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Any FOSS apps to design icons ? (lemdro.id)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by chottomatte@lemdro.id to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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I'm looking for a FOSS app to design icons

I heard of GIMP , Kirta and Inkscape ,are there other alternatives ? and which one of them is the best for this ?

Thanks

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[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 8 points 2 months ago

Inkscape 100%

I'm a non professional and have limited talent. But I designed a few logos here and there (and still do) and the best tool for that is Inkscape in my opinion. GIMP is not well suited for this task, as it lacks proper vector tools and format support. Inkscape has excellent and professional grade support with easy to use interface. Krita could be used to create logos as well, because it has vector tools and format support, but I feel like the user interface and utilities are not as good as Inkscape for this task.

Unless you are an expert in Krita, and don't want to learn or depend on new programs, then you could stay using it for creation of icons. GIMP could be used for icons too, if you just want to create raster format icons (as opposed to vector). In that case, GIMP could be well suited for this task too.

I never used any other program to make icons, so cannot tell you about alternatives. And I have no intention or need for it anyway, because to me Inkscape is the perfect tool for that task.