Built against Krita 5.2.11 (official release)
May not be compatible with other versions.

Changes since 2.0.0-pre (beta)

• Improved performance of all models
• Lower memory consumption on GPU
• Support BiRefNet HR and Dynamic versions
  • but GPU support is currently limited because they can't allocate enough memory for high resolutions
• Free up (some) VRAM after using a tool or filter on GPU #47

If you downloaded extra models for the beta version they may no longer work. Please download them again.

Version 2

• Supports variety of GPU (NVIDIA, AMD, some Intel) on both Windows & Linux
• Much faster startup and loading time on first use
• Lower memory consumption
• Smaller plugin size

It still requires hardware to be reasonably up-to-date: something from the last 8 years should work, but faster is better. Please open an issue with your hardware specs if you find it doesn't work.

Installation

The plugin can now be installed as a Python Extension:

1. Download the plugin: Windows | Linux
2. Open Krita and go to Tools › Scripts › Import Python Plugin from File...
3. Select the ZIP file you downloaded
4. Accept and restart Krita

Background Removal Filter

Smart Fill Tool

You can find an alternative tool next to Krita's "Smart Patch". It works okay for small areas of photos at certain resolutions. But it doesn't generalize well and produces garbage in other situations. Keeping it for now to maybe experiment with different models.

Built against Krita 5.2.11 (official release)
May not be compatible with other versions.

Version 2

This is the first release with a complete overhaul of the inference infrastructure. It brings many improvements:

• Supports variety of GPU (NVIDIA, AMD, some Intel) on both Windows & Linux
• Much faster startup and loading time on first use
• Lower memory consumption
• Smaller plugin size

It still requires hardware to be reasonably up-to-date: something from the last 8 years should work, but faster is better. Please open an issue with your hardware specs if you find it doesn't work.

Installation

The plugin can now be installed as a Python Extension:

1. Download the plugin: Windows | Linux
2. Open Krita and go to Tools › Scripts › Import Python Plugin from File...
3. Select the ZIP file you downloaded
4. Accept and restart Krita

Background Removal Filter

Smart Fill Tool

You can find an alternative tool next to Krita's "Smart Patch". It works okay for small areas of photos at certain resolutions. But it doesn't generalize well and produces garbage in other situations. Keeping it for now to maybe experiment with different models.

Built against Krita 5.2.9 (official release)
May not be compatible with other versions.

Changes:

• Fixed large memory consumption (additional ~5 GB) on second run of precise selection

Built against Krita 5.2.9 (official release)
May not be compatible with other versions.

Precise mode

Added a "precise" mode to the Box Segmentation tool. It behaves slightly different:

• Segments all forground objects in the selected box (not necessarily individual objects)
• More accurate masks with smooth borders
• Takes longer (~0.5s on modern GPU, up to 30s on CPU)
• Uses BiRefNet models

Built against Krita 5.2.0 (official release)
May not be compatible with other versions.

Changes:

• Fixed selecting from active layer when layer bounds do not match image bounds (eg. parts of the layer are fully transparent)
• Fixed hang when selection is cancelled (eg. when clicking out of bounds or switching to a different tool before making a selection)

Updated binaries for Krita 5.2.0 RC1.

Initial release.

Pre-release for Windows.