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EazyDraw
EazyDraw
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EazyDraw free download for Mac

EazyDraw

Version 10.9.2

Vector-based drawing application.

3.9
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$95.00
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EazyDraw overview

EazyDraw is a vector drawing application. For the full journey from Jaguar to El Capitan, EazyDraw has been the trail-blazing app for the new vector-drawing paradigm on the Mac.

EazyDraw provides a balanced feature set that includes tools needed for technical drawing, Web and app graphic design, print publishing, logos, page -- text layout and more. Easy enough for everyone, but with the depth your project will need.

Includes comprehensive support for bitmap and vector graphic formats. Import and ungroup for editing PDF and EPS. Import and export SVG and now DXF. Preview and publish to EPS and TIFF with RGB or CMYK process colors. Exchange scaled CAD drawings with DXF. Publish Web graphics. Create Mac, iPhone, and iPad app-development graphics and icons.

What’s new in version 10.9.2

Updated on Mar 24 2023

  • macOS Ventura compatibility update.

Information

License

Shareware

Size

156.2 MB

Developer’s website

https://www.eazydraw.com

Downloads

65295

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.13 or later
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doddsscott
doddsscott
Jan 1 2021
10.1.4
2.0
Jan 1 2021
2.0
Version: 10.1.4
I really want to like this program. It has great functionality, but it's just plain awkward. Keyboard commands are ludicrous. For example, two of the most-used commands are Group and Rotate, for which the keystrokes are command-shift-open parenthesis and command-shift-f. What's wrong with command-g and command-r, like everyone else uses? All through, nothing is intuitive; everything is unduly complicated. Selecting objects is also awkward. The boundaries of objects extend beyond them in invisible ways so selection is a frustrating guessing game. You redo a lot of action. These are just a few examples. You can use it OK, but you'll never get your feet under you and always feel like you're fighting it.
moniquehamerslag
moniquehamerslag
Jul 10 2020
9.7.1
1.0
Jul 10 2020
1.0
Version: 9.7.1
Really can't tell. Just paid to use the full version for a month. But I am still stuck with the Basic Level. And I can't seem to get my money back. So Eazydraw and/or the apple store wasted my money and time. Will have to look for an alternative now.
Wanai
Wanai
May 11 2019
9.3.2
3.5
May 11 2019
3.5
Version: 9.3.2
Downloaded, paid for upgrade to fully functional version. "Convert to vector graphic" and all other convert menus still disabled. Tried to restore purchases. App said, "EazyDraw is damaged, please redownload. All other functionality seemed fine.
Lee123
Lee123
Mar 29 2018
8.7.0
5.0
Mar 29 2018
5.0
Version: 8.7.0
This is one of the best and most thought out pieces of software that I have ever purchased. It has extensive help system and documentation is very good. It is the only one that can do scale and dimensions properly and is a real joy to use.
Lectrohowie
Lectrohowie
Jul 21 2016
8.3.1
5.0
Jul 21 2016
5.0
Version: 8.3.1
I've been using EazyDraw for many years for technical drawings. I'm not an artist and don't even attempt illustrations of any kind. But for what I do I find EazyDraw the best program out of the lot. I've tried all of them, mostly out of curiosity, but always come back to EazyDraw for my actual work. This consists of block diagrams and rack layouts for audio systems. The main thing I find is that although it took a little effort to master the drawing tools, they work reliably and the overall application is very solid. I've never suffered loss of data and I can’t even remember if it's ever actually crashed while I was working in it - and that's over many years of use. So I would recommend this highly to anyone who does technical type of drawing. I cannot comment though on how it would be for other types of use. I should also mention that the developer is extremely responsive and helpful. That's a huge plus in my book!
Lightning
Lightning
Oct 11 2015
8.1.0
0.0
Oct 11 2015
0.0
Version: 8.1.0
WoW! Not a good policy having no discount price for those wanting to upgrade.
Maclover1-1
Maclover1-1
Aug 19 2014
6.5.0
0.0
Aug 19 2014
