Illustrator alternative

I have just migrated to Ubuntu a few months ago, and find myself wanting Illustrator again. What is the best alternative for vector based drawing? Can Gimp do vector as well, or is it mainly pixel based like Photoshop?

Solution 1:

You can try Inkscape .

It is built for vector graphics. If you need an animation tool, you can use Synfig-studio .

GIMP can do vector graphics, but it is designed for (and should be used for) raster.

Solution 2:

There is also a helpful guide on using Inkscape for Illustrator users.

Solution 3:

Inkscape is a very, very good choice for that. It is built for vector graphics, which in many cases is exactly what you want.

For pixel graphics (photos, etc..) the GIMP is nicely powerful and fully-featured.

For Desktop publishing and Layouts, I like using scribusNG

Solution 4:

XaraExtreme http://www.xaraxtreme.org/