Best Open Source Alternatives to Affinity Designer

Compare the best free and open-source alternatives to Affinity Designer — self-hosted and desktop replacements you fully control, ranked by GitHub stars, license and platform support.

Curated by open-source.store · Updated August 2026 · 6 alternatives

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Affinity Designer alternatives compared

Open-source alternatives to Affinity Designer, compared by stars, license and platform
Tool		License	Platforms	Self-hosted
SVG-Edit	7,747	MIT	Web	No	Jul 2026	Visit
Method Draw	3,002	MIT	Web	Yes	May 2024	Visit
Karbon	207	GPL-2.0	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	Aug 2026	Visit
Glaxnimate	82	GPL-3.0	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	Nov 2023	Visit
Inkscape	0	GPL-3.0	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	—	Visit
OpenVectorEditor	0	MIT	Web	No	—	Visit