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Graphic for Mac

Powerful vector drawing app.

$29.99
In English
Version 3.1
4.4
Based on 51 user rates

Graphic overview

Graphic is a powerful feature-packed vector drawing and illustration application for macOS.

Graphic has all of the tools you need to create everything from detailed technical illustrations to beautiful works of art. Create intricate designs quickly and easily, and continue working on the go with Graphic for the iPad.

Create resolution-independent illustrations that can be pasted into Pages documents, included in Keynote presentations, or used together with iBooks Author.

Import/Export
  • Import SVG, PDF, EPS, and Photoshop PSD files.
  • Export designs as SVG, PDF, PNG, PSD, JPEG, GIF, and TIFF files.
  • Copy selected objects as PNG, PDF, SVG, CSS properties, and Core Graphics code.
  • Export icons, bitmap and vector images directly into Xcode xcasset folders.
  • Export layers and tagged objects automatically as individual files.
Photoshop PSD Import/Export
  • Import layered PSD files with vector paths and effects.
  • Shape layers are imported as editable vector paths.
  • Layer effects are imported as fully editable drop shadows, inner shadows, glows, etc.
  • Export designs as layered PSD files.
Professional Drawing Tools
  • Full-featured Bezier Pen tool for creating custom shapes.
  • Brush and Pencil tools for fluid drawing and sketching.
  • Essential set of shape creation tools.
  • Boolean path combinations.
  • Path multi-point selection and editing.
  • Join, connect, and disconnect paths.
  • Rotate, Scale, and Shear transform tools.
  • Compound Paths.
  • Convert Anchors tool.
  • Eraser tool.
  • Scissor tool.
  • Dimensioning tool.
Layer Styles
  • Apply multiple strokes, fills, and effects to any object.
  • Apply inner shadows, drop shadows, and glow effects to objects.
  • Arrange the order of fills, strokes, and effects using drag and drop.
  • 24 vibrant blend modes, including Multiply, Overlay, Linear Burn, Vivid Light, etc.
  • Set blend modes for layers, shapes, fills, strokes, shadows, and glow effects.
Many other powerful features, including:
  • Shape Libraries.
  • Appearance Styles.
  • Text on Path.
  • Multi-style Text.
  • Layers and Groups.
  • Smart Alignment Guides.
  • Labels and Dimensioning.
  • Canvas Scale, Rulers, and Units (mm, cm, inches)
  • Canvas Styles.
  • Snap to Grid / Snap to Point.
  • Align and Distribute objects.
  • Duplicate and Transform.
  • Linear, Radial, and Angle gradients.
  • Image masking.
  • Convert Text to Paths.
  • Inner and Outer Strokes.
  • Outline Stroke.
  • Duplicate and Transform.
  • RGB, HSB, and Hex Color Pickers.
  • Pixel-Preview Mode.
  • Import PDF files and annotations.
  • Export as vector-based PDF and SVG files.
  • Plugins / Powerful scripting API.
  • ColorSync Color Management.
OpenGL-optimized Drawing
  • Fast rendering of very complex projects.
  • Multi-threaded drawing ensures lag-free scrolling and zooming.

What’s new in version 3.1

Version 3.1:
  • New CocoaScript plugin/scripting architecture
  • Swift 4 code export
  • PSD export with DPI settings
  • SVG import improvements
  • Many other fixes and improvements

Graphic for Mac

$29.99
In English
Version 3.1
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4.4

(47 Reviews of Graphic)

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Maclover1-1
Maclover1-1
Jun 28 2024
3.1
0.0
Jun 28 2024
0.0
Version: 3.1
Autodesk stole my money, they bought iDraw, rebranded it then let it die. That was weird, maybe they saw Affinity's success looming.
Jayaben
Jayaben
Jan 12 2021
3.1
5.0
Jan 12 2021
5.0
Version: 3.1
Much more often than not, I end up using Graphic over other popular and highly rated graphics apps I have. It's easy, intuitive, and produces great results. Great time saver.
dezomers
dezomers
Sep 1 2020
3.1
5.0
Sep 1 2020
5.0
Version: 3.1
I use this almost on a daily base. It offers a lot for the buck. The UI can be odd at points but push yourself beyond that and it will do most basic graphical vector editing.
fleur2metaline-1
fleur2metaline-1
Jan 25 2018
3.1
4.5
Jan 25 2018
4.5
Version: 3.1
Works like a charm :-) Much more efficient than Affinity, Illustrator and others.
Kihoalu
Kihoalu
Jan 3 2017
3.0.1
3.0
Jan 3 2017
3.0
Version: 3.0.1
Its pretty good for its price, if it does enough of what you need.
For occasional use, its quite good as a helper application. Can’t rip it.

I won’t say that its handy enough (to me) to use on a daily basis, if one wants to be efficient & make a living doing what it does. Of course, then you/I wouldn’t be relying on a $25 application either.

