VectorCraft v0.23.0

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 v0.23.0 Release Notes: What's Changed Path booleans: check the windings against the operands' areas and resolve the operands when they don't add up (#5478) by @mockydevs in #5917 Drop Shadow: a swatch beside Color opens the Color Picker (#5364) by @mockydevs in #5918 Find and Replace: type inside a locked or hidden group is left alone (#5900) by @Hamza0101 in #5921 Find Whole Word: a change of style inside a word is not a word boundary (#5901) by @Hamza0101 in #5922 fix(text): a gutter too huge to step past no longer stalls area type layout by @jayzed80 in #5924 Effects: a Transform effect's copies of a filled and stroked path stack one above another by @mockydevs in #5927 Don't copy a library on every save when its format keeps no title by @adikshan11 in #5928 Perspective grid: a grid dragged off its preset reports no preset name by @mockydevs in #5931 Type: pin that a Type-range paste into new point type keeps its formatting (#5929) by @Hamza0101 in #5932 Snap to Glyph: each glyph's bounding-box corners are snap points, and the box turns with rotated type by @mockydevs in #5937 3D effects: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate apply to groups, turned about one shared axis by @mockydevs in #5938 Type: Alt + numeric-keypad codes (Alt+0176 → °) type their character on Windows; type.insert takes a code by @mockydevs in #5939 Appearance and Eyedropper: reading an object's paint does not measure its bounds by @dotCooCoo in #5940 Paste: cells copied from a spreadsheet paste as a table of type over gridlines by @mockydevs in #5942 Direct Selection: with Snap to Grid, a dragged straight segment lands its anchors on the grid by @mockydevs in #5947 Languages: Bulgarian, with its quote marks and the fonts' Bulgarian forms (#5945) by @Hamza0101 in #5948 Opening a slow file shows a progress window with Cancel and Continue in Background by @mockydevs in #5950 .ai save: the editing copy names the active artboard by @dotCooCoo in #5951 .ai import: the other Effect › Pathfinder operations open as live effects on a group by @dotCooCoo in #5952 Legacy .ai export: a flattened transparent image's clip follows its edge smoothly by @mockydevs in #5953 Type: layout keeps each font face's shaping plans by @dotCooCoo in #5955 UI: centre the Home screen and use the accent for the Discord button (#4684) by @SofiaAFigueredo in #4732 Transform fields: Tab moves from one field to the next, one press each by @FractalEncrypt in #5957 Shape tools: move the selection from its centre point and turn it outside a corner by @FractalEncrypt in #5958 .ai import: ASCII85 data in a section does not hide the section's end by @dotCooCoo in #5959 PDF export: members of a plain group or layer are measured once to leave out off-page art, and the link walk measures only what it reads by @dotCooCoo in #5963 .ai import: envelopes map from their stroked box when the file saves its size by @dotCooCoo in #5966 .ai import: paths with an Art brush open with the brush on their stroke by @dotCooCoo in #5967 Fix #5714: widths run smoothly between width points by @slafebre in #5968 Type: switching to the Eyedropper keeps a whole-story selection by @dotCooCoo in #5969 Part of #5964: stroke gradients cover an arrowhead to the end of its reach by @slafebre in #5971 Canvas: selection outlines and anchors are reused between frames by @dotCooCoo in #5972 .ai save: the editing copy keeps type as type by @dotCooCoo in #5965 Add hyphenation for eleven Indian languages by @ruchirguitar in #5946 SVG: centred and right-aligned type on a path keeps its place by @kylekanouse in #5977 .ai import: images, meshes, blends and styled objects keep the knockout shape flag by @dotCooCoo in #5978 Links: a link check whose worker ends without a result no longer stops later checks by @dotCooCoo in #5982 Artboards: the panel menu's New Artboard makes the new artboard active by @dotCooCoo in #5986 Docs: PDF password export says when the file ID and the bytes vary by @dotCooCoo in #5989 .ai import: opacity mask art of one object opens as that object by @dotCooCoo in #5990 Save: notes on unread save