Inkscape Alternatives and Similar Software

Krita

Krita is a complete creative sketching and painting application with advanced, commercial quality features. It's free, open-source and available across all major desktop platforms. User Interface - An intuitive user interface that stays out of your way. The dockers and panels can be moved and customized for your specific workflow. Once you have your setup, you can save it as your own workspace. You can also create your own shortcuts for commonly used tools.

• Main feature of inkscape is to edit and create vectorials. With Krita you can't do it Guest • 12 days ago • 5 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com

638 Like

Adobe Illustrator CC

Design quickly and confidently with Adobe Illustrator software. Sophisticated tools for drawing and typography, along with advanced color controls and creative effects, provide a comprehensive vector graphics environment. Explore more efficient ways of working with multiple artboards, a Blob Brush tool for intuitive vector painting, and transparency in gradients with on-object controls.

• No words to say how good it is. GarretJones136 • Aug 2018 Disagree   Agree
• Its a very reliable service-- i would consider it better than inkscape Guest • Oct 2018 Disagree   Agree
• Clean user interface makes up for good workflow. Guest • Jan 2017 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows

359 Like

Pencil Project

Pencil is a standalone app or Firefox extension that lets you create diagrams or UI mockups. It doesn't have collaboration/multi-user features. The Pencil Projects unique mission is to build a free and opensource tool for making diagrams and GUI prototyping that everyone can use.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com Electron / Atom Shell ... Firefox

336 Like

Affinity Designer

Affinity Designer is the fastest, smoothest, most precise vector graphic design software available. Built from the ground up over a five-year period, every feature, tool, panel and function has been developed with the needs of creative professionals at its core. With continuous innovation and development, the result is a ground-breaking application that will revolutionize how you work.

• Affordable price and better interface than Inkscape. Guest • Jan 2017 • 7 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows iPad

200 Like

LibreOffice - Draw

Draw lets you produce anything from a quick sketch to a complex plan, and gives you the means to communicate with graphics and diagrams. With a maximum page size of 300cm by 300cm, Draw is a an excellent package for producing technical drawings, general posters, and much else.

• Open Source vector graphics editor can create SVG files. Guest • Aug 2015 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com

214 Like

Sketch

Sketch is a vector drawing application for the Mac with an intuitive, powerful and uncluttered interface.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac

192 Like

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

With vector illustration, page layout, photo-editing and tracing software, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7 is ideal for professional and occasional designers tackling any type of graphics project. Precision design tools, market-leading file compatibility and high-quality graphics content help you turn your creative ideas into professional results.

Commercial Windows

142 Like

Canva

Canva gives you everything you need to easily turn ideas into stunning designs. Create designs for Web or print: - blog graphics - presentations - Facebook covers - flyers - posters - invitations - and so much more

• Looking at the screenshots it seems it's tailored to produce presentations / documents, while Inkscape is more generic and low level. Guest • May 2018 Disagree   Agree

Freemium $ $ $ Web iPhone iPad

82 Like

Clip Studio Paint

Clip Studio Paint, previously Manga Studio or ComicStudio in Japan, is a family of software applications for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows used for the digital creation of comics and manga. It delivers powerful cutting edge drawing and coloring tools, making it essential for professional comic and manga artists.

Commercial Mac Windows

71 Like

Boxy SVG

Boxy SVG is a vector graphics editor simillar to Adobe Illustrator, Sketch and Inkscape. Made with and for the modern Web Platform. Can do illustrations, icons, banners, mockups, charts, buttons and more. Features Transforms - Move, resize, rotate and skew any object, either by using on-canvas editing handles or by entering the values manually. Groups - Group and ungroup objects. Easly navigate nested groups using edit tool or the breadcrumb widget.

• Super intuitive for creating, and manipulating vector graphics. Solved in 10 min. what others couldn't after hours. Guest • Jun 2017 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Commercial Mac Windows Chrome OS Chrome

30 Like

Vectr

Free vector graphics software used to create graphics easily and intuitively. Vectr is a simple yet powerful cross-platform graphics editor to bring your designs into reality. Get started immediately without the massive learning curve. Whether you’re working on graphics for marketing, logotypes, icons, website UI designs, brochures or vector art, Vectr’s intuitive tools let you focus on what truly matters - creating beautiful graphic designs.

• It has better ui, and more easy to use temfrong • Apr 2018 Disagree   Agree
• Vectr requires an Internet connection. Guest • Nov 2018 Disagree   Agree

Free Mac Windows Linux Web Chrome OS

42 Like

Adobe Fireworks

Adobe Fireworks is a bitmap and vector graphics editor. Rapidly prototype websites and application interfaces with Adobe Fireworks CS4 software. Create and optimize images for the web more quickly and accurately than ever before with an enhanced toolset.

