# Krita 5.2.9 - Easy Fix for Krita Lag - Performance Tips + Free Guide

**URL:** <https://krita-artists.org/t/krita-5-2-9-easy-fix-for-krita-lag-performance-tips-free-guide/121354>\
**Category:** Tutorials\
**Tags:** how-to\
**Created:** [April 17, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/krita-5-2-9-easy-fix-for-krita-lag-performance-tips-free-guide/121354 "2025-04-17T11:56:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![CelticCoco](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@CelticCoco](https://krita-artists.org/u/CelticCoco)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/krita-5-2-9-easy-fix-for-krita-lag-performance-tips-free-guide/121354/1 "2025-04-17T11:56:13Z")

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Hello,  
If Krita feels slow or starts lagging while you’re working, don’t worry!  
I am going to show you a few easy ways to fix this problem.  
First, I’ll show you how to take a look at your computer to see if an upgrade is needed or not. Then, I’ll go to Krita and optimize a few settings.  
Finally, I’ll share some extra tricks to enhance Krita’s responsiveness.  
By the end of this video, you should know everything you need to fix any existing or future lag.

Chapters:  
00:00 INTRODUCTION  
00:41 CHECKING YOUR SYSTEMS SPECS AND COMPARING THEM TO KRITA’S REQUIREMENTS.  
06:57 GRAB YOUR FREE GUIDE. Showing you the guide and how it can help you. This will help you to decide if you want it or not. So, watch that part! 😊  
07:38 OPTIMIZING KRITA’S SETTINGS.  
09:41 OPTIMIZING GRAPHICS SETTINGS  
10:26 OPTIMIZING THE AUTO SAVE SETTINGS  
11:15 EXTRA TIPS  
11:20 BRUSHES  
11:50 LAYERS  
12:20 CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT  
13:03 WHAT TO DO IF YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH RAM OR YOUR GRAPHICS CARD IS OUTDATED.  
14:42 CONCLUSION

_ **FREE RESOURCES** _  
Grab my FREE guide to fixing typical lags in Krita here: [RESOURCES — Blade & Quill](https://bladeandquillartacademy.com/resources)  
Be sure to check out my free guide to shortcuts, as well as the free guide to blending modes—both are available on the same page!

[https://youtu.be/VcouFDV5XYE](https://youtu.be/VcouFDV5XYE)

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**Author:** ![cgidesign](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/cgidesign/32/108085_2.png) [@cgidesign](https://krita-artists.org/u/cgidesign)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/krita-5-2-9-easy-fix-for-krita-lag-performance-tips-free-guide/121354/2 "2025-04-17T17:36:01Z")

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Apart from your valuable information, as far as I understand it, there is some work in progress regarding Krita being slow in various circumstance which can’t be solved with more powerful hardware.

There seems to be something within Krita that let it struggle - not with painting but with using filters etc.

You can read about it here:

> [@\[quick feed needed\] Does Krita need openGL rendering backend on Windows?](https://krita-artists.org/t/quick-feed-needed-does-krita-need-opengl-rendering-backend-on-windows/117457):
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> Hi, all! I am currently working on porting Krita to Qt6 and I have a question for you, painters. Does anyone really need openGL GPU acceleration backend on Windows? Or anyone is okay with “Direct3D 11 via ANGLE” rendering backend? Have you ever had situation when you had to switch back to openGL backend to fix some rendering issue? PS: The answer to the question strongly depend on the GPUs people use and the dirvers they have. So I need as much broad feedback as possible… If we dro…

The post was initially only about OpenGL vs. Direct3D acceleration but gathered more input - e.g. Krita getting slow as soon as you add a blur filter.  
Following the forum for some time I got the conclusion that Krita’s brush system is considered fast, even on old slow PCs (and I can confirm this on a ten years old notebook). But “editing” a document (using filters, layer styles etc.) can create a performance bottle neck.

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**Author:** ![CelticCoco](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@CelticCoco](https://krita-artists.org/u/CelticCoco)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/krita-5-2-9-easy-fix-for-krita-lag-performance-tips-free-guide/121354/3 "2025-04-17T18:10:08Z")

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Thank you for sharing. I will try to keep up and see their progress. Your information is so helpful. I greatly appreciate you.