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Adobe Illustrator vs Graphite: catalog facts
Adobe Illustrator	Graphite
Paid Sold through Adobe subscription plans, with business and education options.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS	Web
Widely used for logos, icons and illustration Generative AI creates editable vector graphics from text	Fully nondestructive, node-based editing Procedural patterns and generated animation
Subscription only No Linux version	Still in alpha, so features and stability are incomplete Desktop publishing features are not available yet
Downloadable app	Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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