Xara X

Please post links to screenshots and/or insights of this vector app. We must learn from others.

Inkscape advantages

• live clones, clone tiler

• keys for scrolling, scaling, rotating

• per-object export hints

• group transparency (master transparency on groups)

• dynamic and linked offsets

• hierarchical layers, enter group

• pattern fills from arbitrary objects

• transform/not transform switch for patterns and gradients

• switch to preserve rounded rect corners

• multistage gradients

Xara advantages

• faster renderer

• blends

• envelopes (including perspective)

• linked colors

• color swatches and current color widget

• dragging curve in node edit, new node in arbitrary place

• brushes along path

• dynamic drop shadows

• on-canvas gradient editing

Screenshots

Screenshots on the Xara site

Links

official site

community site