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DrawIt - 3.7

layer-based illustrating & vector-drawing tool

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All Time:	(2.5)
Version 3.7:	(5.0)
Selected Version:	3.7
Release Date:	2008-10-21
License:	Shareware
Downloads (version 3.7):	1,171
Downloads (all versions):	13,527
Price:	$29.00

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Product Description:

DrawIt is an easy-to-use, powerful image editing and drawing application designed for the Mac. It features entirely non-destructive editing, live filters, powerful vector tools, a standard collection of basic shapes and also a clear and intuitive interface.

Out of the box, DrawIt includes a large number of ready-to-use and easily customizable special shapes; circles, stars, rounded rectangles and polygons, as well as support for an unlimited number of nested groups, masks and custom overlays.

DrawIt supports over 50, stackable, nondestructive Core Image filters. Individual properties can be freely edited, regardless how many filters have been applied. Filter properties can be readjusted and/or reordered at any time; the original object is never discarded.

What's new in this version:

A better way to resize your document. You can now decide if the contents has to be scaled and to which corner it should stick.
New Page Curl effect
New Ripple Effect
Fixes Issues with rotating layers and groups
Improves accuracy of the Vector tool
Improved visual feedback for the Vector tool
Other improvements to the Vector tool
You can now drop images directly on bitmap layers to replace their contents
Added an comprehensive help book
Fixed a a bug in the slice pane where slices would go back to their original position
Fixed a bug where the slices pane would not appear
Fixed a some memory leaks
'Select all'-command no longer selects locked layers
Fixed a bug where it would be impossible to add an empty mask to a layer

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC

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Feedback Summary:

Version 3.7:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(5.0)	Support:	(5.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(5.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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Version 3.8 is out and does the job for my needs - Version: 3.7, 4/30/2009 05:40PM PST

Born Yesterday

I think the review 2 below is not only unfair but completely unrealistic too.

This is a very lightweight tool for those of use that don't need a full fledged desktop publishing program, especially one of the ones that cost hundreds of dollars.

Why would I want to waste money buying a gold plated Viper 2000 car if I only need a pair of shoes to travel 100 feet

This program has great support, the developer adds user suggested features every version and the price is very reasonable.

And this is an excellent program for kids to get a feel for DTP too without being overwhelmed with a million and one options they have no clue how to use.

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Version 3.7.8

"Useless" is in the eye of the beholder - Version: 3.7, 12/3/2008 07:10AM PST

drtimothyjames

I want to add to the reply to "Absolutely Useless." I agree that one should not expect Illustrator-level abilities from a program at this price. There are those of us who need basic drawing tools and do not have the budgets to buy the industrial-strength options. For myself, I'm still exploring what program(s) to buy. At present, I do not have a license for DrawIt, but I asked the author for some technical assistance. I was given far more support than I would have imagined, and for free. And I don't think it was just to make a sale; I honestly got a sense that the author is simply helpful. I think that speaks very highly of both the author and the program. Just try to get that from Adobe.

Absolutely Useless - Version: 3.6.1, 10/5/2008 06:24PM PST

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jarlaxle.merc

Still hoping that someone might get the right mix of OS X features into a lightweight drawing tool DrawIt fails on every level. I'm not going to waste my time going into detail, just try it and before long you'll see how lacking this is. It's also little surprise that yet another OS X based drawing app has a very weak gradient feature set.