Long reads for people leaving the subscription behind.
A source-led blog about VectorCraft: what it does next to Adobe Illustrator, how to move your work, and which real tasks it handles today.
VectorCraft vs Illustrator (2026)
An honest, source-led comparison: license model, file compatibility, ecosystem gravity and who each tool actually fits.
switch guideSwitching from Illustrator to VectorCraft
A practical migration checklist: test your files, rebuild muscle memory and hand off to clients without surprises.
task guideExport SVG artwork without Illustrator
How to draw paths, combine shapes and deliver open-format SVG and PDF files with a free, open-source editor — and when that is the wrong answer.
How this blog is written
Every article starts from public sources: the official VectorCraft product page, the public repository and the official Adobe product page where Illustrator is discussed. We describe licensing models, file formats and workflows in words rather than inventing prices, benchmarks or rankings.
Product status changes. The primary sources are always the authority; each article records the date its sources were last checked.
Start here instead
other entrancesNew to the product? Read the VectorCraft overview. Deciding between tools? The comparison library holds the short, side-by-side pages. This blog is the long-form layer on top: one topic per article, no feature-count contests.