Graphite
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Vector graphics and animation editor featuring free, open source access, nondestructive workflow, node-based generative design, layer compositing, browser use, and upcoming support for photo editing, painting, publishing, VFX, and desktop apps in alpha release.
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- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
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- Online
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I see the Graphite as the Procedurally powered 2D platform in the line similar to the Industrial giant Procedurally driven 3D apps SideFx - Houdini / Blender(Geo Nodes) . I can't wait to see its immense potential.
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I tried to add Open Source alternatives too as some are really good.
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Also mentions several rarely known and newer software as well!
Please note that almost none of these alternatives are 1-to-1 replacement with exact some features. Most of these software might have entirely different scope of project.
Notable event: Libre Graphics Meeting, annual meeting on Free/Libre and Open Source software for graphics.
https://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org
Cover image by David Revoy (CC-BY 4.0) https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1061/cmyk-support-in-inkscape-could-be-a-game-changer-for-professional-print-designers
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My personal list of graphics applications made or ported to linux (Incomplete)
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Even as early in development as Graphite is, you can already tell that it is set to go places.
The user experience is immediately familiar and friendly if you've ever used similar software before. I found myself diving right into the web app with very little learning curve, and just having fun messing around with the available features.
The node-based, non-destructive nature of basically every action is kind of mind blowing. I cannot wait to see more of Graphite's planned features come out.
To say "keep an eye on this one" feels like an understatement. This is something special.
I see the Graphite as the Procedurally powered 2D platform in the line similar to the Industrial giant Procedurally driven 3D apps SideFx - Houdini / Blender(Geo Nodes) . I can't wait to see its immense potential.
It's a good editor, but it also has crashes, especially when using the node. When I click the node, it crashes, and the whole website freezes. I tested this on multiple browsers, and the result is the same.
I've been loving Graphite literally since the first days I heard about it. The first thing that interested me was that it was written in Rust, its license and features. Even now in the alpha version, it has an intuitive interface and is not overloaded. Many tasks in it can be solved in the same way as in proprietary programs, I have experience working in various programs, but sometimes programs are simply overloaded with the interface, everything is minimalistic in Graphite. I am sure this is a promising program that will definitely take its place. I am also pleased with his roadmap, it will be a real harvester for many solutions.
Graphite has high goals, and I hope they reach them. If they succeed in doing what they set out to do, Graphite will become one of the most convenient and revolutionary softwares.
Looks interesting and already has some great features.
It's such a shame that projects like Inkscape
...and this can't co-develop, or work on shared libraries.
I am very excited about this. I love the ability to draw with GUI tools that then are expressed as procedural nodes.