Available tools

How many different tools and useful options are offered?

The major criterion is the variety of tools available in each editor: drawing tools, node-editing capabilities and options for dealing with images, external objects and pages, plus any unique and interesting tools to attract vector graphics aficionados. Each of our contenders has its own specific focus, which we’ll note as we go, but setting that to one side, it’s clear that the broader the set of tools on offer, the better.

Of course, how feature-rich an application is, whether it’s a specialist app or a general- purpose one, usually reflects the amount of development effort behind it: after all, every toolbar button or menu item costs a lot of development time, and a stronger community or a paid development team will typically produce a more impressive product.