Graphite
Creative
vector graphics editor
SHOW HN2024
785points
128comments
#21of 3,515 in 2024
Top 1%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
27 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 12 critical, out of 73 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Idea: 10 for, 2 againstDesign: 6 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 4 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
Objections
Slow performance because rendering is CPU-based, not GPU
From 1 comment
This is really cool but I have an RTX 4080 and it's really struggling to open and subsequently manipulate the example art. Maybe just because it's in the browser?
lacoolj on HN
Bugs and error messages during use
From 2 comments
Some suggestions: I was doing something and then suddently I got a red error message, "The document cannot be rendered in it current state", instructing me to click the Node…
deskr on HNThat's a recent regression, thanks for mentioning that. We'll get that fixed ASAP. I should also mention that the brush tool isn't well-supported and will be fully rewritten…
Keavon on HN
Requests
Desktop builds rather than web app
From 1 comment
This looks neat. I’ve been using Illustrator for twenty five years and have been wishing for a node-oriented replacement of the Appearance stack a lot lately. I will have to…
egypturnash on HN
Scripting and API support
From 1 comment
This is the kind of stuff I love to see at the top of HN, that application looks absolutely professional. When searching for "scripting" on the pages, I don't see any scripting…
qwertox on HN
Questions
Comparison with Krita
From 1 comment
Is there a comparison/contrast with Krita anywhere?
zdw on HN
Why a new project instead of Inkscape
From 1 comment
The appeal of Blender for me is not just the open-sourceness, but also the fact that everything in it is programmable. Any action you can do via UI, you can do by calling some…
bufferoverflow on HN
Alternatives named
Inkscape
From 2 comments
Congrats on releasing such a complex tool, that's a big achievement. Someday, I'd like to try my hand at making my own vector graphics tool that contains a constraint solver. I…
mightyham on HNThe appeal of Blender for me is not just the open-sourceness, but also the fact that everything in it is programmable. Any action you can do via UI, you can do by calling some…
bufferoverflow on HN
Adobe Illustrator
From 1 comment
This looks neat. I’ve been using Illustrator for twenty five years and have been wishing for a node-oriented replacement of the Appearance stack a lot lately. I will have to…
egypturnash on HN
Krita
From 1 comment
Is there a comparison/contrast with Krita anywhere?
zdw on HN