KRA | XPM |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 2005 | 1989 |
| Inventor | Krita / KDE community | Daniel Dardailler, Colas Nahaboo (Groupe Bull) |
| Status | proprietary | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use KRA
- Your source file is already in KRA.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to XPM.
- KRA is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use XPM
- Your target workflow expects XPM.
- Improve delivery compatibility with XPM.
- XPM is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert KRA to XPM?
Convert to XPM when maintaining or restoring X11-era icon assets or other historical Unix interface graphics.
It is useful where text-based icon compatibility matters more than modern compression.
What changes when converting KRA to XPM?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to XPM removes layer support.
What should I review after converting KRA to XPM?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.