Inkscape vs Vectopea
| Inkscape | Vectopea | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs in | Desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux) | Any modern browser, including tablets and phones |
| Install | Required | None |
| Price | Free (GPL) | Free |
| Pen and node editing | Yes | Yes |
| Boolean operations | Yes | Yes (unite, minus front, intersect, exclude) |
| Live SVG code panel | XML editor | Yes, with apply-back to canvas |
| PDF / EPS | Yes | No; SVG and PNG only |
| Extensions | Yes | No |
Who should use which
Use Inkscape for print work, PDF/EPS, bitmap tracing, or a specific extension.
Use Vectopea to edit icons, logos and web graphics quickly on any machine, especially one where you can't install software, and when you care about clean SVG markup. Layer names become element ids, and the code panel shows exactly what you'll export.
Common Inkscape tasks in Vectopea
- Edit path nodes: press A (Inkscape uses N), drag anchors and handles, double-click a segment to add a node.
- Union / difference: select shapes and choose Object → Pathfinder → Unite or Minus Front.
- Resize the page to the drawing: use Crop SVG, or set the artboard size in Properties.
- Export PNG: use Export PNG in the File menu at 1×–4×, or SVG to PNG for up to 8×.
- Clean up the file: run it through the SVG optimizer to strip Inkscape metadata.