VectorCraft v0.12.0

VectorCraft is an open-source vector illustration application designed as a clean-room reimplementation of the Adobe Illustrator workflow. Built entirely in Rust, it provides a native desktop application for Windows, macOS and Linux, along with a WebAssembly version that runs in the browser.

The project goes beyond basic vector drawing. It aims to reproduce a professional Illustrator-style workflow with Bézier editing, Pathfinder operations, multiple artboards, typography, gradients, live effects, PDF and SVG workflows, and extensive automation capabilities.

Features

VectorCraft provides a substantial collection of professional vector-illustration tools:

• Pen and Direct Selection tools

• Bézier anchors and handles

• Pathfinder and exact Boolean operations

• Multiple artboards

• Layers and groups

• Smart Guides

• Rulers, grids and alignment tools

• Live corners

• Gradient and mesh tools

• Gradient fills and strokes

• Pattern and appearance controls

• Blend tool

• Radial Repeat

• Envelope Distort

• Puppet Warp

• Liquify

• Width tool

• Perspective Grid

• Freeform gradient editing

• Recolor Artwork and Color Themes

• Editable text and type-on-path

• Variable and transformed vector content

• Symbols

• Clipping and masking

• SVG import and export

• PDF import and export

• EPS export

• DXF import

• PNG, JPEG and WebP raster export

• Export for Screens

• Native .vectorcraft document format

• Print engine

• PDF layers and overprint support

The application also includes a command API that exposes its tools and interface to external automation. A JSON control channel and MCP server allow AI agents and scripts to manipulate documents, operate tools and export artwork.

This is one of VectorCraft's most distinctive features. It is not simply an image editor with an AI assistant added on top. The editing engine itself is designed to be programmatically controllable.