0.0
Version: 6.5.0
Let's party like it's 1999 !
Tom-Fulery
Tom-Fulery
Jun 16 2014
6.3.1
4.0
Jun 16 2014
4.0
Version: 6.3.1
Users who dismiss Eazydraw without even learning how it works are missing out on a really fascinating program. Compared to all the other vector apps out there, Eazydraw is easily the most technically sophisticated of the lot. When my MacBook Pro recently bit the dust I lost the use of FreeHand, after Adobe bought it & dumped it off the market (since it drew rings around Illustrator), forcing FreeHand artists to buy Illustrator to be able to use their own graphics files. Consequently, many of us dumped Adobe. Freehand's demise left a big hole in the Mac vector design & layout market. Currently there is no single app that excels at both. I've tried them all; Sketch, Intaglio, Artboard, iVinci, Zeusdraw, Idraw, NeoDraw & Eazydraw. While they all do basic draw functions, most fall way short of FreeHand's many features & technical elegance (and, to be fair, its price). A few feature a standard set of Core Image filters & blending modes, but lack more essential vector drawing & page layout functions. The two that come closest are filling this gap are Eazydraw & NeoDraw (the drawing app included in the free open-source NeoOffice suite that rivals MS Office). Surprisingly full-featured & ultra-customizable, NeoDraw has loads of tools & options, like font-enhancements, freeform-distort, image-fill, simple 3D, bitmap filters, autotrace, autosave, presentation & layout tools & lots more. At the requested $10 donation, NeoDraw is a steal. Eazydraw takes a unique approach. Primarily a technical drawing app rather than a graphic design app, it lacks filters & blending modes in favor of more essential drawing functions. While managing to be simple enough for basic drawing, it is also extremely technically proficient, with a long list of vector functions, tools, menu options & vector shapes. Eazydraw's precision & its decent text-handling abilities also make it well-suited for page layout. Features like multiple pages, an adjustable canvas area (critical for layout work), & its ability to flow text around or inside objects & between separate text boxes, make it not only a good vector drawing program, but also the best page layout app of the bunch. Eazydraw's minor flaws, like its use of the Apple Font Panel instead of font menu preview, plus a few rather confusing, non-standard drawing functions, only slightly detract from its overall usefulness. And it wouldn't take much, like the addition of font menu preview & a few more professional graphics functions, to make Eazydraw a fairly reasonable Freehand substitute for vector design & page layout work.
Old-guy
Old-guy
Oct 11 2013
6.1.0
3.0
Oct 11 2013
3.0
Version: 6.1.0
Certainly not bad but compared to iDraw it lacks many drawing tools.
lemon-kun
lemon-kun
Oct 29 2012
5.2.3
3.5
Oct 29 2012
3.5
Version: 5.2.3
I've been using EazyDraw for more than two years now. EazyDraw does the job OK. It's pretty good at technical drawings, very useful for teachers who need some physics/geometric drawings for their class or people who want to draw some plans. From the bunch of mac vector apps out there it's the best choice for technical drawings, (so to say) "baby-"CAD; I mean CAD with an "easy" MacDraw-like interface. EazyDraw is quite easy to use – things like the spiral tool and the many shapes in the object libraries are great. However, for the artsy stuff, designing, etc. I felt EazyDraw not so well suited, because the cluttered interface holds back your creativity, in a way. Well to be honest, the interface is a mess. It is fine if you are a complete beginner or you have learned drawing apps in the '80 and '90, however, since the app is quite feature rich, when used for advanced things you end up with so many pallets and menus… well, clutter, that costs you time. The UI just doesn't feel up to date and could be much more efficient. Also, there are "rough edges" from the technical side – there are always a few bugs around, but these are usually addressed quickly in the frequent updates and upgrades. However this brings me to another point: it is very easy to lose oversight about the various versions of this app. At the moment there are three versions of EazyDraw at the MacAppStore: ED3 (called only "EazyDraw", but with "3" in the icon), ED4 and ED5, for 15$, 30$ resp. 95$. I don't