Vector: a free Illustrator alternative in your browser
Illustrator costs US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly. Vector is a free vector illustration app for logos, icons, illustrations and print artwork in vectors. It runs in a browser tab on your own device, with nothing to install.
Illustrator and Vector, side by side
Adobe’s price is from its US page on 14 November 2026.
| Illustrator | Vector in Madosuite | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly | Free |
| Free option | A 7-day trial | Everything, always |
| Where it runs | Installed app | A browser tab, on your own device |
| Account | An Adobe account | Not needed |
| Your files | On your computer, or in the vendor’s cloud | In the browser on your device; not uploaded to us |
| Maturity | Mature, sold for years | Alpha, about 65% ready for real work |
What you can do in Vector today
For logos, icons, illustrations and print artwork in vectors. From Vector’s own documentation, version 0.19.0.
Works now
- Pen, Direct Selection and Smart Guides
- Pathfinder and Shape Builder with exact curve booleans
- Multiple artboards and Export for Screens
- Gradient Mesh, Live Blends and Envelope Distort
- Perspective Grid and live radial Repeat
- Type with styles and threading, Hebrew and Arabic layout
- Effect Gallery with 57 raster filters
- Interface in 23 languages
Before you switch
Vector opens PDF-compatible .ai files, but layer structure from real files is not yet reliable, and 3D goes no further than a first Revolve.
Not in Vector yet
- Reliable .ai exchange of layer structure in real files
- 3D beyond a first Revolve
- Generative AI features
Switching from Illustrator
Open Madosuite
In your browser. The Vector app starts on your own device; nothing is installed.
Bring your files
Upload your .ai and .svg files in Files. They stay in the browser on this device.
Keep the format
Vector saves SVG, PDF, PDF/X, so a file can go back to someone who still uses Illustrator.
Illustrator alternative questions
Is there a free alternative to Illustrator?
Vector in Madosuite is free and runs in a browser tab. It is alpha, so check the list of what is missing.
Can I open .ai files without Illustrator?
Yes. Vector in Madosuite opens .ai and saves it back. Vector opens PDF-compatible .ai files (Illustrator saves them that way by default). Layer structure from real files is not yet reliable.
Can I open .svg files without Illustrator?
Yes. Vector in Madosuite opens .svg and saves it back.
What can’t Vector do yet?
Vector opens PDF-compatible .ai files, but layer structure from real files is not yet reliable, and 3D goes no further than a first Revolve.
How much does Illustrator cost?
US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly, from Adobe’s US page on 14 November 2026. Free option: A 7-day trial. Prices change; check Adobe’s page.
Where are my files kept?
In the browser on your device, inside Madosuite’s own Linux machine, in its home folder. Your files are not uploaded to us. Clearing the site’s data in your browser deletes them, so download what you want to keep.
Do I need an account?
No. Sign in with a 0cloud account only if you want one; without it, your work stays in this browser on this device.