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VectorCraft v0.12.0 Release Notes: What's Changed ci: add comfortable runtime limits to unbounded jobs by @skylartaylor in #2077 Use shared PDF writing and reading with guarded import by @skylartaylor in #1894 Use the shared PDF writer for export and print composition by @skylartaylor in #1893 Importers: a PDF dictionary value the reader can't parse no longer crashes the nesting check by @dotCooCoo in #2133 PDF/.ai import: dictionary values the reader can't parse no longer crash the ink and font scans by @dotCooCoo in #2240 Importers: PDF streams written inside arrays and dictionaries are checked before they are decoded by @dotCooCoo in #2244 Numeric fields: a short drag the toolkit counts as a click keeps its caret (#1326) by @vbasky in #1403 Revolve: smooth vector shading and continuous end caps by @alpha-rock in #1193 Web: Apple Pencil and touch input (palm rejection, pen pressure with coalesced events) by @gniax in #1740 Fix #1372: Dimension tool by @osamaamin2011 in #1788 Add Legacy .ai export (keeps groups and layers) by @danngreen in #1794 Fix Image Trace adjustment discovery and slider commits by @RICHRAN2030 in #1879 fix(pdf): collapse Shading match for clippy 1.95 by @Messhias in #2203 effects: a Transform effect moves and copies a group's images too (#2023) by @midasmatterhorn in #2042 transform: Transform Again repeats a Transform Each (#1732) by @midasmatterhorn in #2043 eps: a Large Canvas editing copy is read at the page's scale (#2031) by @midasmatterhorn in #2044 Part of #1770: the pinned Pathfinder test builds its stars from fixed unit vectors by @dotCooCoo in #1887 Info panel: scaled type shows its scaled size, as the Character panel does by @marcoarnulfo in #1884 Place keeps a clipped group's clip by @LloydNicholson in #1472 Title bar: a move or resize the window manager finished no longer blocks the next one by @giang17 in #2041 Move dialog: Distance and Angle, linked to Horizontal and Vertical by @marcoarnulfo in #1923 Align: Distribute follows Align to Artboard by @dotCooCoo in #1885 Type: a Transform panel edit or a dialog preview while typing keeps what was typed by @marcoarnulfo in #1886 fix(mcp): discard malformed JSON replies before reusing connections by @euisuh in #1761 i18n: add the Bulgarian (bg) catalog by @cecobald in #1909 Accept a negative operand after an operator in field arithmetic by @Silvertree2010 in #2209 Evaluate and / left to right in field arithmetic by @Silvertree2010 in #2069 Apply the sign of a picas+points value to the whole value by @Silvertree2010 in #2022 Make SVG export of type with control characters well-formed by @Silvertree2010 in #2204 Fix New Document orientation on category tabs and preset cards by @Silvertree2010 in #2158 Make New Document preset cards follow the chosen units by @Silvertree2010 in #2176 fix(G11): Reflect X/Y flip the correct axes (#1910) by @Messhias in #2227 Fix #2094: Cmd+Shift+O Create Outlines while typing by @Messhias in #2235 Tests: the Alt-drag tests no longer fail when their documents are made in different seconds by @dotCooCoo in #2118 Render tests: two moved raster tests no longer run alongside the tests that add fonts by @dotCooCoo in #2114 Artboards: copied artboards take a free id and keep their own guides by @dotCooCoo in #2055 Fix #1770: Shape Builder merges leave no spur or split outline when shared edges differ by rounding by @dotCooCoo in #2108 Type: area type opens and lays out with at most 100 rows and 100 columns by @dotCooCoo in #2109 Menus: keep scroll bar clear of shortcuts and stop above the status bar (#2086) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2232 Effects: type in a group with a geometry effect keeps its transparency, mask, effects and visibility by @dotCooCoo in #2073 Render: a knockout group drawn over its backdrop counts an element's partial coverage once by @dotCooCoo in #2062 SVG export: a chosen artboard's file leaves out the art of other artboards inside a shared group by @EricKuck in #2014 AI import: non-native art stays upright unless its placement mirrors it by @EricKuck in #2015 AI import: a pattern fill tiles from its tile's lower left, wherever the definition drew the tile by @EricKuck in #2016 Control bar: buttons isolate the selected object and exit isolation mode by @dotCooCoo in #2258 Color: Sample Color from Screen picks a color anywhere on the screen by @dotCooCoo in #2257 Draw Inside: a double-click outside the object returns to Draw Normal by @dotCooCoo in #2256 Window: Shift+Tab shows and hides the panels but leaves the toolbar and the Control bar by @dotCooCoo in #2254 Effects: Drop Shadow has Darkness, the object's own colors with black added by @dotCooCoo in #2252 Swatches: Ctrl/Cmd+Shift-click on New Swatch makes a global process color by @dotCooCoo in #2247 Pencil and Paintbrush: with Keep selected off, a drawn path is not left selected