Open Source Illustrator Substitute
Yesterday The Gimp, a possible Open Source (free) substitute for Photoshop, was mentioned on my blog. Business student and local entrepreneur Lambert Lum followed this up with a plug for Inkscape, a Vector Graphics Editor, similar to Adobe Illustrator, that strives to be SVG Compliant, open source, responsive and extensible. Lambert said:
I see you like gimp. Don’t forget about inkscape. Inkscape is the open source alternative to Adobe Illustrator. Inkscape is also quite easy to use. After eight hours with the tutorial, I had a full grasp of all the major features.
Like The Gimp, Inkscape will run in Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. Unfortunately for Mac users, (also like the GIMP) it runs in X11 (not for the non-Geek Mac User.) It is sweet for Windows users and I have installed it! I have Illustrator, but often it is too complicated. Inkscape is just right.
March 19, 2007 at 9:20 am |
If you like open source stuff, have a look at Scribus (http://www.scribus.net/) it is a good Indesign substitute.
July 31, 2008 at 7:48 am |
Yes but it’s not suported for Windows unfortunetely. Inkscape has a MS Windows version that it’s just fine.
January 9, 2012 at 10:10 am |
Actually, Scrubus *does* have a windows version, and it is quite good.
http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Download
Always nice to find alternatives to try out.
January 10, 2012 at 11:21 am |
Thanks, I will check these out. I think we should offer open source alternatives to students as much as possible.