# Upgrade to 5.3.1.1 has stopped text editing

**URL:** <https://krita-artists.org/t/upgrade-to-5-3-1-1-has-stopped-text-editing/183215>\
**Category:** General Questions\
**Tags:** how-to-use\
**Created:** [May 12, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/upgrade-to-5-3-1-1-has-stopped-text-editing/183215 "2026-05-12T10:10:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Takiro](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/takiro/32/209381_2.png) [@Takiro](https://krita-artists.org/u/Takiro)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/upgrade-to-5-3-1-1-has-stopped-text-editing/183215/2 "2026-05-12T10:15:14Z")

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There is a [new text tool](https://krita-artists.org/t/text-tool-thread/57973) that lets you enter and edit text directly on the canvas and is generally more powerful. That’s why there is no editor window anymore.

More about how it works here:

> **[Text Tool](https://docs.krita.org/en/reference_manual/tools/text.html)**
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> Krita's text tool reference.

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