by @dotCooCoo in #2246 Transform: Alt+Enter applies a value to a copy of the selection by @dotCooCoo in #2236 View: Proof Setup simulates tritanopia by @dotCooCoo in #2234 Pen: the new-path asterisk leaves the pointer once a path is started by @dotCooCoo in #2229 Variables: Update Data Set writes only the variables the active data set holds by @dotCooCoo in #2226 Variables: binding errors name the command and say when a layer is hidden by @dotCooCoo in #2250 Variables: selecting a data set sets the objects inside a group that it shows by @dotCooCoo in #2242 Print: Print and Print Preview warn when type prints in the fallback font by @dotCooCoo in #2219 Export Selection: the crop takes in what each object's effects draw by @dotCooCoo in #2215 Type: type drawn as glyph outlines keeps its underline, stroke weight, gradients and patterns by @dotCooCoo in #2214 PDF.R1: never panic on a damaged array or dictionary in an imported PDF by @gorkematlyn in #2271 PDF export: a CMYK page without blending through is an isolated group (#2156) by @thejdubb02 in #2275 i18n: Russian Isolate and Sublayer rows use Cyrillic letters only by @dotCooCoo in #2261 Docs: the Print section describes printing through the system's print service by @dotCooCoo in #2255 PDF: an untitled document saved to a file exports titled after it by @marcoarnulfo in #2198 Export for Screens: the params text and the format error list every format a row writes by @dotCooCoo in #2183 Export: the export commands' params and the MCP export tool list the .ai format by @dotCooCoo in #2157 3D and Materials: Inflate builds its edge index once by @dotCooCoo in #2155 Shortcuts: + selects the Add Anchor Point tool (#2142) by @AyberkA0 in #2146 color.loadProfile: say that a loaded profile lasts for the run (#1955) by @AyberkA0 in #2048 i18n: the notes for an EPS or .ai whose layers weren't read are translated (#2035) by @AyberkA0 in #2047 Paint: picking another pattern swatch keeps the pattern transform (#1970) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #1988 Transform commands: a string for an optional number is an error (#1952) by @switch87 in #1967 Type: a colour picked while typing keeps what was typed by @marcoarnulfo in #1951 Part of #1692: Tab in the Color Picker goes through one color model's fields before the next by @dotCooCoo in #1937 Fix #1692: tabbing through a hex field no longer resets the color by @dotCooCoo in #1939 Paste in Place: art copied from off the artboards goes back where it was by @marcoarnulfo in #1926 G1: Fix intermediate overflow in adjoining width adjustments by @sanyamsingh001 in #1920 Layers: Ctrl/Cmd+Alt-click on an eye switches the other layers between Outline and Preview by @dotCooCoo in #2272 Type: Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+Q resets tracking to 0 and kerning to Auto by @dotCooCoo in #2274 Properties: the flip buttons keep the reference app's Properties names (#1910) by @bflatastic in #2278 Open PDFs and .ai files with an image over 256 MB decoded by @Silvertree2010 in #2060 eps: a layer's own transparency in the editing data is read (#2003) by @midasmatterhorn in #2029 eps: an opacity mask in the editing data is named, not drawn whole (#2004) by @midasmatterhorn in #2030 AI import: a clipping path alone in a group clips the clipping group around it by @EricKuck in #2046 AI import: a drawn look that is an image stands for its object, as one of paths does by @EricKuck in #2050 AI import: a styled object read in place of its drawn look keeps the transparency written on the look by @EricKuck in #2052 AI import: a gradient in a pattern's definition is placed from the canvas, as the file's PDF part draws it by @EricKuck in #2058 AI import: a gradient mesh patch's edges bend through the anchors listed between its corners by @EricKuck in #2051 .ai import: CMYK images in the editing data keep their ink amounts by @dotCooCoo in #2199 PDF/.ai import: a .ai whose page has a UserUnit opens with its layers at the page's size by @dotCooCoo in #2129 PDF/.ai import: spot inks with the same values and different names keep their own swatches by @dotCooCoo in #2218 PDF import: an axial or radial shading keeps its function's curve when sampled into stops by @EricKuck in #2202 PDF/.ai import: the PostScript file error names File › Open and File › Place, which read the file by @dotCooCoo in #2149 Clipboard: a .ai or .ait file copied in a file manager pastes as its art by @dotCooCoo in #2148 Clipboard: a .svgz file copied in a file manager pastes as its art by @dotCooCoo in #2201 Templates: Save as Template can also write a PDF-compatible .ait by @dotCooCoo in #2140 Effect menu: Glowing Edges moves to a Stylize submenu under Raster Effects by @dotCooCoo in #2138 Color panel: Hide Options comes back after a restart, and ui.colorPanel sets the mode and options by @dotCooCoo in #2136 Effects: Free Distort's corners are dragged in its dialog by @dotCooCoo in #2134 Export for Screens: the dialog opens with the Artboard tool's selected artboards checked by @dotCooCoo in #2116 View: Rotate View turns the view to a preset angle, and view.rotate sets any angle by @dotCooCoo in #2106 Properties: Edit Artboards renames the active artboard and opens Artboard Options by @dotCooCoo in #2102 Status bar: the artboard navigator lists the artboards by number and name by @dotCooCoo in #2099 View: in Presentation Mode, the left and right arrow keys and a click go between artboards by @dotCooCoo in #2093 Layers: the panel filters its rows by object kind, lock and visibility by @dotCooCoo in #2087 Artboards: the canvas outlines the active artboard in black by @dotCooCoo in #2068 Part of #1429: Alt-drags of objects and plane widgets in perspective copy the objects once per drag by @dotCooCoo in #2067 Type: Auto Size area type in columns usually lays the columns out twice an edit by @dotCooCoo in #2065 Artboards: Fit to Artwork Bounds and Fit to Selected Art resize the active artboard by @dotCooCoo in #2064 Render: objects with plug-in effects follow the plug-ins installed by @dotCooCoo in #2063 CLI: perf --deep reports the peak working set on Windows and the peak resident memory on Linux by @dotCooCoo in #2056 Effects: Effect › Pathfinder uses the glyph outlines of type in the group by @dotCooCoo in #2039 Artboards: the options icon and the panel menu open Artboard Options by @dotCooCoo in #2032 Clipboard: Copy and Cut make the system clipboard's formats on the background thread by @dotCooCoo in #1925 Effects: Smart Blur's Mode menu has Edge Only and Overlay Edge by @dotCooCoo in #2154 Effects: Scribble has a Variation for Path Overlap, Curviness and Spacing, and stores 270° as -90° by @dotCooCoo in #2180 3D and Materials: twisted walls and bevels are drawn back to front by @dotCooCoo in #2144 Image Trace: retain tiny components and holes after fitting by @andeecollard in #2012 Image Trace: preserve thin closed outlines after straightening by @andeecollard in #2025 Image Trace: keep shared corners identical at nearby junctions by @andeecollard in #2263 Image Trace: grayscale gradients use grey stops by @andeecollard in #2264 Image Trace: regression tests for shared boundaries in Abutting traces by @andeecollard in #2265 Glyphs panel: zoom buttons resize the preview and the step is kept by @turtwig in #1930 Recolor Artwork from the Contextual Task Bar and the Control bar by @fabian-co in #2079 Recolor Artwork: library colours apply as their swatches; import a library by @fabian-co in #2080 Replace a selected image from the Control bar, with its own aspect ratio by @fabian-co in #2081 Swatches panel follows the selection's swatch by @fabian-co in #2082 Panel menus light up under the pointer, like the menu bar's by @fabian-co in #2083 Document Info: Objects gives the paths' total length (#1958) by @AyberkA0 in #2150 Reveal the active layer in the Layers panel after a canvas selection by @Silvertree2010 in #2085 View › Hide Template (Cmd+Shift+W): template layers leave the canvas and come back (#2000) by @wstock in #2117 Canvas: double-clicking type with Direct Selection edits it, and Escape returns to originating tool by @el-j in #1975 Curvature: each three points follow the circle through them, curved ends (#1236, in part) by @ham9zah in #1949 G4: keep fullwidth punctuation upright without vertical alternates by @yukincom in #1946 G6: expose vertical writing in MCP add_text by @yukincom in #1944 Text: make every supplied font family available to documents by @IanHollow in #2111 Render, SVG: vello_cpu and usvg without their text features: one skrifa, read-fonts and harfrust fewer in the engine by @lcslrx in #2220 Text: a bundled-fonts feature (on by default) lets embedders that bring their own fonts leave ours out by @lcslrx in #2027 feat: move and copy ruler guides and art together when selected by @Muratv07 in #2024 Windows: a maximized window stays clear of the taskbar by @marcoarnulfo in #1981 Text: Ctrl+Shift+C aligns centre off the Mac, a double-click on area type's bottom handle turns on Auto Size by @marcoarnulfo in #1947 vectorcraft --help prints the usage before the app starts (#2110) by @switch87 in #2121 PDF export: the output intent shares the stream of the profile that tags the colours by @marcoarnulfo in #1962 Selection-only commands take ids: the objects are selected first (#2130) by @switch87 in #2137 paint.setFill / setStroke: one gradient across the targets (span: "selection") (#2127) by @switch87 in #2128 MCP draw_path / draw_shape: dash, cap, join, opacity, name and effects (#2112) by @switch87 in #2124 MCP command_batch: draw_path and draw_shape run as steps (#2113) by @switch87 in #2125 Title bar: a double-click on the macOS app bar zooms the window by @marcoarnulfo in #1936 G13: Object › Intertwine: Make, Edit, Release and the Intertwine tool (#1763) by @switch87 in #2095 G1: Keep