We put the question to Klaus Vossen, Senior Product Manager for CorelDraw ( CorelDRAW review here). How to choose the best alternative to Illustrator? It’s built on HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript with no server-side functionality, so if you wish you can download and modify the code to make your own version. The tool is open source, which means that new features are being added all the time by contributing developers.

SVG-Edit works in any modern browser, and offers a basic set of vector editing features including hand-drawing tools, shape tools, text tools and path tools. You can use this free vector software within your web browser to create SVG images and edit existing ones. If your prime reason for wanting a vector graphics editor is to create SVG files for websites, then SVG-Edit may be all you need. This is a risk with any similar web app though, and we appreciate Vecteezy being so up-front about it. There are just a couple of points to be aware of: you'll need to create an account or log in using Facebook in order to save your work, and if you open a particularly large file, Vecteezy warns you that doing so might cause your browser to freeze. It's all refreshingly simple to use, and even brand new users will grasp the fundamentals within a few minutes. Vecteezy also includes a pen tool for drawing freehand shapes and editing existing paths, plus a simple color-picker. There's a selection of shapes and ready-made clipart to choose from, and a huge array of typefaces for text-based designs. You can import and edit SVG files, or create your own designs from scratch. Vecteezy is another free in-browser Adobe Illustrator alternative (the developer earns a crust selling premium illustrations, and its customers include the BBC, Amazon, McDonald's and Dell).

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