really know what's the difference between those, because description and screenshots in the MacAppStore are the same at least for version 3 and 4. Buying directly from the developer you can get another version of version 5 (as far as I have understood it), and also there is EazyDrawRetro, which opens the legacy formats (MacDraw, AppleWorks), however for this you need a "version 4 free market license". It is nice that the developer maintains a version 5 for older OSs, like 10.4. Still, the whole MAS thing has made things quite confusing with EazyDraw. One year ago there was even more confusion, with different versions having the same number (see comments below). Definitely one developer who didn't "get" the MAS right. I purchased version 3 in summer 2010 directly from the developer for 95$, one year later I had to update to version 4.1 because version 3.6.1 doesn't work with Lion (yeah right, and now a version 3 is sold at the MAS which works). Version 4.1 works now on my machine in "grace period", I have 78 days left. Probably that means the app won't work after that period. Personally, I haven't experienced a difference in features from version 3 to version 4, except for the Lion full screen mode. Many crashes and corrupted files with version 4.1 on Mountain Lion… Probably I will never upgrade to version 5 but instead will just buy the cheapest 15$ version from the MAS. However, I haven't found a more capable app for technical drawings with this price tag (15$). If you need an easy to use "CAD"-like app, then EazyDraw is the way to go. For more "artsy" illustration jobs, creating icons, etc., I'd recommend Intaglio and iDraw (which has a great, great, great iPad version). Sketch is also a very nice looking alternative, and Artboard seems to be worth a look too.
Macatak
Macatak
Oct 8 2012
5.2.3
0.0
Oct 8 2012
0.0
Version: 5.2.3
Hugely overpriced, rather underwhelmed. Looking for a Mac replacement for CorelDRAW. EazyDraw is just a 'cheezy' wannabe knock-off, with hard-to-take-seriously candyland-looking icons. More importantly it failed some simple, basic, but critical tests for text and object manipulation, and I abandoned EazyDraw within minutes as a result. Developers, look at CorelDRAW if you want a litmus test for how your product should function. There's a reason CD has been a standard in the business for over two decades. So I am sticking with Fusion on my Mac to run must-have Windows apps such as CorelDRAW, WordPerfect, FinePrint, ACDSee and Quicken. Nothing native to Mac even comes close. Yet.
Nealnt
Nealnt
Jul 30 2012
5.1.0
3.0
Jul 30 2012
3.0
Version: 5.1.0
Using OS 8. Try ED 5.1 build FMKT1240515. I do not see a save as even when holding down the option key. So I think we need some directions here.
SparkyzFan
SparkyzFan
Jul 11 2012
4.3.0
4.5
Jul 11 2012
4.5
Version: 4.3.0
More fun than a Spirograph! I am switching from PC to Mac and have tried numerous programs from MacUpdate and another popular download site to replace my CorelDraw x3. This surpassed all others I tried. I was hoping to avoid getting Adobe Illustrator. I hope this will do the trick for me. A few drawbacks so far are it is sluggish in text mode. I'm not sure if that is a RAM issue for me. Second drawback is I would like the font faces to be visible in list format so I can pick from the list instead of only being able to view them one at a time. I got a free list format font viewer to work around this issue.
helicos
helicos
Apr 9 2012
4.1.2
5.0
Apr 9 2012
5.0
Version: 4.1.2
I've been using EazyDraw for a few months now, and compared to some of the other vector drawing apps I've tried, it really is Easy. I was initially overwhelmed with all the options available, but luckily the user guide explained everything clearly and thoroughly. So with this and some practice, it took me no more than a few days to get really comfortable using it. Equally important, the developer was very responsive to my questions and quickly fixed the bugs that I reported—definitely worth it.
ososX
ososX
Aug 12 2011
4.1.0
0.0
Aug 12 2011
0.0
Version: 4.1.0
Now this program continue to puzzle me. Here is a new 4.1 version for the same $95 as the new 4 version at the App store. But at the App store the 3.7.5 is still offered for 1/3 of that price? Aside from non English languages support in version(s) 4, I see no difference between 4 and 3.7.5. I use graphic programs only occasionally, and once I master an application I don't like to waste time (and money) on a second one (I am still using CANVAS 9.0, which is obsolete on Lion). I hesitate to purchase and test Eazydraw because of the unclear and odd pricing policy.