the displayed artboard selected after switching documents by @sanyamsingh001 in #1921 G11: Preserve gaps when deleting open-path anchors by @sanyamsingh001 in #1982 G1: Cancel existing-guide drags with Escape by @sanyamsingh001 in #1922 G11: Asset Export seam regression and supersampled thumbs by @Messhias in #1961 G1: Add Warp Options controls for live effects by @sanyamsingh001 in #2053 G5: Symbol Options Registration 9-point grid by @Messhias in #1959 G6: image variables (VariableKind::Image) by @Messhias in #1908 G6: dataset CSV import/export by @Messhias in #1929 G6: graph variables (CSV data merge) by @Messhias in #1941 G6: action.batch (File › Automate › Batch) by @Messhias in #1938 G6: document dataset commands and command.batch in MCP guide by @Messhias in #1943 G16: complete Brazilian Portuguese (pt-br) interface by @Messhias in #1928 packaging: RPM glibc floor names libm's GLIBC_2.35, so RHEL 9 refuses it by @tydude001 in #1999 Flatpak: fonts a font manager activates into ~/.fonts are visible by @tastyhub in #2002 i18n: Swedish (sv) interface translation by @kler in #2139 Add Greek (el) localization by @Camthalion77 in #2076 Add Finnish interface language by @Janiz-zzz in #1994 Docs: the landings of 2026-10-15/16 in the ROADMAP log, and the new languages by @bflatastic in #2304 Fonts: a removed font that type used leaves the list at the next font scan by @dotCooCoo in #2303 PDF/.ai import: PDF and .ai files open with the File Info they carry by @dotCooCoo in #2299 Windows: after a graphics driver crash, the next start leaves that adapter out by @dotCooCoo in #2298 .ai import: 1-bit RGB and CMYK images in the editing data open in their colors by @dotCooCoo in #2293 EPS import: CMYK images keep their ink amounts by @dotCooCoo in #2291 Tests: the PDF import fuzz covers values the reader can't parse and functions inside other objects by @dotCooCoo in #2289 Export: type copied by a Transform effect that only moves it stays type by @dotCooCoo in #2290 Fields: unit fields take % in arithmetic, as in 3cm50% and 50pt+25% by @dotCooCoo in #2288 Effects: Glass loads its texture from an image file by @dotCooCoo in #2301 Commands: ids leave out an object listed with a group that holds it, as the selection does by @dotCooCoo in #1889 Render: the strokes of brush art are no longer drawn with old outlines by @dotCooCoo in #1888 SVG import: an alpha mask counts by its art's alpha, not its luminance by @marcoarnulfo in #2283 effects: a Transform effect copies a group's symbol instances too, and stops image copies at MAX_REACH by @guillehr2 in #2280 Effects: Round Corners also rounds corners where a curve meets a line by @limackk in #2281 Type: whitespace the primary font doesn't map takes the fallback face too (#1844) by @imachus in #1900 i18n: the Swatches panel shows the default swatches' names in Japanese by @p0lyg0n in #1912 G1: align guide snapping and readouts with ruler origin by @sanyamsingh001 in #1918 G12: Collect for Export on Layers (≡ and row menu) by @Messhias in #1902 UI: restyled interface by @bflatastic in #2331 README: new screenshots, with 3D Revolve and Dimension tool showcases by @bflatastic in #2339 ci: refactor workflows to use storytold/craft-common-actions and add nix check by @dylanmtaylor in #1184 UI: Classic colour scheme by @bflatastic in #2378 Contributors: add Marco Arnulfo by @marcoarnulfo in #2316 i18n(sv): review of the rows drafted for the strings main added by @kler in #2355 ci: standardize FreeBSD workflow on shared FreeBSD 15.1 action by @dylanmtaylor in #2350 ci: switch to shared nix workflow from craft-common-actions by @dylanmtaylor in #2347 Graph Type: the graph kind is a dropdown of the nine types by @marcoarnulfo in #2341 Font menu: the scroll bar no longer covers the favourite stars (#2277) by @AyberkA0 in #2366 Keep paragraph styles aligned in Find and Replace with line breaks by @Silvertree2010 in #2363 Keep Layers panel selection inside the isolated group by @Silvertree2010 in #2356 MCP: command listings take query, menu and brief (#2173) by @AyberkA0 in #2362 Isolation mode: a path of the isolated compound path moves on its own by @marcoarnulfo in #2377 Window menu: a panel's item hides it while it shows and shows it again where it was by @marcoarnulfo in #2371 .ai import: text on a layer that doesn't print stays on that layer by @dotCooCoo in #2358 Variables: a quoted text cell in a data set CSV keeps its leading and trailing spaces by @dotCooCoo in #2351 G1: Image Trace, Crop Image and Expand in the Contextual Task Bar by @VL420 in #2344 Variables: selecting a data set reports the area type it overflows by @dotCooCoo in #2318 .ai import: a rotated image in the editing data lands where its raster matrix puts it (#2269) by @switch87 in #2317 Fix #2120: a nearly level or upright segment still lines up with its other end; Curvature keeps to the extension too by @marcoarnulfo in #2312 Anchor Point