Colorado State University

The information in this article is designed to inform users interested in purchasing Adobe Illustrator of a potential free alternative.  Adobe Illustrator is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud now, and involves annual licensing costs that turn most folks off (https://ramtech.colostate.edu/sample-page/department-software-page/#adobecc).

Inkscape is a free and open source vector graphics editor for professionals and is available here: https://inkscape.org

Along the same vein as the recent article comparing GIMP and Adobe Photoshop (https://cnsit.colostate.edu/kb/gimp-vs-adobe-photoshop), I don’t use Illustrator myself, and therefore am a poor source for determining whether this is a good alternative or not.  However, there are plenty of comparisons online from folks that actually do use this stuff.  Check out the following:

https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/inkscape-vs-illustrator-battle-of-the-vector-graphics-software–cms-93909

https://blog.templatetoaster.com/inkscape-vs-illustrator-vector-graphics

Enjoy!