options name the legacy or non-PDF-compatible .ai, in every save command by @dotCooCoo in #5993 EPS import: bind leaves the procedures it already bound alone (Ghostscript eps2write files open) by @mockydevs in #6000 EPS import: SubFileDecode reads counts past 4 MiB (eps2write files with long streams open) by @mockydevs in #6001 EPS import: cvi and cvr read radix numbers (eps2write spot colours with spaces) by @mockydevs in #6002 EPS import: an image too large to read skips its data instead of failing the file by @mockydevs in #6003 Image Trace: the logo fitter keeps no piece over its tolerance by @dotCooCoo in #6008 Artboards: the Artboard tool's canvas menu cuts, copies, pastes, renames, rearranges and exports artboards by @dotCooCoo in #5983 Offset Path: the spurious-contour check tests only the source segments near each contour by @dotCooCoo in #5988 Dialogs: a held Enter or Escape stops at the dialog it opened or closed by @dotCooCoo in #6004 Preferences: prefs.set refuses a missing or unusable recovery or plug-ins folder by @dotCooCoo in #6005 EPS/.ai editing data: symbols defined before the art styles take them by @mockydevs in #5992 EPS/.ai editing data: blends with no spine written come in live by @mockydevs in #6011 EPS/.ai editing data: a transparency set inside a clipping group stays after it by @mockydevs in #6014 .ai import: drawn looks in pattern and brush art count in the note by @dotCooCoo in #6017 Type: story-wide panel changes follow the story's current thread by @dotCooCoo in #5985 .ai import: legacy type keeps its writing direction, Tate-chu-yoko runs and upright Roman characters by @dotCooCoo in #6012 vectorcraft-web: window.vectorcraft takes its request functions from craft-web-api by @helenkwok in #6015 Release: refresh contributor credits for each release (#5997) by @Luis-0508 in #5998 #5980: macOS save sheet uses alloc/init instead of +savePanel by @BOXELS in #5984 Engine: execute refuses keys a command doesn't name, in every build by @dotCooCoo in #5890 .ai save: a reopened file opens on the artboard active when it was saved by @dotCooCoo in #5975 Artboards: duplicate, copy, cut, move and rearrange journal whether locked and hidden art goes by @dotCooCoo in #5994 Simplify: fitted curves stay within the tolerance of the path, and serpentines simplify faster by @dotCooCoo in #5995 .ai import: type on a path keeps its effect, alignment and flip by @dotCooCoo in #5996 .ai import: spot colors in a kept brush's art become swatches by @dotCooCoo in #6006 .ai save: the editing copy keeps variables, data sets and bindings by @dotCooCoo in #6024 Actions: Insert Stop pauses playback and shows a message by @dotCooCoo in #6028 Color fields: a pasted hex code replaces the field's digits by @dotCooCoo in #6030 .ai import: a filled clipping path keeps its fill by @dotCooCoo in #6032 Dimension tool: Expand keeps a dimension as plain art after it moves by @dotCooCoo in #6033 .ai import: legacy overflow breaks keep the direction and paragraph attributes they were read with by @dotCooCoo in #6034 Fix #5347: a floating panel's menu scrolls inside its window by @dotCooCoo in #6036 Menus: Delete Empty Artboards' enabled check does not walk the document every frame by @dotCooCoo in #6037 Panels: floating panels reopen on the monitor where they were left by @dotCooCoo in #6038 Paste: skips relinking copies with no renames, global swatches or styles, and finds type in one walk by @dotCooCoo in #6044 i18n: the Turkish params and effect errors name their own keys by @dotCooCoo in #6045 Tests: the Mac menu bar tests do not depend on fonts other tests install by @dotCooCoo in #6046 Fix #5813: floating panels hide while a tool group's flyout is open by @dotCooCoo in #6049 Panels: long swatch, preset and Add New Effect popups scroll inside a short window by @dotCooCoo in #6050 Docs: the stroke outline reuse line is listed once by @dotCooCoo in #6051 Menus: the wasm build has no unused import warning for menu_open by @dotCooCoo in #6053 Open: the first frame drawn after the open uses the layouts it made for type objects by @dotCooCoo in #6054 i18n: Turkish error messages keep the parameter keys they name by @dotCooCoo in #6055 Tests: the shape builder and large edit guards count work instead of timing it by @dotCooCoo in #6056 PDF export: warn when a PDF/X file leaves out the document's bleed by @dotCooCoo in #6057 Font menu: the wasm build has no unread wheel-field warnings by @dotCooCoo in #6058 Keyboard Shortcuts: Export Text saves the shortcut list as a text file by @dotCooCoo in #6068 Graphs: Appearance commands and the Eyedropper update a series' stored paint by @dotCooCoo in #6069 Canvas: a pan by whole pixels copies the pixels that stay on screen by @dotCooCoo in #6070 Selection: a group dragged with Real-time Drawing off shows each member's outline by @dotCooCoo in #6073 History: the New Document button makes a document from the selected state by @dotCooCoo in #6074 Tests: the CSS, glow and .ai Zstandard guards count work instead of timing it by @dotCooCoo in #6075 Symbols: Reset Transformation returns an instance to its symbol's scale, rotation and shear by @dotCooCoo in #6076 Fix #5816: CJK and other fallback faces in the interface sit on the Latin baseline by @dotCooCoo in #6079 Type: Cmd+Enter (Ctrl+Enter) ends text editing and keeps the text by @dotCooCoo in #6080 i18n: error messages keep the keys and values they name without backticks by @dotCooCoo in #6081 Type: layout looks up each style run's face once by @dotCooCoo in #6082 Smart Guides: Snap to Last Location puts a moved selection back where it began by @dotCooCoo in #6086 Shortcuts: export, import, set, list and preset reject a param of the wrong type by @dotCooCoo in #6087 Preferences: a search field finds a setting and goes to its category by @dotCooCoo in #6088 .ai import: type on a later page of a PDF of some artboards goes to its artboard by @dotCooCoo in #6091 Canvas: moving anchors of a long path redraws only around them by @dotCooCoo in #6092 Object: Reset Bounding Box also squares the objects inside the selection by @dotCooCoo in #6095 Path ops: stroke outlining and unions sweep long, low paths along their length by @dotCooCoo in #6097 Tests: huge-selection vertex counts leave out the art's raster by @dotCooCoo in #6102 SVG import: each linked file keeps image keys of its own by @dotCooCoo in #6103 Control bar: the panel menu and the gripper dock it to the top or the bottom of the window by @dotCooCoo in #6090 Color: Recent Colors keeps the last 30 colors used, across documents by @dotCooCoo in #6108 .ai import: legacy type in CJK fonts decodes by the font's CMap by @dotCooCoo in #6114 Type: find and replace and Type menu commands reject a param of the wrong type by @dotCooCoo in #6116 Artboard Options: Fade Region Outside Artboard darkens the area outside the artboards by @dotCooCoo in #6118 Image Trace: buttons above the Preset menu choose the Auto Color, High Color, Low Color, Grayscale, Black and White and Outline presets by @dotCooCoo in #6119 Links: links inside symbols, patterns and masks follow a moved folder and are updated like links in the layers by @dotCooCoo in #6120 Build: linesweeper from craft-libs' vendored copy at 481f66d by @dotCooCoo in #6122 Envelopes: commands reject a style, orientation or preserveShape of the wrong type by @dotCooCoo in #6124 Fix #6110: pattern brush corner tiles line up with the side tiles by @dotCooCoo in #6126 Flattening: stop building a group's regions at the first one past the region limit by @dotCooCoo in #6127 Color management: commands reject a param of the wrong type by @dotCooCoo in #6129 Blend: Smooth Color counts a step per level of color change by @dotCooCoo in #6130 .ai import: warped type that draws differently from the file opens as its drawn art by @dotCooCoo in #6133 Text styles: load character and paragraph styles from another document by @dotCooCoo in #6141 PDF import: cropTo, password, colorMode and textAs reject a value of the wrong type by @dotCooCoo in #6142 .ai save: the editing copy keeps live effects by @dotCooCoo in #6150 Fields: Tab moves from a field to the next past its spinner and preset chevron by @dotCooCoo in #6151 3D and Materials: Window › 3D and Materials edits the selection's 3D effect in place by @dotCooCoo in #6153 JavaScript: vectorcraft-js parses ES5 