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Alpha, about 65% ready for real work

Vector, a free vector illustration app in your browser

Draw with the Pen, Pathfinder and Shape Builder across many artboards, and open .ai, .svg and .pdf files. A free alternative to Illustrator.

Open VectorVector vs Illustrator
Vector running in Madosuite in a browser tab

What Vector does

From the app’s own documentation, version 0.19.0.

Tools

  • Pen, Direct Selection and Smart Guides
  • Pathfinder and Shape Builder with exact curve booleans
  • Multiple artboards and Export for Screens
  • Gradient Mesh, Live Blends and Envelope Distort
  • Perspective Grid and live radial Repeat
  • Type with styles and threading, Hebrew and Arabic layout
  • Effect Gallery with 57 raster filters
  • Interface in 23 languages

Files it opens

AI (PDF-compatible)SVGSVGZPDFPSD (merged)AffinityTIFFGIF

Files it saves

SVGPDFPDF/XAI (PDF-compatible)PNGJPEGWebPPSD

Not there yet

  • Reliable .ai exchange of layer structure in real files
  • 3D beyond a first Revolve
  • Generative AI features

What Vector replaces

The paid apps people use for the same job. Prices from the vendors’ US pages on 14 November 2026.

Vector instead of Illustrator

Illustrator costs US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly.

Read the comparisonVector instead of Creative Cloud Pro

Creative Cloud Pro costs US$69.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly (US$779.88 a year paid up front).

Read the comparison

Open a file with Vector

Open .ai files

Adobe Illustrator’s vector artwork file, used for logos, icons and print.

Open .svg files

The web’s vector image format: logos, icons and illustrations that stay sharp at any size.

Vector questions

Is Vector free?

Yes. Vector is part of Madosuite, which is free. It runs in your browser on your own device.

Which files does Vector open?

AI (PDF-compatible), SVG, SVGZ, PDF, PSD (merged), Affinity, TIFF, GIF. It saves SVG, PDF, PDF/X, AI (PDF-compatible), PNG, JPEG, WebP, PSD.

Is Vector ready for real work?

Alpha: its makers rate it about 65% ready for real work. Not there yet: reliable .ai exchange of layer structure in real files; 3d beyond a first revolve; generative ai features.

Can Vector replace Illustrator?

For logos, icons, illustrations and print artwork in vectors, often yes, and free. Vector opens PDF-compatible .ai files, but layer structure from real files is not yet reliable, and 3D goes no further than a first Revolve.

Where are my files kept?

In the browser on your device, inside Madosuite’s own Linux machine, in its home folder. Your files are not uploaded to us. Clearing the site’s data in your browser deletes them, so download what you want to keep.

Who makes the apps?

The suite apps are the ArtCraft team’s open-source Crafting Apps, under the MIT or Apache-2.0 licence. Madosuite puts them on one desktop in your browser, with Files, a Terminal and Edix, the code editor. See credits.

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Deck

Build slide decks with themes, charts, transitions and animations, open and save .pptx, and present full screen.

Photo

Edit images with layers, masks, adjustment layers, layer styles and type, and open and save real .psd files.

Vector is VectorCraft 0.19.0 by the ArtCraft team, open source under MIT or Apache-2.0. Credits.