tool: a click on a handle end retracts that handle only by @marcoarnulfo in #2330 Swatches: Alt-dragging a swatch onto another replaces that swatch's color by @dotCooCoo in #2329 Cursors: the canvas shows only the system pointer on macOS while another app or a sheet has the focus by @dotCooCoo in #2335 Window: a second Tab shows only the bars the first Tab hid by @dotCooCoo in #2309 G1: Remove Anchor Points selects the next anchor (#2241) by @VL420 in #2352 Rotate View: Escape pressed twice resets a rotated view by @dotCooCoo in #2349 Align: Distribute Objects uses the spacing value with a key object by @dotCooCoo in #2337 View: Rotate View to Selection turns the view square to the selected object by @dotCooCoo in #2336 Transform: Ctrl/Cmd+Enter in W or H scales the selection proportionally by @dotCooCoo in #2313 Artboards: Fit to Artwork Bounds fits each selected artboard to the art on it by @dotCooCoo in #2315 PDF export: a page larger than 14,400 pt is written with a UserUnit by @dotCooCoo in #2314 Type: Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. and , step the font size by five increments by @dotCooCoo in #2381 Type: Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+X resets horizontal scale to 100% by @dotCooCoo in #2372 Shaper: an arrow widget switches a Shaper Group between Face Selection and Construction mode by @dotCooCoo in #2376 G5: Symbol Options Export Type (Graphic / Movie Clip) by @Messhias in #2374 Selection: pressing E while dragging a marquee selects only the objects inside it by @dotCooCoo in #2373 Ellipse: dragging a pie widget on the canvas sets its pie angle by @dotCooCoo in #2370 Canvas: a right-click on locked objects offers Unlock with each object's name by @dotCooCoo in #2368 Blob Brush: Keep selected and Merge only with selection options by @dotCooCoo in #2367 Effects: Effect › Sketch › Halftone Pattern redraws an object through a halftone screen of dots, rings or lines by @marcoarnulfo in #2365 Rotate View: fitting, the Zoom marquee, canvas guides and the Navigator follow a turned view by @dotCooCoo in #2359 Simplify: add Corner Point Angle Threshold, Convert to Straight Lines and Show Original Path by @dotCooCoo in #2357 Canvas: scroll bars along the window's right and bottom edges (#2322) by @marcoarnulfo in #2340 Select: Update Selection replaces the recalled saved selection with the current selection by @dotCooCoo in #2338 Type: geometry effects on a type object's own fills and strokes are drawn and exported by @dotCooCoo in #2333 Export: the art's bounds take in the effects of groups, type and images by @dotCooCoo in #2320 Effects: Effect › Path › Outline Object turns type into live, editable outlines by @dotCooCoo in #2319 Print: Print and Print Preview warn about type that doesn't fit its frame by @dotCooCoo in #2308 Fix #2294: Align Stroke inside or outside on live type by @switch87 in #2297 Image Trace: retain pieces returning to a junction by @andeecollard in #2205 Fix Image Trace Noise splitting previously merged regions by @andeecollard in #1368 Artboard editing: fit on double-click, rename on the canvas, and highlight the active artboard by @turtwig in #2197 Paragraph: the Hyphenation dialog sets each paragraph's hyphenation limits by @dotCooCoo in #2310 Export for Screens: batch exporting with name patterns, folders and presets (#1935) by @Gamedirection in #2348 Portable mode: a portable.txt beside the executable keeps the settings in VectorCraftData (#1366) by @marcoarnulfo in #1406 Preserve explicit closed flags in DXF SPLINE export by @FredApps in #1319 Guides: Release Guides turns selected ruler guides into paths by @dotCooCoo in #2386 Hide Edges: the hidden bounding box, type widget and corner widgets do not answer the pointer by @dotCooCoo in #2385 Release: VectorCraft v0.12.0 by @bflatastic in #2399 New Contributors @gniax made their first contribution in #1740 @RICHRAN2030 made their first contribution in #1879 @midasmatterhorn made their first contribution in #2042 @euisuh made their first contribution in #1761 @cecobald made their first contribution in #1909 @Silvertree2010 made their first contribution in #2209 @gorkematlyn made their first contribution in #2271 @thejdubb02 made their first contribution in #2275 @andeecollard made their first contribution in #2012 @el-j made their first contribution in #1975 @yukincom made their first contribution in #1946 @IanHollow made their first contribution in #2111 @lcslrx made their first contribution in #2220 @tydude001 made their first contribution in #1999 @tastyhub made their first contribution in #2002 @kler made their first contribution in #2139 @Camthalion77 made their first contribution in #2076 @Janiz-zzz made their first contribution in #1994 @guillehr2 made their first contribution in #2280 @limackk made their first contribution in #2281 @VL420 made their first contribution in #2344 Full Changelog: v0.11.0...v0.12.0