scripts into a syntax tree, checked with cargo xtask test262 by @dotCooCoo in #6155 Reference point: the locator is one Tab stop, and the arrow keys move the point by @dotCooCoo in #6159 Commands: an id that is not an object id is refused by commands that otherwise use the selection by @dotCooCoo in #6163 Shortcuts: holding a tool's single-key shortcut uses the tool until the key is let go by @dotCooCoo in #6172 Envelopes: type maps from its glyph outline bounds by @dotCooCoo in #6173 Plug-ins: manifests list permissions, the user grants them at install, and the host enforces the grant by @dotCooCoo in #6176 Swatches: Add Used Colors, Select All Unused and new swatch naming use hash lookups for colors and names by @dotCooCoo in #6177 Links: Relink can replace all instances, the folder's missing links or each link separately by @dotCooCoo in #6182 .ai import: legacy binding punctuation opens as Burasagari's Force setting by @dotCooCoo in #6183 Plug-ins: API level 2 lets a plug-in report progress, see Cancel and write log lines by @dotCooCoo in #6184 Dialogs: New Workspace and New Toolbar fit their contents instead of opening 420 pt tall by @dotCooCoo in #6186 Color: Generic CMYK separates nearby colors alike when an ink sits at 0 or 100% by @dotCooCoo in #6187 .ai import: Scatter brushes in Tints open in Tints, and brush art drops its frame by @dotCooCoo in #6188 Plug-ins: a run keeps the fuel left in a slice at a bulk memory instruction by @dotCooCoo in #6190 Fix #2786: the web build uses WebAssembly SIMD, so the canvas renders about 2.5x faster by @vangel76 in #5284 SVG: keep CSS classes of imported elements on export (#2414) by @vangel76 in #2480 Variables: a second text variable on one type object is refused by @dotCooCoo in #2642 Image Trace: Flat Logo can trace only the named colors, without a white of its own by @dotCooCoo in #3946 Document: document.compare measures how far an artboard's render is from an image by @dotCooCoo in #3995 Image Trace: Expand can group the traced paths by color by @dotCooCoo in #4058 Actions: Batch over data sets keeps Save and Close and warns when each data set saves over one file by @dotCooCoo in #5015 Canvas: a General option makes Cmd/Ctrl-wheel scroll the canvas sideways by @dotCooCoo in #5023 Paragraph: Reset Panel also resets the Mojikumi Set and tab stops by @dotCooCoo in #5025 Type: Type Orientation is a setting of the whole thread by @dotCooCoo in #5027 Render: the decoded-image cache can grow to a quarter of installed memory on every desktop OS by @dotCooCoo in #5034 Type: add a VectorCraft preference for typed list detection by @dotCooCoo in #5039 Type: typed +, # and > start lists with a hollow circle, square and dash by @dotCooCoo in #5040 Shortcuts: F2, F3 and F4 also cut, copy and paste on Windows and Linux by @dotCooCoo in #5041 Perspective grid: Snap to Grid moves objects at every depth by one plane offset by @dotCooCoo in #5196 Drawing tools: Escape on an arc, spiral or grid drag puts back the options it changed by @dotCooCoo in #5202 Title bar: the app bar shows no brand mark under the desktop's own frame by @dotCooCoo in #5211 Document Info: Pattern Objects lists the objects painted with patterns by @dotCooCoo in #5220 Selection QoL: marquee modes with visible feedback by @dotCooCoo in #5313 Workspace: add an option to keep Tools beside the canvas with left-side panels by @dotCooCoo in #5395 File formats: HEIC and HEIF images open and place by @dotCooCoo in #5518 Type: upright glyphs on a vertical path face the path's start, so ligatures read in order by @dotCooCoo in #5557 .ai import: Bas Relief opens with its settings by @dotCooCoo in #5227 Save: include a PDF in new native files by default by @dotCooCoo in #5320 DXF: a CNC / CAM preset sets the export options for cutting software by @dotCooCoo in #5500 Layers: a document opened after a close keeps its thumbnail jobs by @dotCooCoo in #5814 Symbols: Direct Selection sets the solid fill and stroke of one object in a dynamic instance by @dotCooCoo in #5962 .ai import: placed PDF and .ai pages open as placed documents by @dotCooCoo in #6083 Graphs: graphic styles and Default and Swap Fill and Stroke