A number of vector graphics editors for various platforms exist.

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of vector graphics editors.

This table gives basic general information about the different vector graphics editors:

Besides that, it is also a vector graphics editor and can also be used for desktop publishing.

Inkscape is an open source vector graphics editor.

Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor.

Greenshot's image editor is a basic vector graphics editor; however, it offers some pixel-based filters.

Microsoft Visio is a diagramming, flow chart, floor plan and vector graphics editor available for Windows.

Sodipodi was an open-source vector graphics editor, discontinued in 2004, which is the predecessor to Inkscape.

Serif DrawPlus is a vector graphics editor for Microsoft Windows.

This can be fixed with Inkscape or other Scalable Vector Graphics editors.

WinFIG is a proprietary shareware vector graphics editor application.

Karbon14 (also known as Kontour, which was known KIllustrator) is a vector graphics editor.

A small team led by Igor Novikov started the project in 2003, based on the existing open source vector graphics editor Skencil.

Vector graphics editors are often contrasted with raster graphics editors, yet their capabilities complement each other.

Vector Architect is a vector graphics editor designed by Owl Island Software.

This integrated office suite includes a lightweight word processor, spreadsheet, vector graphics editor, bitmap image editor, and presentation package.

Adobe Fireworks is a bitmap and vector graphics editor, aimed at web designers (with features such as: slices, the ability to add hotspots etc.).

The Omni Group OmniGraffle is a vector graphics editor available for Macintosh.

DrawPlus was often criticised for not supporting the SVG format despite being a vector graphics editor.

Graphics suite (raster graphics editor, vector graphics editor, image viewer)

Inkscape Scalable Vector Graphics editor.

Some vector graphics editors also utilize color quantization, especially for raster-to-vector techniques that create tracings of bitmap images with the help of edge detection.

Krita and Karbon14, an image editor and vector graphics editor, respectively (parts of KOffice)

The vector graphics editor Inkscape can import vector graphics online from Openclipart to your current workspace.