VectorCraft

by ArtCraft (storytold)

The open-source Illustrator alternative, rewritten in Rust: pen, Pathfinder, gradients, type and SVG / PDF.

8,804 stars GitHub MIT / Apache-2.0 FreeOpen sourceLocal

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What it does

Pen, Pathfinder, Shape Builder, gradients, type, layers and clipping masks
SVG, PDF and PDF-compatible .ai files; live effects such as outer glow
Built-in MCP server so your agent can draw and edit illustrations

! Still alpha, not a full Illustrator replacement: still in active development, some features are missing. Keep your original files and work on copies. Stars and version come from the repo, not tested by PixDig.

Install it

Requirements: No account. Linux: AppImage, .deb, .rpm or Flatpak; Mac: disk image; Windows: .msi or portable zip.

Download the installer for your machine (AppImage, .deb, .msi, .dmg) from the releases page

https://github.com/storytold/vectorcraft/releases/latest

Check the file's hash against the SHA256SUMS.txt published with the same release

sha256sum -c --ignore-missing SHA256SUMS.txt

The prompt for your agent

Paste it into your coding agent: it checks the requirements and installs it for you.

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Prompt

Install VectorCraft (https://github.com/storytold/vectorcraft) on my machine.
1. Check the requirements: No account. Linux: AppImage, .deb, .rpm or Flatpak; Mac: disk image; Windows: .msi or portable zip. If anything is missing, tell me before installing anything.
2. Follow the official method:
- see https://github.com/storytold/vectorcraft/releases/latest
- Check the file's hash against the SHA256SUMS.txt published with the same release: sha256sum -c --ignore-missing SHA256SUMS.txt
3. Check that it works, then explain how to launch it and where to start.

Always review what your agent is about to run, especially install commands.