Open source alternatives to Illustrator

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Illustrator does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Illustrator does

Vector drawing with paths and shapescore
Logos and illustrationscore
Typography and text layout
Artboards for multiple designs
Export to SVG, PDF and images
Pen and brush tools
Print-ready output

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
vectorcraftVector art editor for SVG files written in Rust	Replaces it83%	12k+240	11,024	3 days ago	59%	Install like an app	Apache-2.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Typography and text layout; Pen and brush tools; Print-ready output.See the evidence Vector drawing with paths and shapescoreYesreal Bézier anchors and handles Logos and illustrationscoreYesVector illustration, reimagined in pure Rust. Typography and text layoutPartlyFor text and custom letter shapes, see Typography and Custom Lettering. Artboards for multiple designsYesMultiple artboards Export to SVG, PDF and imagesYesSVG and PDF import and export, PNG, JPEG and WebP output Pen and brush toolsPartlyThe pen, panels and shortcuts working illustrators expect Print-ready outputPartlyPrint a large poster across multiple pages.

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