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A number of vector graphics editors exist for various platforms. Potential users of these editors will make a comparison of vector graphics editors based on factors such as the availability for the user's platform, the software license, the feature set, the merits of the user interface (UI) and the focus of the program. Some programs are more suitable for artistic work while others are better for technical drawings. Another important factor is the application's support of various vector and bitmap image formats for import and export.
The tables in this article compare general and technical information for a number of vector graphics editors. See the article on each editor for further information. This article is neither all-inclusive nor necessarily up-to-date.
This table gives basic general information about the different vector graphics editors:
Software | Company | First Released | Latest Version | Date | Cost (USD) | License |
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Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Systems | 1987 | CC 2024 (28.4.1) | 2024-04-1 | $19.99 / month (1 year contract) or $29.99 / month | Proprietary |
Affinity Designer | Serif Europe | 2014 | 1.9.3 | 2021-04-13 | $49.99 Windows and $19.99 for iPad | Proprietary |
Apache OpenOffice Draw | Apache Software Foundation | 2000 | 4.1.10 | 2021-05-04 | No cost | Apache-2.0 |
Boxy SVG | Jarosław Foksa | 2013 | 3.42.4 | 2020-08 | $9.99 in app stores or $9,99 monthly subscription | Proprietary |
Collabora Online Draw
All: Online, Mobile and Desktop apps |
Collabora Productivity | 2016 | 24.04.3.6[16] | 2024-06-18 | No cost when using the Collabora Online Development Edition (CODE). For enterprise support 17 Euro per user, per year, up to 99 users, then discounts apply. |
MPL-2.0 |
ConceptDraw PRO new: ConceptDraw Diagram | CS Odessa | 1999 | 14 | 2020-10 | $199 | Proprietary |
CorelDRAW | Corel | 1989 | 2021 (23) | 2021-03-09 | $499 or $249 annual subscription (includes Photopaint) | Proprietary |
Dia | The GNOME Project | 1998 | 0.97.3 | 2014-09-05 | No cost | GPL-2.0-or-later |
DrawPlus | Serif Europe | 1994 | X8 | 2015-03-23 | $119.99 | Proprietary |
Edraw Max | EdrawSoft | 2004 | 9.4 | 2020-03 | No cost, $99 premium subscription | Proprietary |
Embroidermodder | Embroidermodder Team | 2004 | 1.70 | 2012 | No cost | v2: Zlib v1: GPL-2.0 |
EazyDraw | Dekorra Optics | 2003 | 9.5.2 (2020-01), 1.1.0 iOS | 2020-01 | $95 (trial version available at no cost; other prices) | Proprietary |
Figma | Figma | 2016 | 2020-05-19 | 2020-05-19 | No cost, $12, and $45 monthly subscription tiers | Proprietary (freemium) |
Google Drawings | 2010-04-12 | No cost | Proprietary | |||
Karbon | KDE Calligra Suite (CS) | 2012 | 3.2.0 CS 3.2.2 | 2020-04-19 | No cost | LGPL-2.0-or-later |
Inkscape | Inkscape Team | 2003 | 1.3.2[17] | 2023-11-25 (2023-11-25) | No cost | GPL-3.0-or-later |
LibreOffice Draw | The Document Foundation | 2011 | 7.1.4.2 | 2021-06-10 | No cost | MPL-2.0 |
Macromedia FreeHand | Adobe Systems | 1988 | MX (11) | 2003 | $399, $99 upgrade | Proprietary |
Microsoft Visio | Microsoft | 1992 | 16.0 | 2019 | $560, $350 upgrade (Pro), $260, $130 upgrade (Standard) | Proprietary |
OmniGraffle | The Omni Group | 2000 | 7.18.1 (2020-12-13) for OS X, 3.15.3 for iOS (2020-12-13) | 2020-12-13 | Standard: $99, Pro: $199, iPad $49 (Pro:$99) USD | Proprietary |
Penpot | Kaleidos | 2021 | 1.18.4 | 2023-06-01 | No cost | MPL-2.0 |
Pencil2D | Pascal Naidon, Patrick Corrieri | 2005 | 0.6.6 | 2021-02-17 | No cost | GPL-2.0-only |
PhotoLine | Computerinsel GmbH | 1995 | 24.01 | 2023-12-20 | €59, €29 upgrade | Proprietary |
SaviDraw | Silicon Beach Software | 2019 | 1.1 | 2019-06 | $19.99 [18] | Proprietary |
sK1 | sK1 Project Team | 2009 | 2.0RC4 | 2019-05-27 | No cost | GPL-3.0-or-later |
Sketch | Bohemian Coding | 2010 | 70.6 | 2021-02-23 | $99[19] | Proprietary |
SVG-edit | The SVG-edit community | 2009 | 5.1.0 | 2019-11-16 | No cost | MIT |
Synfig | Synfig Team | 2005 | 1.4.1 | 2021-05-09 | No cost | GPL-2.0-or-later |
VectorStyler | Numeric Path | 2021 | 1.0.029 RC3 | 2021 | See https://www.vectorstyler.com/ | Proprietary |
WinFIG | winfig Team | 2003 | 2021.1 | 2021-01-31 | $35 | Proprietary |
Xara Designer Pro+ | Xara | 1995 | 2020 | 2018-10 | $299.00 | Proprietary |
Xfig | Xfig Team | 1985 | 3.2.8a | 2021-03-27 | No cost | xfig |
This table lists the operating systems that different editors can run on without emulation:
Software | Windows | macOS | Unix and Linux | iOS | Android |
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Adobe Illustrator | Yes | Yes | Dropped (v 5.5) | Yes (iPad) | No |
Affinity Designer | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (iPad) | No |
Apache OpenOffice Draw | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Boxy SVG | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Aviary | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Collabora Online Draw | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (6.4.7+) and iPadOS | Yes (6.4.7+) and ChromeOS |
ConceptDraw PRO | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
CorelDRAW | Yes | Yes | Dropped (v. 9) | No | No |
Dia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
DrawPlus | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Edraw Max | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
EazyDraw | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Figma | Yes | Yes | Web only | Companion app only | Companion app only |
Google Drawings | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Inkscape | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
