Graphite
GraphiteEditor/GraphiteReviewed by AI
What it does
Graphite is a free 2D graphics editor you open in the browser at editor.graphite.art. You can draw and edit vector art, apply effects and build procedural designs by connecting nodes, with changes that stay editable. It is aimed at designers, illustrators and digital artists. Nothing to install for the web version. The README says it is in alpha, so parts are unfinished; photo editing, motion graphics and desktop publishing are listed as planned, not finished. Desktop code exists in the repository but there are no ready desktop downloads.
How easy it is to install
A · download and open · Web
On the web it is grade A: the README links a hosted editor at editor.graphite.art that opens in a browser with no install. The repository also has desktop folders for Windows, Mac and Linux, but the only GitHub release has no program files, so there is no ready desktop download to grade.
Numbers on GitHub
- Stars
- 27,802on Oct 31, 2026
- Downloads
- —all releases
- Growth
- +74stars in 6 days
Stars over time
Facts
- Runs on
- Web
- You need to install
- Nothing extra
- To build from source
- Rust
- Disk space
- not determined
- Accounts or keys
- None
- Cost
- Free · Free and community funded; the site asks for donations.
- License
- Apache-2.0 (Permissive)
- Can replace
- Illustrator, Photoshop, Affinity Designer
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
Risk signals (3)
- Attentionstale releases
Last release on 2022-02-04 (1726 days ago)
automatic check
- Attentionalpha stage
README.md: "Graphite is a free, open source vector and raster graphics engine, [available now](https://editor.graphite.art) in alpha." Features such as photo editing, motion graphics and desktop publishing are described as roadmap items.
AI review
- Infodesktop app without downloads
Cargo.toml lists desktop/platform/linux, desktop/platform/mac and desktop/platform/win workspace members, but the only release (latest-stable, 2022-02-04) has no platform binaries.
AI review
Evidence is shown in its original language.
What Radar could not check
- Whether the browser editor handles large or complex artwork without slowing down or crashing
- Where your documents are stored when you use the hosted editor, and whether they survive closing the browser
- Whether the in-repository desktop app builds and runs on Windows, Mac and Linux
- Which file formats can really be opened and exported, and how well they match Illustrator or Photoshop files