Inkscape

Have you been wanting to produce high-quality vector graphics on your computer without paying the premium cost for an expensive program? Inkscape is a professional vector graphics editor that is completely free and open source, released under the GNU GPL. It uses SVG as its native format and offers many of the drawing and layout tools found in commercial programs such as Adobe Illustrator.

Features:

• Many options for creating the image however you want it to be: drawing tools such as the pen, pencil and calligraphy tools, text tools, the clone tool and an assortment of shape tools for rectangles, ellipses, stars, polygons and spirals
• Save and export your projects in a wide variety of file formats, including SVG, SVGZ, PDF, EPS, PS, PNG, EMF and WMF, and import files such as AI, CDR, VSD and PDF.
• An additional selection of options for manipulating objects within your vector project. Transformation offers a wide variety of options, including scale, rotate, move and skew. You can edit alignment and distribution. You can also create groups and layers within your project.
• Fill and stroke objects with an extensive array of options. Besides flat colors, you have in-depth tools such as gradients, patterns, a custom color picker and custom dash strokes, plus path operations such as union, difference and offset.
• A multitude of options to edit your text, such as multi-line text, custom fonts, and even the ability to fill your text with one of your custom patterns or gradients.
• One of the best parts of this program is that it is completely open source. That means that if you are interested in developing software, you can apply your skills to this program. New features can be proposed and discussed with the Inkscape community, and extensions written in Python add extra functions.

Inkscape offers an impressive list of vector drawing features while remaining completely free.

If you have been wanting to edit vector graphics and aren't sure where to start, this program is a great choice, because there is no cost commitment. Inkscape is actively developed and also runs on macOS and Linux.