I'm shocked at how much negativity there is here for Inkscape - it's long been a go-to example for how great open source software can be, in my mind.
These days, I often use the (non-free, $26) Vexlio [1] software since it works better for my use-case (diagrams for use in Latex documents). But Inkscape is clearly the more fully-featured product for most users.
I think it's a love it or hate it thing. People seem to either point at it as an example of how good open source software can be, or how bad open source software can be. Unfortunately I'm in the latter camp. A huge amount of this could be the difference between using it on mac and using it on linux though
The history of FreeHand is actually quite interesting [1]. Adobe acquired it in 1994 when they bought Aldus. The FTC then ordered the product to be returned to Altsys which was subsequently acquired by Macromedia in 1995. Macromedia developed it for a number of years before being acquired by Adobe in 2005. Finally, Adobe had successfully gained control of FreeHand whereby they immediately killed it.
One wonders why the FTC did not block Adobe’s acquisition of Macromedia or at least require FreeHand to be spun off into a separate company. The market has really suffered since Adobe became dominant.
omg I'm still missing freehand.. :/
Anyway inkscape it's a nice tool. (I had used freehand, illustrator, flash.. ) and inkscape it's fine (When I need to do some vector work I know it's there) but I mostly work on Ubuntu.
I love Inkscape, but I hate the UI. What I wouldn't give to have blender-esque ui in Inkscape. That would give illustrator and Corel draw a serious run for their money.
These days, I often use the (non-free, $26) Vexlio [1] software since it works better for my use-case (diagrams for use in Latex documents). But Inkscape is clearly the more fully-featured product for most users.
[1] https://www.vexlio.com