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Design

Free and open-source Adobe Illustrator alternatives

Adobe Illustrator (Industry-standard vector graphics and illustration) is a commercial product. These 2 tools do the same job and are free to use or to self-host.
Short answer: the best free alternatives to Adobe Illustrator are Inkscape and Penpot. Self-hosting is free; you pay only for the server (a small VPS is about $4–6/mo). Licenses and prices checked 2026-10-01.
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    Inkscape

    Free vector graphics editor

    Mature SVG vector editor; CMYK and print workflows are limited.

    Open source (GPL) ·details

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    Penpot

    Open source design and prototyping platform

    Browser design and prototyping tool with SVG-native vectors.

    Open source (MPL-2.0) ·★ 61k GitHub stars · last commit 2026-10-07 · details

Want paid options too? See all Adobe Illustrator alternatives or the full free alternatives list.

FAQ

Is there a free alternative to Adobe Illustrator?+

Yes. Inkscape and Penpot do the same job for free; Inkscape and Penpot are open source.

What is the best open-source alternative to Adobe Illustrator?+

Penpot is the most starred on GitHub (61k stars). Browser design and prototyping tool with SVG-native vectors.

Open source: OSI-approved license. Free to self-host: the code is public and free to run yourself, with limits in the license.