2 Replies Latest reply: Jan 14, 2014 3:47 AM by m2d3x4 RSS

    Please bring back FreeHand!

    amartinez32 Community Member

      I just want to start a post to get FreeHand back into development. I know it's unlikely but still want to express my displeasure.

       

      Also, if anyone has an alternative software they could recommend, that would be great. We use Freehand for creating line drawings/technical illustrations. I hate working with illustrator. It doubles the time in completing drawings... doubles the time.

        • 1. Re: Please bring back FreeHand!
          maeric Community Member

          There is a GIGANTIC thread on this forum where this has been the topic for years. For that matter, the whole FreeFreeHand.org (now FreeHandForums.org ) was about this. Bottom line is that FreeHand will have to reappear in another form such as what Quasado is doing with Paintstack development or if Illustrator decides to make use of FreeHand's ease and intuitiveness. Myself and many others are keeping FreeHandMX alive via emulation, a dedicated computer, staying in OSX 10.6.8, or running a Win 8 PC.

           

          I use FreeHand daily!

          • 2. Re: Please bring back FreeHand!
            m2d3x4 Community Member

            Just keep running Freehand. It will run until Snow Leopard, and on newer machines in an virtualised Snow Leopard environment. To realise the latter, buy Snow Leopard Server at Apple, it is only 19.99$/18€! That is a steal for keeping FH running for 10-20 years to come.