Free Online Illustrator Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Adobe Illustrator as a web app if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Online alternative is Figma. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adobe Illustrator and many of them are free and available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Online alternatives to Adobe Illustrator are Graphite, GodSVG, Vectr and Vector Paint.

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Adobe Illustrator alternatives are mainly Vector Graphic Apps but may also be Digital Painting Tools or Image Editors.  Other popular filters includes Online + Free. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Adobe Illustrator.
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Adobe Illustrator alternatives page was last updated Dec 13, 2024
  1. Figma icon
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    Figma has a bigger focus on UI design, wireframing and collaborative work. Like Sketch, its interface is cleaner and easier to understand than Illustrator. It's can also be used throught web browsers and collabore with more members of your team in real time. It features automatic cloud synchronization so you...

    79 Figma alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Top Figma Features

    1.  Prototyping
    2. Sketch icon  Import from Sketch
    3.  UI Design
    4.  Wireframing
    5.  Cross-Platform
    6.  Brainstorming
    7.  Export to SVG
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Support for Layers
    10.  Create UI Components
    11.  Design handoff
    12.  Auto Layout
    Figma iconAdobe Illustrator Icon

    Figma VS Adobe Illustrator

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    Comments about Figma as an Alternative to Adobe Illustrator
     
    RCLeahcar

    Figma places a heavier focus on user interface design, while Illustrator is a general vector graphics editor.

    Negative commentAug 16, 2020
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    Guest

    With a focus on UI, it is a much better tool to use for UI design and prototyping

    Positive commentOct 22, 2020
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    • Most users think Figma is a great Adobe Illustrator alternative.

    • Figma is the most popular SaaS alternative to Adobe Illustrator.

    • Figma is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Illustrator is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Graphite icon
     57 likes

    Graphite is a free, open source vector and raster graphics editor, available now in alpha. Get creative with a fully nondestructive editing workflow that combines layer-based compositing with node-based generative design.

    53 Graphite alternatives
    Illustration made with the help of procedurally generating hundreds of circles in the node graph

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Support for Layers
    5.  Live Preview
    6.  Node Based
    7.  Text to Image Generation
    8.  WYSIWYG Support
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Non Destructive Editing
    11.  Export to SVG
    Graphite iconAdobe Illustrator Icon

    Graphite VS Adobe Illustrator

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    Comments about Graphite as an Alternative to Adobe Illustrator
     
    Guest

    Its goal to be all in one tools and the vision is really good. But it's under the development.

    Positive commentAug 6, 2024
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    • Graphite is Free and Open SourceAdobe Illustrator is Paid and Proprietary
    • Graphite is Privacy focused and LightweightAdobe Illustrator is not according to our users
  3. GodSVG icon
     19 likes

    GodSVG is an editor for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files. Unlike other editors, it represents the SVG code directly, doesn't add any metadata, and even lets you edit the SVG code in real time. GodSVG is inspired by the need for an SVG editor without abstractions that...

    10 GodSVG alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    GodSVG Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Support for SVG
    6.  GdScript
    GodSVG iconAdobe Illustrator Icon

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  4. Vectr icon
     91 likes

    Vectr is completely free and browser-based, offering a quick and easy way to get started with vector editing through an intuitive interface. Since it's browser based, each image has a custom URL that you can share with others to be reviewed and collaborate in real time with multiple people. You can export yo...

    90 Vectr alternatives
    Vectr screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS

    Vectr Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Extensive settings menu
    4.  Convert images to PDF
    5.  Image Sharing
    Vectr iconAdobe Illustrator Icon

    Vectr VS Adobe Illustrator

    Is Vectr a good alternative to Adobe Illustrator?
     
    Comments about Vectr as an Alternative to Adobe Illustrator
     
    Ibuddy66

    Vectr has a great user interface and has lots of tools to fine tune designs. They have plenty of numerical value boxes to get better results with what you want and have an easy to learn interface. I have used it for quite a few projects. Great to make new icons with too! Love it!

    Positive commentSep 20, 2021
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    Guest

    Cannot open existing ai- and eps-files. Exporting is very limited.

    Negative commentApr 6, 2017
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    • Most users think Vectr is a great Adobe Illustrator alternative.

    • Vectr is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Illustrator is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Vector Paint icon
     16 likes

    Vector Paint is a very simple drawing program, that lets you draw points, lines, curves and shapes.

    28 Vector Paint alternatives
    Vector Paint screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Vector Paint Features

    1.  Export to SVG
    Vector Paint iconAdobe Illustrator Icon

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  6. SVG-Edit icon
     31 likes

    SVG-edit is a fast, web-based, JavaScript-driven SVG drawing editor that works in any modern browser.

    37 SVG-Edit alternatives
    SVG-Edit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    SVG-Edit iconAdobe Illustrator Icon

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  7. Expressive Canvas icon
     6 likes

    Expressive Canvas makes creating eye-catching vector illustrations, pixel-perfect icons, and other digital assets more straightforward than ever before.

    8 Expressive Canvas alternatives
    Expressive Canvas (2023.0.1 BETA)

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Custom Brushes
    8.  Portable
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Non Destructive Editing
    11.  Export to SVG
    12.  SVG to PNG
    Expressive Canvas iconAdobe Illustrator Icon

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