LibreOffice Draw | Yes | Yes | Yes | under development (available mostly in Collabora Online Draw 6.4.7+) | under development (available mostly in Collabora Online Draw 6.4.7+) |
Macromedia Freehand | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Microsoft Expression Design | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Microsoft Visio | Yes | No | No | No | No |
OmniGraffle | No | Yes | No | Yes (iPad) | No |
PhotoLine | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
SaviDraw | Yes | No | No | No | No |
sK1 | Yes | Yes (user must compile) | Yes | No | No |
Sketch | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Sodipodi | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
SVG-edit | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Synfig | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
VectorStyler | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
WinFIG | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Xara Designer Pro+ | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Xara Xtreme LX | Yes Windows 10 with WSL | No | Yes | No | No |
Xfig | Yes Windows 10 with WSL | Yes Compiler? | Yes | No | No |
Software | Maximum Page Size | Maximum Zoom | Color Management for Print | Scripting Support |
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Adobe Illustrator | 5.7785 × 5.7785 m | 64000% | Yes | Yes |
Affinity Designer | No maximum size. | 1000000%+ | Yes | No |
Apache OpenOffice Draw | 119 × 119 cm | 3000% | No | Yes |
Aviary | ? | 400% | No | No |
Boxy SVG | ? | 6000% | No | No |
Collabora Online | 600 × 600 cm | 3000% | Yes | Yes |
ConceptDraw PRO | Screen resolution | Page width | No | Yes[a] |
CorelDRAW | 45.72 × 45.72 m | 260000% (estimated) | Yes | Yes |
DrawPlus | 10,000 x 10,000 cm | 5000% | Yes | Yes[b] |
Edraw Max | Screen resolution | 400% | No | Yes |
Embroidermodder | ? | ? | No | Yes |
EazyDraw | 250,000 × 250,000 m | 250000% | Yes | No |
Fatpaint | 8000 × 8000 px | Depend on the page size. | No | No |
Google Drawings | ||||
Inkscape | 1000 × 1000 km | 25600% | No (export svg to 3rd party) [20] | Yes |
LibreOffice Draw | 600 × 600 cm | 3000% | Yes | Yes |
Macromedia Freehand | 5.6388 × 5.6388 m | 25600% | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Visio | 2147483647 sq. in. | 3098% | No | Yes |
OmniGraffle | 2,147,483,648 × 2,147,483,648 km | 800% | Yes | Yes[b] |
PhotoLine | 1,400,000,000 × 1,400,000,000 px | 25600% | Yes | Yes |
sK1 | 3000 × 3000 m | 300000% | Yes | Yes |
SVG-edit | ? px | 10000% | No | Yes |
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer | 2.75 × 2.75 m | 25601% | Yes | No |
Notes
Software | AI | CDR | ODG | PS/EPS | SVG | SWF | DXF | WMF/EMF | XAML | VSDX | |
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Adobe Illustrator | Native | Partial[21] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Affinity Designer | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Apache OpenOffice Draw | No | No | Native | Yes | Partial[a] | Partial[a] | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Aviary | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Boxy SVG | Partial | No | No | No | Yes | Native | No | No | No | No | No |
Collabora Online Draw | Partial[22][23] | Yes | Native | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
ConceptDraw PRO | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
CorelDRAW | Yes | Native | No | Yes | Yes | Partial[b] | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
Dia | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
DrawPlus | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
Embroidermodder | No | No | No | No | No | Partial | No | Partial | No | ||
EazyDraw | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Fatpaint | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Google Drawings | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Inkscape | Yes | Partial[c] | No | Yes[d] | Yes | Native | No | Yes[24] | Yes[e] | Partial | Yes [25] |
Karbon[26] | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | ||
LibreOffice Draw | Partial[22][23] | Yes | Native | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Macromedia Freehand[27] | Yes | Partial[27] | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Microsoft Expression Design | Partial | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
Microsoft Visio 2002 | Yes | Partial[28] | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Microsoft Visio 2003 | No | No[29] | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Microsoft Visio 2013 | No | No[29] | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Native | |
OmniGraffle | No | No | No | No | Yes | No[f] | No | No | No | Yes | |
PhotoLine | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
SaviDraw | No | No | No | No | No | Native | No | No | No | Yes | |
sK1 | Yes[g] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Sodipodi | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
SVG-edit | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
Synfig | No | No | No | No | No | Partial[h] | No | No | No | ||
VectorStyler | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Xara Designer Pro + | Yes[i] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||
Xara Xtreme LX[30] | Partial | No | No | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | No | No |
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CorelDraw 5,6,7,8,9,10
CorelDraw 7, 8
You can import the following file formats into your Visio drawings: CorelDRAW! Drawing File versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0 (.cdr), Corel Clipart (.cmx)
The following file formats and converters are no longer supported:CorelDRAW! 3,0-7.0, Corel Clipart Format, CMX
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