Alternatives to Adobe Illustrator for all platforms with Free License

  • Inkscape

    Inkscape is a professional vector graphics editor for Linux, Windows and macOS. It's free and open source.

    • Although it does crash at times (since it's still in beta), it is also much easier to use and I even took an E2020 class that uses this. I am surprised that such a powerful vector graphics tool is free unlike Adobe Illustrator. Honestly, whoever made this is one of the most experienced in recreating a paid app and making it free as well. SLZERO • Aug 2019 • 7 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • It has everything you need for a vector graphic editor, it's quite simple to use and it's completely free. I totaly recommend it! Guest • Apr 2017 • 19 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • It has (almost) everything that AI has, but free! Guest • Jul 2018 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Inkscape is just as capable and powerful as Illustrator, if not more powerful while being free and open source. quadratic • Sep 2018 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Ease of use, completely free, it keeps on improving. Guest • Feb 2018 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Low on memory and packs lots of features. Guest • Mar 2019 • 9 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Does some secret things that Illustrator doesn't or can't. Certainly has a more useable colour picker - shame on Adobe for that horrible colour picker! phillipsalf • Feb 2017 • 34 agrees and 9 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Inscape has a lot of tools and options. It's very stable. Updates are frequent. I never needed another software to get my job done. Guest • Aug 2017 • 23 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • I see no reason to try, let alone purchase, any other software for dealing with vector graphics cidian • Jun 2019 • 9 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • It is open source and runs on Linux rockiger • Dec 2018 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Fast program and have native support for SVG Guest • Oct 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • The only well maintained software that really can be an alternative to Illustrator. It's still 1.0 I suppose but it's already huge. Guest • Oct 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Despite it has issues on mac, it works awesome on linux. Has a lot of on-the-way functions that Illustrator only could dream at. renemartnez • Jan 2018 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Not a word...It's just awesome.. itsgauravjain22 • Dec 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Lack of raster control along with image resizing. Poor alternative. Guest • Oct 2018 • 2 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Apart from the advanced setup to get it to work on Mac OS, it is almost as capable as Illustrator, with very similar tools. Guest • Mar 2018 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • certains functions present in Ilustrator are not in Inkscape or are more dificult task to acomplish Guest • Apr 2018 • 2 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • hard to use for website design purposes. default viewport dpi is 90 and there is no way to change it Guest • May 2018 • 1 agrees and 8 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • It's more professional and easy to use other than adobe illustrator Guest • May 2017 • 10 agrees and 9 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Read (some) Illlustrator files. Guest • Jan 2017 Disagree   Agree

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Windows S BSD ... Snapcraft FLATHUB PortableApps.com X11 MacPorts XQuartz

    Vector Drawing Support for Layers SVG Editors Vectorize raster images ... Cross-platform Live Path Effects Bitmap rasterizing Export to SVG Native application Pathfinder Svg export SVG Support Symbols Boolean operations Comma Separated Values Curve Manipulation Drawing High-res Vector GRPHX Image Editing Works Offline Over-The-Top (OTT) Path Filters Edit PDF SVG Editors UI customization Vector-like Visual Editing Add a feature

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  • Gravit Designer

    A cross-platform vector graphics tool, runs as desktop application and in-browser too.

    • It's free, and also easy to use. Some advanced features are lacking, but the dev team is constantly adding new ones. Guest • Jul 2018 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Entirely free. Easier to use than Inkscape, better with vectors than Krita, and available on more platforms than Sketch. It's a little slow and gummy when you've made a very complicated picture, but it's honestly the best possible alternative I've found. Thank you, and thanks to Gravit. rvanarsdale • May 2017 • 6 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Good components, easy and free. Guest • Jun 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • A modern intuative one stop shop for graphic creation, lot of smart features developed constantly from a very dedicated development team. And its free! e_tek • Apr 2017 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • It is a simple yet powerful vector editing program suitable for vector artists, web designers, publishers, logo designers, etc. It also features non-destructing boolean operations (better pathfinder), showcase mode, multiple strokes and fills, global palettes, and more, surprisingly without any clutter. Guest • Jul 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • transition from Illustrator is very easy Guest • Jun 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Intuitive, many of the same basic and intermediate functions as Adobe Illustrator. Icons/illustrations provided are great! Love the cloud storage capabilities too. lindsayshaver33 • Jan 2018 Disagree   Agree
    • Intuitive, powerful and cross platform Guest • May 2017 Disagree   Agree

    Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Chrome OS

    Ad-free Portable Works Offline Vector Drawing ... Asset Pipeline Browser based Built-in Color picker Cloud sync Embedded tutorials Global palette Master Design Persistent Linux Resource export SVG Editors Unlimited Canvas Area User interface Vectorize raster images Web fonts Website wireframing Add a feature

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  • Figma

    Figma is the collaborative interface design tool. Keep the team focused and on the same page with real-time communication and collaboration featuring commercial quality...

    Freemium $ $ $ Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Prototyping Import from Sketch Real time collaboration Modern JavaScript ... Team Collaboration Automatic conversion to multiple formats Cloud sync UI Design Native application Real time collaboration Responsive design Smart auto-align Smooth Typekit integration Usability Wireframing Add a feature

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  • Vectr

    Vectr is a free graphics editor. Vectr is collaborative like Google Docs, and runs both in your web browser and on your desktop as a native app. With an intuitive...

    • Cannot open existing ai- and eps-files. Exporting is very limited. Guest • Apr 2017 • 6 agrees and 7 disagrees Disagree   Agree

    Free Windows Linux Web Chrome OS

    Image Editing Image Sharing Convert images to PDF Vector Drawing Add a feature

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  • Vector Paint

    Vector Paint is a drawing program, with a simple yet powerful interface, that lets you draw points, lines, curves and shapes. Features * Style text * Layer, grid...

    Free Personal Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Windows RT Android Tablet iPad

    Export to SVG Vector Drawing Add a feature

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  • sK1

    sK1 is a powerful illustration program for the Linux platform that can substitute professional proprietary software like CorelDRAW or Adobe Illustrator.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux

    SVG Editors Add a feature

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