Check out unusual open-source vector design tool Graphite
Promising free app combines the ease of layer-based workflows with the power of a node graph. More bitmap editing tools planned, too.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
Inkscape
Inkscape 1.4 is out
Open-source vector design tool gets improvements to workflow with filters, fonts and color palettes, and support for Affinity Designer files.
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
Inkscape 1.3 ships
Open-source vector design tool gets new Shape Builder for creating complex forms, '2-4x' speed boosts on multi-core CPUs.
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
Inkscape 1.2 ships
Open-source vector design tool gets batch image export, support for multi-page documents, plus a lot of workflow improvements.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
Check out neat free 2D animation package VPaint
Open-source tool creates vector animations that mimic 3D forms. Help Kickstart its successor apps.
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
Inkscape 1.1 ships
Major update to the open-source vector design tool adds nifty new options for editing paths, and a lot of quality-of-life improvements.
Saturday, May 29th, 2021
Inkscape 1.0 ships
Open-source vector design tool reaches its milestone 1.0 release. Check out the new drawing, vector editing and export features here.
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
Check out promising open-source 2D animation tool enve
Free app provides an interesting range of features, particularly for vector and motion design work.
Friday, January 3rd, 2020