Freeware Find: DrawBerry – A Free Vector Editor for OS X
I recently found a little gem in the ever-growing list of software of the Apple site. DrawBerry is a free vector graphics editor for OS X. It has a slick, Pixelmator-like interface and is pretty easy to use. It’s not as powerful as Inkscape, but it’s much more lightweight and it’s very easy to use. Some features to note are, layers, opacity, blending modes, history, fill shapes with images, SVG support, shape alignment tool, and much more. Check out the video below, and screenshots to get a closer look.
DrawBerry from Jay Hilgert on Vimeo.
I really liked the simplicity of the Gradient Palette:
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Nice little app, thanks for the post.
Pretty cool app.
Awesome app. Definitely a good alternative for editing a vector file quickly as opposed to waiting for Illustrator to launch.
Oh you mac users…. grrr :)
Pity, that only MAC users got their hands on it :)
This program reminds me of Xara 3D I just wrote review, because it’s the same kind of program – simple and fast. More programs like this and designer’s work will become even easier :)
nice its very useful:)great post.
Ronald
For non OsX users: Try Inkscape.
Looks great for a free app. I have tried it out and it seems pretty easy to use. But am I missing something? Is there a way to edit your shape nodes after drawing them? I can’t seem to figure out how to modify shapes besides scaling them up or down.
@jack
Try the tool on the bottom right of the tool palette.
One of the tools acts like a pen, the bottom one is for curves.
thanks for the reply. i guess I’m missing something. I can draw a curve, but how do I edit the curve after it is drawn. As I am drawing, I see the nodes and bezier handles, but once I complete or commit the shape, they disappear and I only see the resize handles on the shape bounding box. Is there a way to edit the individual shape nodes?
I like the app… and the interface. But I just don’t think anything can beat Illustrator in my book.
wow…i like the path tool…
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Pity it’s not available for Windows!
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