ososX
ososX
Jun 14 2011
3.6.4
0.0
Jun 14 2011
0.0
Version: 3.6.4
Following the comments below I understand that this is a fair program with reasonable ability to open and handle "old" svg files. The thing that I don't understand is why version 3.6.4 costs $95 here while for a seemingly similar product (same name and icon) tagged version 3.7.3 costs $25 at the App Store ?
Good2Go
Good2Go
Mar 23 2011
3.6.2
5.0
Mar 23 2011
5.0
Version: 3.6.2
Excellent program and a must have for anyone that likes to do quick vector based graphics without the bloat of the higher end programs. Well worth it's weight in gold! Keep up the great work!
Lee123
Lee123
Feb 18 2011
3.6.1
5.0
Feb 18 2011
5.0
Version: 3.6.1
This is a very powerful program capable of doing a wide variety of drawing tasks. I use it for scale drawings of a technical nature. These drawings must be easily and accurately dimensioned and EazyDraw makes this a breeze. You cant even find another app that will do this kind of drawing, thank you EazyDraw. It this respect it is like a mini cad type application. You can even save drawing environments as a template, which is a real time saver if you work in a couple of different scales or project parameters. On top of all that capacity it also has all the graphic illustration type drawing capabilities. I have also used this program to make small detailed illustrations for print. It has a bunch of cool effects and can make any logo, graphics, icon, tee shirt, tattoo type illustration you could want. This is best in class as far as I have experienced. Thats the good stuff, now there are a few other things about the software. The settings and functions of the tools are a little overwhelming. It does seem like there could be improvements in the preferences area or maybe the help system could be better. There are some other quirks that will hopefully be worked on as well. I have never used macdraw but since this drawing software is a hybrid line/cad/illustration application I would guess that some expanded complexity is normal. This really is not a proper review as I have not used all the other software out there and my needs are narrowed by the dimensioning feature.
fran-6
fran-6
Dec 16 2010
3.5.0
0.0
Dec 16 2010
0.0
Version: 3.5.0
Is it a good replacement for LineForm ?
Rodpaine
Rodpaine
Aug 31 2009
3.2
0.0
Aug 31 2009
0.0
Version: 3.2
AIKOUSHA has offered a concise review, from my perspective as a long time MacDraw (1985) user, in terms of what this application does and doesn't do, for those of us looking for a really good replacement product. Unfortunately, I have nothing better to suggest, I am just another MacDraw fan still looking for a MacDraw replacement, sans bells, whistles and other useless and file bloating "features". FWIW, -Rod
doddsscott
doddsscott
Jan 1 2021
2.0
Jan 1 2021
2.0
Version: null
moniquehamerslag
moniquehamerslag
Jul 10 2020
1.0
Jul 10 2020
1.0
Version: null
Wanai
Wanai
May 11 2019
3.5
May 11 2019
3.5
Version: null
Lee123
Lee123
Mar 29 2018
5.0
Mar 29 2018
5.0
Version: null
Nicholasman
Nicholasman
Sep 4 2016
4.5
Sep 4 2016
4.5
Version: null
Lectrohowie
Lectrohowie
Jul 21 2016
5.0
Jul 21 2016
5.0
Version: null
Tom-Fulery
Tom-Fulery
Jun 16 2014
4.0
Jun 16 2014
4.0
Version: null
Old-guy
Old-guy
Oct 11 2013
3.0
Oct 11 2013
3.0
Version: null
lemon-kun
lemon-kun
Oct 29 2012
3.5
Oct 29 2012
3.5
Version: null
Nealnt
Nealnt
Jul 30 2012
3.0
Jul 30 2012
3.0
Version: null
SparkyzFan
SparkyzFan
Jul 11 2012
4.5
Jul 11 2012
4.5
Version: null
helicos
helicos
Apr 9 2012
5.0
Apr 9 2012
5.0
Version: null
Mac-Savant
Mac-Savant
Aug 1 2011
5.0
Aug 1 2011
5.0
Version: null
Good2Go
Good2Go
Mar 23 2011
5.0
Mar 23 2011
5.0
Version: null
Tim27
Tim27
Feb 24 2007
3.0
Feb 24 2007
3.0
Version: null
Macmend-com
Macmend-com
Mar 28 2006
3.0
Mar 28 2006
3.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Jan 14 2005
3.8
Jan 14 2005
3.8
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Dec 22 2004
4.0
Dec 22 2004
4.0
Version: null
Danielb
Danielb
Aug 27 2004
4.8
Aug 27 2004
4.8
Version: null
Novascotian
Novascotian
Jun 12 2004
4.5
Jun 12 2004
4.5
Version: null
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