After checking out Sketch, I don't believe they offer a one-time payment option any longer. They seem to have switched to a subscription service now?
I don't use software like Figma or Sketch often enough to justify an ongoing subscription, so I suppose Penpot might be the next best alternative for users like myself?
> After checking out Sketch, I don't believe they offer a one-time payment option any longer
You still can get it, but only after contacting support:
"We can still offer Mac-only licenses as new purchases to people who, for legal or security reasons, cannot use cloud-based products. However, they only offer access to the Mac app, and don’t get all the other benefits of a subscription. Get in touch with us if you’re a company with special requirements and would like a to use Sketch with only local storage." [0]
Those options are all great for non-professionals. Absolutely go for those if you're not using them for your job. Have to see what Adobe does with Figma before abandoning it, though
I only know about GIMP and Inkscape for Linux, and I wouldn't recommend them for work-related use. As free tools go however, they are both quite powerful and feature-filled. Just harder to use and can crash unexpectedly, which is why I didn't include them.
1. Figma replacement - Sketch (1yr fee, updates optional, MacOS only)
2. Adobe Photoshop - Affinity Photo (Win/Mac)
3. Adobe Illustrator - Affinity Designer (Win/Mac)
4. Adobe InDesign - Affinity Publisher (Win/Mac) (I use this to create my indie magazine)
5. Adobe Animate - Tumult Hype (closest thing to Flash that we have today, replaces my need for After Effects + Bodymoovin, Mac OS only)