• Discontinued As described at http://blogs.adobe.com/fireworks/2013/05/the-future-of-adobe-fireworks.html , development of Fireworks has been stopped, but last version, Adobe Fireworks CS6 (v12), released in 2012, is still available as part of the https://alternativeto.net/software/adobe-creative-suite/

Commercial Mac Windows

146 Like

Gravit Designer

Gravit Designer is a feature-rich vector graphics tool. It is an installable desktop application. It is also a within-browser application for those who prefer this. It has every design feature this writer is aware of within Inkscape, without the recent issues.

• Nice app with better ui ! and better color theme Guest • Oct 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• It's free as Inkscape is which is very important so maintaining that quality is a must. (This excludes Adobe and other commercial alternatives). Less buggy than Inkscape and better UI. The UI is particularly better due to its dark theme, I'm not a fan of software that is bright and tend to code with a black background. ElTortuga • Dec 2017 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• Incredible app. High quality app. Completely Apple UI design, elegant and very simple to use. I really like it and it's free. niktesla • Feb 2018 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• Much much better UI, once you find where to change color theme. Killy • Jun 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• Free program with same functionality and updated looks. Workflow is more streamlined, according to some. Available in the browser as well as on the desktop, both portable and installer versions are available. Covers all the bases! Guest • Feb 2018 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Chrome OS

159 Like

Karbon

Karbon, component of Calligra Suite , is the scalable vector drawing application in KDE. It allows artists to create complex drawings without losing image quality when zooming in on, or resizing the drawing. Graphic design ideas can be quickly and easily transformed into high quality illustrations with Karbon.

• Karbon and Inkscape are both great and are the only alternatives to each other that support the same wide range of operating systems. Guest • 7 days ago Disagree   Agree

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD KDE

38 Like

Inkpad

Inkpad - Vector illustration app for the iPad.

Free Open Source iPad

17 Like

AutoDraw

AutoDraw is an intuitive drawing tool for everyone. It's a Google Experiment project that provides relevant suggestions as you draw, based on what it guesses you're drawing.

• Inkscape is a Vector Picture Editor AutoDraw Is a little minigame where you have to draw a theme/object in a certian amount of time, while yes AutoDraw can be fun, it is not a Vector Photo Editor. Guest • Aug 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Free Web

13 Like

Autodesk Graphic

Autodesk Graphic is a modern full-featured graphic design and illustration application, created specifically for Mac OS X. Packed with many powerful features, and designed to be easy to use, you can use Graphic to create everything from simple diagrams to intricate detailed vector artwork. Import and export SVG, PDF and Photoshop PSD documents, creating simple workflows with other applications.

Commercial Mac iPhone iPad

26 Like

Xara Designer Pro

Xara Designer Pro X10 is a fully integrated single package solution for all your graphic design needs, for print and the web. Illustration, photo editing, DTP and document creation, web graphics and websites - Designer Pro does it all!

• Though commercial it's fast and packed with features. Not as expandable as Inkscape the core engine is very fast and the way it handles bitmaps leaves Inkscape far behind Michiel • Nov 2017 Disagree   Agree

Commercial Windows

27 Like

svg-edit

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

• Discontinued Last Release 2015-12-02

Free Open Source Web

21 Like

Bloom

Bloom is a fast, light-weight, cross-platform procedural graphics editor that lets you tweak any action you have ever performed - organized by layer. Bloom is the first editor to allow true non-destructive editing. Every filter, effect, brush stroke or vector edit you apply is stored separately, and nothing is baked in. This allows you to come back to anything you've done in the past and adjust it - without redoing all of the subsequent work.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux

17 Like

PicMonkey

PicMonkey is a feature-rich online photo editor that works right in your browser; no downloads necessary. Touch-up tools like Teeth Whiten, Blemish Fix, Weight Loss. Effects like Orton, Cross Process, Color Boost, with drag and drop ease. All the photo editing magic of Picnik, with 78% more monkey.

• It doesn’t seem to have anything to do with vectoring Guest • Oct 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Commercial Web Android iPhone

38 Like

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

24 Like

Dotgrid

Dotgrid is a simple vector drawing application. Clicking on the canvas will insert control points, up to 3CPs. CPs can be moved with the arrows. Clicking one of the path icons, or pressing one of the shortcuts, will draw a stroke between them. The newly created segment's handles can be moved by clicking and dragging them.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux

7 Like

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 and align objects * Freely export and import files in standard SVG format. * HTML5, JavaScript and no Flash This application uses vector graphics, which provide a clear image whatever the magnification. Use for posters, web graphics or printing.

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

12 Like

InsightPoint

InsightPoint is a cool multi-scene vector drawing tool for Windows and Linux.

Free Windows Linux

10 Like