File Menu

New

Make a new file.

Open

Open a previously created file.

Open Recent

Open the recently opened document.

Save

File formats that Krita can save to. These formats can later be opened back up in Krita.

Save As

Save as a new file.

Open Existing Document As New document

Similar to import in other programs.

Export

Additional formats that can be saved. Some of these formats may not be later imported or opened by Krita

Import Animation Frames

Import frames for animation.

Render Animation

Render an animation with FFMPEG. This is explained on the Render Animation page.

Save incremental version

Save as a new version of the same file with a number attached.

Save incremental Backup

Make a backup file without leaving the working file.

Create Template from image

The *.kra file will be saved into the template folder for future use. All your layers and guides will be saved along!

Create Copy From Current Image

Makes a new document from the current image, so you can easily reiterate on a single image. Useful for areas where the template system is too powerful.

Document Information

Look at the document information. Contains all sorts of interesting information about image, such as technical information or metadata.

Close

Close the view or document.

Close All

Close all views and documents.

Quit

Close Krita