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Krita AI Diffusion

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Velocity2.5

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

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Krita's AI plugin keeps swapping its model floor out from under users

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◆Current state
The plugin tracks the open image-model ecosystem closely and reshapes itself as that ecosystem moves. Version 1.53.0 adds segmentation control for Anima, upgrades the managed server to CUDA 13, PyTorch 2.13 and current ComfyUI, adds int8/int4/ConvRot model support — and removes Nunchaku and insightface, meaning anyone on Nunchaku variants of Flux 1, Flux 1 Kontext, Qwen or Z-Image must redownload alternatives. The cloud service now tags generated images as AI-made and, for EU users only, embeds an invisible watermark linking them to the service.
◆Where it's heading
The pattern over the last several releases is a model floor that keeps rising and shedding: Flux 2 klein and Z-Image made official while Flux 1 schnell was sunset, DirectML deprecated in favour of ROCm, Omni upscale models dropped, now Nunchaku and insightface removed. Around that churn, control modes accumulate steadily for whichever model is current — Anima gained regions, then control layers, now segmentation. The maintainer is optimising for the models worth using today and accepting that users must periodically redownload their weights.
◆Prediction
Expect Anima's control coverage to keep filling in toward parity with the older architectures, and at least one more deprecation as the managed server tracks upstream ComfyUI.

◆Recent moves

  1. 10d ago

    Anima segmentation control; Nunchaku dropped, CUDA 13 upgrade

    Adds segmentation control for Anima and lifts the managed server to CUDA 13, PyTorch 2.13 and current ComfyUI, while dropping Nunchaku and insightface — a breaking change for anyone running Nunchaku model variants. Cloud output also gains AI-generated metadata and, in the EU, an invisible service watermark.

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  2. 2mo ago

    Hotfix: fix plugin not connecting to managed server

    A hotfix for the plugin failing to connect to the managed server after startup. Single-issue patch.

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  3. 2mo ago

    Basic Krea 2 support, Anima regions, Flux Klein 9B expand

    Basic Krea 2 support, region support for Anima, and Flux Klein 9B expand in edit mode, plus a fix for the broken auto-update that forced a manual install. Another step in Anima's steady accumulation of control features.

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  4. 2mo ago

    Managed-install fixes for macOS and Linux

    Fixes managed installation on macOS and upgrades from old Linux environments. Install-path maintenance only.

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  5. 3mo ago

    Control layers for Anima; ROCm managed install for AMD

    Control layers arrive for Anima with scribble, line art and unblur modes, and ROCm becomes a managed install option for AMD GPUs. Fill and Expand at full strength now require the inpaint control model.

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  6. 4mo ago

    New preview models: Anima 2B and ERNIE Image 8B

    Introduces Anima, a 2B anime and 2D model still in training, alongside ERNIE Image 8B for precise instructions and text. The starting point for the Anima control work that follows in every subsequent release.

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