update a series' stored paint by @dotCooCoo in #6094 i18n: error messages in every catalog keep true, false, null and the keys they name by @dotCooCoo in #6100 Title bar: a Linux and BSD preference uses the app bar where the desktop draws the frame by @dotCooCoo in #6101 Artboard tool: buttons on the selected artboard's edges add an artboard beside it by @dotCooCoo in #6111 .ai save: the editing copy keeps symbols and their instances by @dotCooCoo in #6136 Path ops: region building lists the shapes covering each region instead of a flag per shape by @dotCooCoo in #6144 Actions: Load Actions… reads action sets saved as .aia files by @dotCooCoo in #6149 Asset Export: 3D objects export as USDA, USDZ, glTF or OBJ meshes by @dotCooCoo in #6168 Transform: Align to Pixel Grid keeps an object's horizontal and vertical edges on the pixel grid by @dotCooCoo in #6169 JavaScript: vectorcraft-js runs ES5 scripts with a garbage-collected heap and execution limits by @dotCooCoo in #6178 Plug-ins: Safe Mode starts without plug-ins, offered after a launch stops while one loads by @dotCooCoo in #6185 Path ops: Merge finds every fill's faces in a few contour passes instead of one per fill by @dotCooCoo in #6191 Envelopes: a top object's sides share the content by control polygon length by @dotCooCoo in #6195 Plug-ins: the fuzz test generates bulk memory operations by @dotCooCoo in #6198 Effects: placed gradients move with Transform and Free Distort effects by @dotCooCoo in #6199 Effects: Effect › SVG Filters applies the document's SVG filters as live effects by @dotCooCoo in #6200 .ai import: the editing-copy paragraph in the file-format doc appears once by @dotCooCoo in #6202 Panels: tests pin the palette windows staying shown for torn-off strips and new toolbars by @dotCooCoo in #6203 SVG export: type on a path with Skew, 3D Ribbon, Stair Step or Gravity keeps its look by @dotCooCoo in #6206 Legacy .ai: the type attributes warning covers kerning, margins, Align to Path and end brackets by @dotCooCoo in #6207 Type: docs say Escape returns to the tool that double-clicked into the type by @dotCooCoo in #6208 Docs: the Reset Transformation entry is listed once in the evidence list by @dotCooCoo in #6216 .ai import: type keeps Standard Vertical Roman Alignment from its editing data by @dotCooCoo in #6217 Tests: workspace and toolbar dialog test checks the gap above OK and Cancel's place by @dotCooCoo in #6218 .ai import: a palette gradient swatch's paint is not linked to itself by @dotCooCoo in #6219 Swatches: a new swatch holds no link or placement from the paint it is made from by @dotCooCoo in #6222 .ai save: the editing copy keeps Standard Vertical Roman Alignment by @dotCooCoo in #6226 .ai import: objects in pattern and brush art take the file's art styles by @dotCooCoo in #6230 Scale the EPS operation budget with the program's length by @Silvertree2010 in #5423 Typographer's Quotes: a lone typed ” opens like a straight quote by @VladimirCeric in #5459 Affinity import: one shared work and name budget across repeated links by @dylanmtaylor in #5491 Select Text by Font: limit it to artboards or layers (#5529) by @ruchirguitar in #5578 EPS/.ai editing data: art-style strokes aligned inside or outside keep their alignment by @mockydevs in #6010 .ai import: opacity mask art without its own paint takes the paint before its dictionary by @magyarb in #6021 i18n(ka): Georgian for 1 new string by @devius in #6062 Fix #5960: a narrow part of a variable-width stroke paints over a wide part only where they overlap by @slafebre in #6093 Cut PSD Unicode layer names on a character boundary by @Silvertree2010 in #6096 Alt + keypad codes: with NumLock off the keypad keys count as digits and don't move the caret by @mockydevs in #6105 Fix #5188: a Shift-click on a corner widget of a whole path picks its corner by @slafebre in #6106 Strip CSS comments from style attributes and rule declarations by @Silvertree2010 in #6128 Pen: Copy and Cut take the anchors a Cmd-lent Direct Selection picked (#6123) by @slafebre in #6132 UI tests: gradient and rotation controls are found in release builds by @thisisgomaa in #6156 Preferences: inputs expose their