klad is a 2D painting and animation app built for collaboration between a person and a coding agent.
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The agent paints through the klad command line with the same brushes, layers and timeline you use in the editor, and every stroke stays editable data, so either of you can change any stroke later instead of regenerating an image.
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`klad` CLI that lets Claude Code, Codex or any command-running agent paint on the drawing you have open
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Strokes, shapes and fills stored as editable data with path, pressure, brush and colour
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Agent skills printed by `klad skill` and `klad skill drawing`
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Pinned canvas notes and selections that the agent reads as instructions
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Drawings saved as folders of plain files that diff and merge in git
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23 brushes, layers, masks, a timeline with in-betweens, bones and IK
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Export to PNG, sprite sheets or straight into Godot
Free
klad is source-available, not open source. Building and using it is free for personal use and inside companies with less than 500,000 euros in revenue in their last tax year; larger companies need a bought licence per user. The drawing file format is documented under the MIT licence. Pre-built signed releases are planned and not yet available.
Best for
Game and app developers who want their coding agent to draft editable illustrations, sprites and animations that they can then refine by hand.
Not ideal for
Users who need a pre-built installer today, Windows or Linux tablet pressure support, or an OSI open-source licence.
An inventive, early tool that gives coding agents real brushes rather than an image model; promising for agent-assisted game art.
Shown on Hacker News on November 11, 2026; v0.2.0 was released on November 12, 2026, the first public version built from source.
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Is klad free?+
Yes - klad is Free. klad is source-available, not open source. Building and using it is free for personal use and inside companies with less than 500,000 euros in revenue in their last tax year; larger companies need a bought licence per user. The drawing file format is documented under the MIT licence. Pre-built signed releases are planned and not yet available.
Is klad open source?+
klad is not listed as open source on ai.dosa.dev - it is Free.
Who is klad best for?+
Game and app developers who want their coding agent to draft editable illustrations, sprites and animations that they can then refine by hand.
Who is klad not ideal for?+
Users who need a pre-built installer today, Windows or Linux tablet pressure support, or an OSI open-source licence.
What are the best klad alternatives?+
The closest klad alternatives on ai.dosa.dev are Pieces for Developers, agenttrace, Vibe Kanban - all listed under Developer Productivity & Workflow.
Who makes klad?+
klad is developed by Indicode BV. It is listed in the Developer Productivity & Workflow category on ai.dosa.dev.
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