The import/export options are pretty good.
You can drop an image as svg & work it in Illustrator, or import Illustrator files to it.

Right now Graphic doesn’t seem to sufficiently rival what a n app called Canvas used to do in its day. Canvas might be a competitor for this. Or perhaps TouchDraw (even more rarely updated).

Slightly offtopic:
Canvas before it was swallowed up by another company & languished for a decade & a half. (It now has returned in stripped down form from those days, at a higher price point than iDraw/Graphic).

Its interface is a tiny bit cumbersome.

The observation someone made that this "used to be a good simple draw tool” has not changed that it remains so today, even if it hasn’t evolved in over a year.
Kongsgar
Kongsgar
Sep 23 2022
3.1
4.0
Sep 23 2022
4.0
Version: 3.1
Jayaben
Jayaben
Jan 12 2021
5.0
Jan 12 2021
5.0
Version: null
dezomers
dezomers
Sep 1 2020
5.0
Sep 1 2020
5.0
Version: null
prrennato77
prrennato77
Jul 15 2019
2.5
Jul 15 2019
2.5
Version: null
SteveGosselin
SteveGosselin
Mar 21 2019
4.0
Mar 21 2019
4.0
Version: null
Cgcorley
Cgcorley
Aug 29 2018
4.5
Aug 29 2018
4.5
Version: null
fleur2metaline-1
fleur2metaline-1
Jan 25 2018
4.5
Jan 25 2018
4.5
Version: null
Kihoalu
Kihoalu
Jan 3 2017
3.0
Jan 3 2017
3.0
Version: null
ash-f
ash-f
Dec 5 2016
3.0
Dec 5 2016
3.0
Version: null
kalexan
kalexan
Nov 29 2016
5.0
Nov 29 2016
5.0
Version: null
Eligio-698a2e9c
Eligio-698a2e9c
Nov 7 2016
3.0
Nov 7 2016
3.0
Version: null
Freenergy
Freenergy
Dec 25 2015
4.0
Dec 25 2015
4.0
Version: null
DirkTheMenace
DirkTheMenace
May 16 2015
5.0
May 16 2015
5.0
Version: null
Portman
Portman
Feb 5 2015
5.0
Feb 5 2015
5.0
Version: null
Amergin
Amergin
Feb 5 2015
5.0
Feb 5 2015
5.0
Version: null
Pik80
Pik80
Jan 15 2015
4.0
Jan 15 2015
4.0
Version: null
Thomas1977
Thomas1977
Nov 10 2014
5.0
Nov 10 2014
5.0
Version: null
chikega
chikega
Oct 3 2014
5.0
Oct 3 2014
5.0
Version: null
Appledogx
Appledogx
Aug 10 2014
4.5
Aug 10 2014
4.5
Version: null
cjred
cjred
Aug 1 2014
5.0
Aug 1 2014
5.0
Version: null
OsloX
OsloX
Jul 31 2014
5.0
Jul 31 2014
5.0
Version: null
Phillat5dock
Phillat5dock
May 21 2014
5.0
May 21 2014
5.0
Version: null
GabrieleU4458
GabrieleU4458
May 19 2014
5.0
May 19 2014
5.0
Version: null
D9
D9
May 19 2014
4.5
May 19 2014
4.5
Version: null
STV70
STV70
Mar 19 2014
2.0
Mar 19 2014
2.0
Version: null
Noivad
Noivad
Feb 7 2014
2.5
Feb 7 2014
2.5
Version: null
Old-guy
Old-guy
Oct 11 2013
5.0
Oct 11 2013
5.0
Version: null
Scotty-Beam-Me-Up-Again
Sep 2 2013
5.0
Version: null
Gary-box
Gary-box
Aug 21 2013
5.0
Aug 21 2013
5.0
Version: null
Fabio53
Fabio53
Aug 16 2013
4.5
Aug 16 2013
4.5
Version: null
Christa_Moal
Christa_Moal
Aug 10 2013
5.0
Aug 10 2013
5.0
Version: null
MetroMrX
MetroMrX
Aug 3 2013
5.0
Aug 3 2013
5.0
Version: null
Techboy
Techboy
Jul 19 2013
5.0
Jul 19 2013
5.0
Version: null
Drdul
Drdul
Jul 6 2013
4.5
Jul 6 2013
4.5
Version: null
Maeric
Maeric
Jul 6 2013
4.0
Jul 6 2013
4.0
Version: null
SylvainLacroix
SylvainLacroix
Jun 25 2013
5.0
Jun 25 2013
5.0
Version: null
Stephan2nd
Stephan2nd
May 25 2013
5.0
May 25 2013
5.0
Version: null
BrilorSoftware
BrilorSoftware
May 4 2013
2.0
May 4 2013
2.0
Version: null
bfortson
bfortson
Apr 24 2013
1.0
Apr 24 2013
1.0
Version: null
Albertkinng
Albertkinng
Apr 4 2013
5.0
Apr 4 2013
5.0
Version: null