labels to accessibility tools by @thisisgomaa in #6157 Ignore non-digit suffixes in next_asset_name by @Silvertree2010 in #6167 Text styles: double-click opens Character/Paragraph Style Options, and the dialog scrolls in a fixed width by @sadkotheguest in #6171 Layers: Delete clears the selection after the last row is deleted (#5870) by @alosslessdev in #6175 Export for Screens: an artboard name keeps its dots (fixes #6143) by @SBaksa in #6180 Canvas: a document opens at the zoom of the settled window by @KaboomFox in #6196 Reject a plus sign in Windows GPU PCI id hex digits by @Silvertree2010 in #6197 Don't treat a pattern named "Name +N" as a numbered copy on import by @Silvertree2010 in #6213 Fix #6205: support Registration and named swatches in AI art styles by @el-j in #6214 Fix #6135: opening a .ai with editing data skips the Import PDF dialog by @slafebre in #6225 3D effects: resolve overlapping contours before building a solid by @addibble in #6229 Reject a plus sign in type.insert unicode hex digits by @Silvertree2010 in #6240 EPS import: composite fonts draw their Type 42 glyphs (pdftops EPS shows its type) by @mockydevs in #5999 .ai import: images past 2^25 pixels in the editing data keep the layers by @dotCooCoo in #5143 Commands: an ids list with an entry that is not an id is refused instead of dropping the entry by @dotCooCoo in #6179 Plug-ins: a plug-in keeps settings and a cache of its own by @dotCooCoo in #6228 Links: a missing linked file keeps its relative folder when a moved document is saved by @dotCooCoo in #6231 Asset Export: the 3D mesh triangle limit bounds memory across all exported objects by @dotCooCoo in #6241 Type: Composite Fonts… sets each class of character in a font of its own by @dotCooCoo in #6244 Color: Generic CMYK tints gain as CGATS TR 001 gives for SWOP printing by @dotCooCoo in #6245 Keyboard Shortcuts: each Object › Plug-ins filter has a row of its own by @dotCooCoo in #6246 Type: Align to Path moves each character by its own font's metrics by @dotCooCoo in #6247 .ai import: the editing-copy paragraph in the file-format doc appears once again by @dotCooCoo in #6249 Effects: hidden layer children and edited freeform gradients follow the Transform and Free Distort effects by @dotCooCoo in #6250 Image Trace: Ignore Color can leave out only the background by @dotCooCoo in #3952 Type: Tab and Shift+Tab move a list item down and up a level by @dotCooCoo in #5037 Exit isolation on empty double-click with Direct Selection (#4466) by @onion3130 in #4595 Symbols: symbol.instance.setAppearance refuses a fill or stroke an object does not draw by @dotCooCoo in #6232 Preferences: the settings filter builds without a clippy warning on macOS by @dotCooCoo in #6235 3D export: Revolve mesh normals are unit length and short walls face out by @dotCooCoo in #6251 SVG export: outlined type keeps its text as an accessible name by @dotCooCoo in #6255 SVG Filters: export writes a filter live only when import can read it back by @dotCooCoo in #6256 M2.1: blend Align-to-Path smooth on curved spines by @adambelis in #6254 Type: docs say Escape returns to the tool whose double-click chose the Type tool by @dotCooCoo in #6257 Image Trace: keepColors traces only the listed palette colors by @dotCooCoo in #3968 Plug-ins: clearing every plug-in's cache is tested in a binary of its own by @dotCooCoo in #6258 .ai import: opacity mask art in pattern and brush art takes document ids by @dotCooCoo in #6259 Spiral: Decay applies once per full wind by @dotCooCoo in #5475 Fix #3748: in isolation mode, art outside a clip group's mask can be selected and dragged by @dotCooCoo in #5030 Artboards: a Cut or Copy with the Artboard tool replays on its artboards by @dotCooCoo in #6052 Effects: placed gradients move and scale with the Warp effects by @dotCooCoo in #6236 Export: the export commands refuse an unknown option key by @dotCooCoo in #6061 Outline Stroke: geometry effects reshape the path that is outlined, as on the canvas by @dotCooCoo in #5024 Graphs: a series keeps the object opacity and blend modes set on one of its marks by @dotCooCoo in #6104 .ai import: symbol libraries open with their symbols