Post #2641482

2026-02-19 00:57 UTC

Q: But what about existing open source tools (inkscape, gimp, krita...)? While I'm very greatful for their work and what they've brought to the community, I personally couldn't get used to them. They feel slow, outdated and are not made to work together elegantly. I also have friends that are artists that feel the same way. While I do believe that these tools work great for some people, they do not work great for everyone and a little bit of choice never hurt the open source community.

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@gloopsies@fosstodon.org 2026-02-19 01:02

Q: why do you think you can make something better then existing tools? I do not think I have to make something that is 100% better for everyone, just something that is better for *some* people. I want to work with artists from the start of the project to make something that caters to them and that's why I'm making these posts My priorities are on stability, speed and ease of use, while leaving a clean path to adding any requested features later.

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@davbram@ravenation.club 2026-02-19 01:17

@gloopsies@fosstodon.org Everone wants this! Alas, choice HAS hurt the open source. Devs are spread thin across dozens if not hundreds of projects, many feeling half-finished. I've been diving into Blender lately, and I think there is a lot of potential for it as a "hub" for creating alternatives. I like for instance how its API can be utilized by other software (e.g. Openshot can use it to generate titles). Building new tools around something like this promotes interoperability, and is probably easier!

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