What is this?
Graphite is a free, open source 2D graphics editor for graphic design, digital art, and real-time motion graphics — a vector and raster graphics engine, available now in alpha.
Graphite is a free, open source 2D graphics editor for graphic design, digital art, and real-time motion graphics — a vector and raster graphics engine, available now in alpha.Is this a conventional editor like Photoshop, or something else?Something else: it combines layer-based compositing with node-based generative design and is built more like a game engine than a conventional creative app, with familiar tools wrapping the node graph core.
Something else: it combines layer-based compositing with node-based generative design and is built more like a game engine than a conventional creative app, with familiar tools wrapping the node graph core.How do I get it running?Open the web editor from the project website in your browser — nothing to install. Developers can instead build from source by following the setup instructions in the contributing docs.
Open the web editor from the project website in your browser — nothing to install. Developers can instead build from source by following the setup instructions in the contributing docs.Is it ready to replace my main design tool?Not yet: it is in alpha, with vector and raster editing at the core today. Photo editing, motion graphics, digital painting, desktop publishing, and VFX compositing are still planned roadmap items.
Not yet: it is in alpha, with vector and raster editing at the core today. Photo editing, motion graphics, digital painting, desktop publishing, and VFX compositing are still planned roadmap items.Is it really free, or is there a catch?Really free: the code is dual-licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0, at your option, and the project is 100% community built and funded through donations — no paid tiers.
Really free: the code is dual-licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0, at your option, and the project is 100% community built and funded through donations — no paid tiers.What does nondestructive editing mean in practice?Every edit stays a live, procedural step: layers composite on top of a node graph that drives generative design, so you can revisit and change any earlier decision instead of baking changes into pixels.
Every edit stays a live, procedural step: layers composite on top of a node graph that drives generative design, so you can revisit and change any earlier decision instead of baking changes into pixels.What is Graphite written in?Rust. The README courts graphics programmers and Rust developers specifically, calling Graphite one of the most approachable open source projects for putting engineering skills to use.
Rust. The README courts graphics programmers and Rust developers specifically, calling Graphite one of the most approachable open source projects for putting engineering skills to use.Why build this instead of using existing design tools?The stated mission is to build the best comprehensive art and design tool accessible to everyone, with success defined as Graphite becoming an industry standard through innovation over imitation.
The stated mission is to build the best comprehensive art and design tool accessible to everyone, with success defined as Graphite becoming an industry standard through innovation over imitation.What are similar projects?vectorcraft, photocraft, riso-windowseat, photosuite, framefields, Compositor, trianglify, effectcraft
vectorcraft, photocraft, riso-windowseat, photosuite, framefields, Compositor, trianglify, effectcraftWhich topics is it in?procedural, motion-design, photo-editor, image-manipulation, motion-graphics, vector-graphics, procedural-generation, art, creative-coding, editor, graphics, design
procedural, motion-design, photo-editor, image-manipulation, motion-graphics, vector-graphics, procedural-generation, art, creative-coding, editor, graphics, design