by @dotCooCoo in #6109 Actions: Batch's Override Export sends Export for Screens files to the destination folder by @dotCooCoo in #5029 Plug-ins: a plug-in adds menu commands of its own under Object › Plug-ins by @dotCooCoo in #6193 Character: Anti-aliasing Method sets how a type object's edges are drawn as pixels by @dotCooCoo in #5058 .ai save: the editing copy keeps graphic styles and links to them by @dotCooCoo in #6161 JavaScript: a realm has the String, Number, RegExp and Date built-ins by @dotCooCoo in #6194 Reject non-digit object ids in MCP object resource URIs by @Silvertree2010 in #6253 EPS import: gradients drawn as abutting strips come in as one gradient, without seams by @mockydevs in #5991 Numeric fields: step on wheel hover without taking focus by @ruchirguitar in #6113 UI: show or hide the Help Bar independently by @dotCooCoo in #5355 Path ops: boolean contour passes test the shapes covering each face instead of a flag per shape by @dotCooCoo in #6152 Tests: the filter plug-in shortcut test accepts the macOS chord text by @dotCooCoo in #6261 i18n(ka): update the Georgian catalog (59 strings) by @devius in #6262 Type: type in a composite font is measured in its own document's definition by @dotCooCoo in #6260 3D (Classic): Extrude & Bevel (Classic) extrudes art with Wireframe, No Shading, Diffuse and Plastic surfaces by @dotCooCoo in #6174 Plug-ins: a permission grant covers only the module that was approved by @dotCooCoo in #6263 Effects: fitted gradients turn with the Transform effect by @dotCooCoo in #6233 Blend: a pending pick starts over when the document's history changes by @dotCooCoo in #4599 Paragraph: Kinsoku Shori Type chooses Push In First, Push Out First or Push Out Only by @dotCooCoo in #5070 Fix #6252: selecting an object gives new art its fill, stroke and weight by @slafebre in #6267 Plug-ins: importer plug-ins open file types VectorCraft does not read by @dotCooCoo in #6264 JavaScript: vectorcraft-js adds ES5 Object, Array, Math, JSON and Function.prototype.bind by @dotCooCoo in #6189 .ai save: the editing copy stops at the reader's object limit by @dotCooCoo in #6220 .ai import: Art brushes in the older form of their objects come into the Brushes panel by @mockydevs in #6007 Drawing tools: Escape on a polygon, star or rounded rectangle drag puts back the option it changed by @dotCooCoo in #5213 Gradients: freeform points that share a color model mix in that model by @dotCooCoo in #6268 Recolor: report the locked and hidden art a recolor of everything left out by @dotCooCoo in #4536 Variables: a visibility variable shows and hides locked art by @dotCooCoo in #2780 Fix #3526: the bounding box follows a resize drag by @dotCooCoo in #5042 Plug-ins: live effects at API level 2 can paint the pieces they return by @dotCooCoo in #6265 File formats: JPEG XL (.jxl) images open and place by @dotCooCoo in #2606 Linux: VECTORCRAFT_TITLEBAR takes precedence over System Title Bar for the run it is set in by @dotCooCoo in #5036 Updates: the updater reports installing, ready, installed and failed, and installs at exit by @dotCooCoo in #6271 Plug-ins: settings and the cache total stay in memory between storage calls by @dotCooCoo in #6269 Print: Copies per Sheet prints as many copies of each artboard as fit the sheet by @dotCooCoo in #2552 Type: a pushed-in line leaves the gap after inline art open by @dotCooCoo in #6274 Docs: a plug-in with no permissions list needs no grant by @dotCooCoo in #6270 Part of #978: Window › Color Wheel picks colors on a hue ring and a saturation and brightness square by @dotCooCoo in #2279 Tools: setting another tool's option leaves a drag's options alone by @dotCooCoo in #6273 Plug-ins: removing a plug-in moves the revision while it holds the set by @dotCooCoo in #6272 Plug-ins: filters can ask to read type, images and symbol instances by @dotCooCoo in #6223 EPS/.ai editing data: paths keep art styles of several fills and strokes live by @mockydevs in #6016 Plug-ins: lastError keeps a failed run's error, and hit tests follow swatch changes by @dotCooCoo in #6276 Updates: take craft-update from craft-libs main at 1b34eba41 by @dotCooCoo in #6275 .ai import: