# Which should I download, 5.3.0 or 6.0.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** General Questions\ **Tags:** linux, version-5, how-to-use\ **Created:** [March 25, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/which-should-i-download-5-3-0-or-6-0-0/176764 "2026-03-25T13:10:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BadGirl2023](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/badgirl2023/32/197750_2.png) [@BadGirl2023](https://krita-artists.org/u/BadGirl2023)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/which-should-i-download-5-3-0-or-6-0-0/176764/1 "2026-03-25T13:10:14Z")
Which should I download, Krita 5.3.0 or 6.0.0? Does one do something the other can’t? Or does one have something special, i.e. extra dockers? Should I just go to the website and download it? Or do I have to do something different? I use a ChromeOS Octopus Version 145.0.7632.216 I use Krita 5.1.5 [Version (compiled): 5.15.8 Version (loaded): 5.15.8] I got it from the website. [Krita | Digital Painting. Creative Freedom.](https://krita.org/en/) Krita uses 6.7G of my disk. Before Krita I had 9.3GB of space. If anyone knows anything to do with the new update, I would appreciate some help. ---
**Author:** ![cowc2](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@cowc2](https://krita-artists.org/u/cowc2)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/which-should-i-download-5-3-0-or-6-0-0/176764/2 "2026-03-25T13:13:51Z")
Feature wise, both are the same. 5.3 is recommended for production by the developers. 6.0 has more bugs. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/which-should-i-download-5-3-0-or-6-0-0/176764/3 "2026-03-25T13:16:22Z")
The difference between 5.3 and 6 are the Qt framework they use, the functionality is the same. 6 could work better for you if you work on a Linux with Wayland and you had trouble with wayland before, otherwise 5.3 is recommended (in my opinion). 6 still has a few bugs that 5.3 doesn’t have and are related to Qt. So if you don’t absolutely need 6 I would stay away from it for now. I used the Krita 6 beta for a while and it has some clunkyness with the UI (especially with the new text tool). ---
**Author:** ![Ciubix](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/ciubix/32/202546_2.png) [@Ciubix](https://krita-artists.org/u/Ciubix)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/which-should-i-download-5-3-0-or-6-0-0/176764/4 "2026-03-25T13:19:37Z")
I personally recommend 5.3 especially if you care about things working consistently. There are still tons of minor bugs, issues and crashes in 6.0, while 5.3 should have a lot less of those. ---
**Author:** ![BadGirl2023](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/badgirl2023/32/197750_2.png) [@BadGirl2023](https://krita-artists.org/u/BadGirl2023)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/which-should-i-download-5-3-0-or-6-0-0/176764/5 "2026-03-25T13:56:59Z")
How would I download it? 5.3.0 I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Ciubix](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/ciubix/32/202546_2.png) [@Ciubix](https://krita-artists.org/u/Ciubix)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/which-should-i-download-5-3-0-or-6-0-0/176764/6 "2026-03-25T14:07:28Z")
The main download link on [Download | Krita](http://krita.org/en/download) is for 5.3 ---
**Author:** ![BadGirl2023](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/badgirl2023/32/197750_2.png) [@BadGirl2023](https://krita-artists.org/u/BadGirl2023)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/which-should-i-download-5-3-0-or-6-0-0/176764/7 "2026-03-25T14:08:19Z")
Thanks!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/1X/e446d8b3077ddf6dfb5b2cd65199c20095b47dcf.png) [@system](https://krita-artists.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/which-should-i-download-5-3-0-or-6-0-0/176764/8 "2026-03-31T06:20:39Z")
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