Design and diagrams
Kittl alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
dalboris/vpaint★767 GitHub starsApache-2.0 licenceA vector graphics and 2D animation editor for creating and editing scalable artwork and scenes.Open on GitHub ↗sk1-project/sk1-wx★328 GitHub starsGPL-3.0 licenceCross-platform vector graphics editor focused on professional-quality illustration and layout features.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Kittl’s curated premium asset library and template marketplace
- Commercial licensing arrangements and bundled premium fonts/assets
- Real-time multi-user collaboration and enterprise team features
- Wide catalogue of built-in AI model choices and internal orchestration across providers
- Marketing, community, and brand recognition (user base)
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Kittl, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.