corel

To stay relevant in the professional graphics ecosystem, applications need to handle roughly the same types of tasks while also giving you a handful of useful capabilities that no other software has. When it comes to graphics software, Adobe is typically the name to beat. That’s why I was surprised how easily CorelDraw turned my head. CorelDraw has some attractions that even Adobe Illustrator can’t match—at least, not without purchased plug-ins or extra steps. For a graphics program historically geared toward the non-designer production side and Windows-based artists, CorelDraw packs some pro-level features into an app that’s accessible and easy to use. Still, Adobe Illustrator remains our Editors’ Choice winner for vector graphics software, partly because of its powerful integration with other Creative Cloud apps.