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Free Vector Software: Best Editor and Drawing Tools

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Paying $500+ for a new CorelDRAW Suite may not be the best investment for a graphic designer, especially a beginner. The same goes for Adobe’s stingy subscriptions. Give or take, most graphic design tools are built on the same principles. And more often than not, we need to create something simple and effective – an icon for our website, a logo, or just have some fun with vector art. Even for serious vector art, we probably never use all the fancy features big companies throw at us. Thankfully, there is a free vector software that allows us to do what we want. In this article, we will cover the most popular and effective of ones. Inkscape Platform:  Windows, macOS, Linux Download link:   inkscape.org Inkscape is often called the GIMP of vector apps. It’s an open-source program with plenty of features that make you wonder why people aren’t selling it. And yet, it’s completely free. The app was released in 2003, and since then has become one of the most popular vector gr

Free Vector Software: Best Editor and Drawing Tools

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Paying $500+ for a new CorelDRAW Suite may not be the best investment for a graphic designer, especially a beginner. The same goes for Adobe’s stingy subscriptions. Give or take, most graphic design tools are built on the same principles. And more often than not, we need to create something simple and effective – an icon for our website, a logo, or just have some fun with vector art. Even for serious vector art, we probably never use all the fancy features big companies throw at us. Thankfully, there is a free vector software that allows us to do what we want. In this article, we will cover the most popular and effective of ones. #1 Inkscape Platform: Windows, macOS, Linux Download link: inkscape.org Inkscape is often called the GIMP of vector apps. It’s an open-source program with plenty of features that make you wonder why people aren’t selling it. And yet, it’s completely free. The app was released in 2003, and since then has become one of the most popular vector grap