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Arting On the Cheap

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  1. Inkscape icon
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    Open source vector graphics editor supporting SVG with features like custom brushes, pressure sensitivity, and layer management across multiple platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
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  2. High-precision scientific calculator for systems, supporting complex numbers, units, matrices, custom functions, and editable calculation history.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    rabbit5’s note

    When you need to do math for vector art, it helps to be able to store variables and keep the history

  3. Graphic icon
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    Vector design application for macOS, iPhone, and iPad with advanced illustration features, SVG, PDF, and PSD import/export, and touch optimization.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Graphic screenshot 1
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  4. ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images. It can read, convert and write images in a variety of formats (about 100) including GIF, JPEG, JPEG-2000, PNG, PDF, PhotoCD, TIFF, and DPX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Xfce
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  5. Krita icon
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    A free, open-source painting program for professional artists offering customizable UI, 9 brush engines, layer support, and color management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • KDE Plasma
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • AppImage
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  6. Atom icon
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    Atom is an open-source, Electron icon Electron based text editor with a massive ecosystem of plugins and themes that are easily accessible through a built-in package manager. Being built with Electron, it uses web technology (HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Node.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Intro screen
    Command palette
    Choose from scores of community made themes
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    Project view
    rabbit5’s note

    Useful for editing SVGs as plain-text with a live preview

  7. Archive of freely downloadable fonts. Browse by alphabetical listing, by style, by author or by popularity.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Homepage 2013
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    FontSpace is a top 5,000 website that reaches a distinct market of graphics designers, hobbyists, scrap-bookers, and typeface enthusiasts. FontSpace accepts fonts of all shapes and sizes and helps you find one for your next project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Font Book icon
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    Font Book is the standard font manager that comes with Mac OS.

    The program enables users to: Preview and install font files, avoiding multiple instances of the same font. Review installed fonts using various sample texts and sizes. Group fonts into collections, which can then b.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Font Book screenshot 1
  10. GIMP icon
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    Free open-source suite with advanced photo retouching, composition, batch processing, plugin extensibility, custom scripting, and wide file format compatibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    • AppImage
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    GIMP 2.99.18 on Windows, non-default theme.
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