Performance and Compatibility

VectorCraft is implemented in Rust and uses a multithreaded rendering architecture. The project reports that 20,000 shapes can be rendered in approximately 27 milliseconds at full Retina resolution while maintaining a responsive interface.

Its geometry engine is designed around exact curve operations, while structural sharing provides effectively unlimited undo without requiring every operation to duplicate the entire document.

The project also places considerable emphasis on automated testing. Property-based tests are used for document round trips, while rendering and geometry have dedicated test infrastructure.

File compatibility is another strength. SVG is a first-class format, while PDF import/export and PDF-compatible AI files provide useful interoperability with established design workflows. DXF import and EPS export further extend its usefulness for technical and print-oriented work.

However, compatibility should not be confused with complete Illustrator parity. VectorCraft is still under active development, and the project roadmap indicates that some areas remain under construction.

System Requirements

VectorCraft supports:

• Windows

• macOS

• Linux

• FreeBSD

• WebAssembly/browser

Prebuilt Linux packages are available in several formats, including:

• AppImage

• DEB

• RPM

• Tarball

Both x86_64 and ARM64 Linux builds are provided.

macOS has a universal build supporting Intel and Apple Silicon, while Windows is distributed as a native desktop application.

Developers can also build the application directly from source using Rust.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Open-source

• MIT or Apache-2.0 licensing

• Native Rust application

• Windows, macOS and Linux support

• Browser/WebAssembly version

• Strong Bézier and vector-editing tools

• Exact Pathfinder Boolean operations

• Multiple artboards

• Advanced gradients and appearance controls

• Envelope Distort, Puppet Warp and Liquify

• SVG and PDF support

• EPS export

• DXF import

• Native document format

• Excellent automation potential

• JSON control interface

• MCP support for AI agents

• Multithreaded rendering

• Extensive automated testing

Cons

• Still under active development

• Not yet a complete Illustrator replacement

• Some workflows will still lack the maturity of established commercial software

• Font availability and typography coverage are still developing

• Professional production workflows should be tested before full migration

• The large feature set can make the application more complex for beginners

How to Install

The easiest method is to download the appropriate prebuilt package from the project's GitHub releases.

Linux users can choose between AppImage, DEB, RPM and tarball packages. macOS users can install the universal application, while Windows users can use the provided Windows package.

Developers can build the desktop application from source:

git clone https://github.com/storytold/vectorcraft
cd vectorcraft
cargo run --release -p vectorcraft

A VectorCraft document can also be opened directly:

cargo run --release -p vectorcraft -- examples/dusk-poster.vectorcraft

For headless processing and automation, the project provides a CLI:

cargo run --release -p vectorcraft-cli -- run \
  --in examples/ribbons.vectorcraft \
  --export out.pdf

The MCP server can be launched with:

cargo run --release -p vectorcraft-cli -- mcp

This makes VectorCraft particularly interesting for automated graphics generation and AI-assisted design workflows.

Final Verdict

VectorCraft is an unusually ambitious open-source Illustrator alternative. It is not merely a basic SVG editor with a familiar interface. The project is attempting to recreate a substantial portion of the professional Illustrator workflow while building its own modern Rust-based rendering and document architecture.

Its strongest areas are vector geometry, Pathfinder operations, Bézier editing, advanced effects, SVG/PDF interoperability and automation. The MCP and JSON control interfaces are especially interesting because they allow the same editing engine to be operated by scripts and AI agents.

Performance is another major strength. The native Rust architecture and multithreaded rendering approach give VectorCraft a solid technical foundation for handling complex vector documents.

The biggest limitation is maturity. Established applications such as Illustrator have decades of compatibility work, plugins, fonts, production workflows and ecosystem support behind them. VectorCraft is still developing and should not yet be treated as a drop-in replacement for every professional Illustrator workflow.

For designers, developers and open-source users looking for a modern vector graphics application, however, VectorCraft is one of the most interesting projects in this category. Its combination of native performance, open licensing and agent-native automation makes it particularly worth watching.

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Software Informations:
Developer:
ArtCraft
Operating System:
Windows / macOS / Linux / BSD
Date Added:
2026-10-16T23:07:15.784Z
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