Comments on: Has the Adobe Illustrator “killer” finally arrived?

By: 3 Great Substitute Apps for Adobe Illustrator on Mac OS X - APP PIE

3 Great Substitute Apps for Adobe Illustrator on Mac OS X - APP PIE — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 04:09:05 +0000

[…] kick off on Mac app store, the number of download has reached over ten thousand. Some criticism regarded this app as the “killer” and fully replacement of Adobe […]

By: James

James — Tue, 12 May 2015 13:35:04 +0000

I can’t comment on whether or not ANY vector file creation app will work with your Laser Engraver, or if it requires AI specifically. But with regard to Adobe’s empire: that was built by customers who pay for upgrades, not those who stick with 5 year old apps.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Tue, 05 May 2015 18:31:48 +0000

Thank you very much for all the positive feedback on this software. I’m sitting in dire straits: Need to buy AI which can run on 10.6.8 and adobe just says sorry, not available.My fFreeHand is still sitting on 10.6 and I’, not moving on to 10.7 and dumping FH.
I have a question: I’m purchasing a Epilog Fusion 32 Laser Engraver and need (according to the manufacturer) to run AI as my vector base. Will Affinity fit the bill?
As soon as I can dump adobe I will do just that! You don’t mess around with the customers who made you the empire you are. The same customers will destroy your empire!
As we say in South Africa: I am ‘gatvol’ now with adobe!

I will “risk” my money on Affinity. I like a low risk with good return.

By: SKR Imaging

SKR Imaging — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:45:48 +0000

Any application that rivals Adobe and their non-sensical subscription model deserves support and praise. Wish that this new Affinity App had a trial version though; the price is not an issue but just giving it a test on my machine and workflow would help before purchasing.

By: Jonathan Patterson

Jonathan Patterson — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 14:51:27 +0000

First Sketch App, now this. Impressive.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:20:05 +0000

I’m not hanging on. Adobe got enough of my money since 1994. I’m not giving them another dime. I would rather support developers like this that actually understand what designers need to do their work.

By: James

James — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:03:08 +0000

I think what we’re going to see is NEW users starting out with these alternative apps – while us “old” Adobe users hanging on. At least in the print world. But I suspect apps like this are going to start gaining quite a market fairly quickly.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 02:37:13 +0000

I bought this tonight. It is awesome. It’s a little bit Fractal Design Expression, a little bit Macromedia FreeHand, a little bit Deneba Canvas, if anyone remembers all of those apps. I’ve been using Adobe and other illustration software since 1989 and FreeHand was always my favorite. It can still do things that Illustrator can’t. Finally, I’ve found some software that will let me work how I want. I won’t delete Illustrator from my computer, as there may be times I have to do things with it, but I won’t be opening it unless absolutely necessary.

By: Don Brandt

Don Brandt — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:20:50 +0000

Adobe may have to soon look at its subscription model. I used the beta from day one and it is a strong contender to Illustrator. I have been looking for ways to avoid the subscription based model of Adobe and have not completely found all the alternatives, but this has brought it one step closer.

By: ebridges13

ebridges13 — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:35:52 +0000

Good find. We really do need some solid alternatives in our field. Especially at these price points.