Version 30.8 · Paid · Windows · macOS
Looking for an alternative to Adobe Illustrator?Compare Inkscape.Compare alternativesAdobe Illustrator works with vector shapes that you can enlarge without the usual pixel edges of a small grid image. You build designs out of paths, shapes, text and drawing areas. This makes the program suitable for logos, infographics, packaging and illustrations.
You can also use placed images, but they don't automatically become scalable unlimited. Check when transferring fonts, linked files and desired output format. The desktop app requires an appropriate Creative Cloud license; certain online features use additional services or credits.
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Vector paths stay sharp when you enlarge a design. This is useful for an icon that has to appear on a small screen as well as large board. Posted photos, on the other hand, remain grid images and do not become sharper by themselves because you use them in Illustrator.
Check when transferring fonts, linked files and desired output format. Save an editable version before converting text to contours. For a simple web icon, SVG can be appropriate, while a printer may require different colours, endings and PDF outputs.
Version and updates
Version 30.8. Illustrator 30.8 lets you reconnect multiple missing linked images. The selection of the object is also improved via the limit of a shadow or effect. Additional Concept to Vector presets focus on optional generative workflows.
Compare Adobe Illustrator with alternatives
In vector work forms and lines remain scalable. Compare support for SVG, text, printing and existing AI or EPS files. Exchange of a file does not mean that all effects and text settings in the other program remain editable.
| Software | What can it do? | Platform and licence |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe IllustratorYou are viewing this app | You design vector illustrations with extensive typography and mould tools within Adobe. The connection to existing Illustrator files and a subscription can be decisive. | Windows, macOSPaid |
| InkscapeView this alternative | You create vector illustrations with SVG as a central format, including paths, text and shapes. This fits logo dressings, diagrams and scalable drawings. | Windows, macOS, LinuxGPL-3.0-or-later |
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Advantages
- Scalable vector illustration Multiple drawing areas per document Accurate path and shape operation
Things to consider
- Need subscription Vector editing requires exercise
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30.8
You can easily reconnect missing images.
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Our verdict
Illustrator fits well with designs that you have to deliver in different formats. A carefully built vector file can be useful for both a small icon and a large print file. The profit is mainly in control of form and reuse.
Make pre-arrangements about file format, color usage and fonts. A visually correct design can otherwise unpack with another receiver if links are missing. For photoretouch only, a grid editor is more suitable. Therefore, always keep the editable design next to the final PDF, SVG or image output.
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