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Adobe Illustrator vs Inkscape: catalog facts
Adobe Illustrator	Inkscape
Paid Sold through Adobe subscription plans, with business and education options.	Free Free software; no paid version.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Widely used for logos, icons and illustration Generative AI creates editable vector graphics from text	Uses standard SVG as its main format, which many other applications support Node editing, layers, complex path operations, text on a path and live SVG XML editing
Subscription only No Linux version	Complex documents can slow the canvas down The macOS build needs care and has historically been the weakest platform
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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