names that aren't UTF-8 can be read in a legacy code page by @dotCooCoo in #5158 Save: the save commands and Export for Screens refuse an unknown option key by @dotCooCoo in #6234 Linux: docs say which VECTORCRAFT_TITLEBAR values take precedence by @dotCooCoo in #6277 Shape Builder: a large selection merges on another thread by @dotCooCoo in #4379 .ai/EPS import: type keeps its tab stops, and right-aligned lines with tabs lay out as the file's page by @magyarb in #6148 Workspace: the Tools panel docks on the right too, left of the panels by @vecteza in #6280 Docs: docs/mcp.md lists save_file once by @dotCooCoo in #6279 .ai import: objects with a centered variable-width stroke come in as their drawn outline by @dotCooCoo in #5200 Plug-ins: docs say when pixelsOmitted is set by @dotCooCoo in #6283 New Document: the name field is labeled Document Name by @dotCooCoo in #6284 Add collapse-to-icons arrows to floating panels and rail flyouts by @ruchirguitar in #6215 EPS import: sampled functions interpolate between their samples (function shadings no longer come in as flat blocks) by @mockydevs in #6018 M2.1: split ordinary path objects after deletion by @ruchirguitar in #6078 Workspace: window.panel.dock rejects a Tools side that isn't text by @vecteza in #6287 Plug-ins: a filter's read-only objects stay in its input and failed decodes count by @dotCooCoo in #6282 Plug-ins: docs limit the 64 MiB decoder note to non-CMYK images by @dotCooCoo in #6288 Plug-ins: replacing a granted plug-in with one that lists no permissions removes the grant by @dotCooCoo in #6286 EPS import: an image's transient data stops counting against the memory budget by @mockydevs in #6019 New Document: screen readers hear each Preset Details field's name by @dotCooCoo in #6289 Part of #4936: text.spelling.check lists unknown words, text.spelling.suggest suggests by @Hassan1305 in #6212 Updates: the update dialogs hold the keyboard and floating windows, and updates wait for running work by @dotCooCoo in #6291 Plug-ins: permissions and a heavy budget need a person's approval or a start-up flag by @dotCooCoo in #6285 Follow-up to #6252: a selected colorized image gives new art its fill by @slafebre in #6293 EPS import: CID-keyed fonts draw the glyphs of the CIDFonts the file carries by @mockydevs in #6031 EPS import: Type 42 fonts take their characters and widths from the font they carry; show spacing kept as tracking by @mockydevs in #6023 Show 0 instead of -0 for tiny negative graph labels by @Silvertree2010 in #6294 EPS import: kshow runs its procedure between the characters of live type by @mockydevs in #6064 EPS import: embedded Type 1 fonts draw and space their type with their own glyphs by @mockydevs in #6035 EPS import: CMap mappings to base fonts' codes and glyph names draw their glyphs by @mockydevs in #6066 EPS import: CID-keyed fonts in a FontSet's CFF data draw their glyphs by @mockydevs in #6065 EPS import: CIDFonts only named, over a Unicode CMap, set their characters as live type by @mockydevs in #6067 Follow-up to #6254: the blend spine keeps only the subpath it samples by @adambelis in #6297 EPS/.ai editing data: a ligature glyph named by a private-use character matches its text object by @mockydevs in #6047 Part of #4936: custom dictionary and Ignore All commands by @Hassan1305 in #6296 New Contributors @SofiaAFigueredo made their first contribution in #4732 @slafebre made their first contribution in #5968 @kylekanouse made their first contribution in #5977 @helenkwok made their first contribution in #6015 @Luis-0508 made their first contribution in #5998 @BOXELS made their first contribution in #5984 @magyarb made their first contribution in #6021 @alosslessdev made their first contribution in #6175 @SBaksa made their first contribution in #6180 @onion3130 made their first contribution in #4595 Full Changelog: v0.22.0...v0.23.0

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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Developer:
ArtCraft
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Windows / macOS / Linux / BSD
Date Added:
2026-11-09T23:07:24.010Z
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