Graphite: Open Source Vector Editor with Procedural Node Graph

Graphite Labs has released Graphite, a free and open source vector editor built on a procedural node graph. Every design operation—fills, blurs, transforms—remains nondestructive and fully re-editable, stored as nodes in a visual graph. The software renders complex demos like the Mandelbrot fractal with infinite zoom and noise texture fill entirely in the browser without a server. Another demo, painted-dreams, produces landscape illustrations through node-based compositing, blurring vector and raster boundaries. A magazine layout spread with flowing multi-column text signals ambitions beyond icon design. The UI features a dark theme, left tool palette, and center canvas, similar to Figma, with a collapsible node graph panel below the canvas. The node graph is not optional but the core engine for all operations. Future builds will target desktop publishing, raster manipulation, and keyframe animation. The project is available on GitHub.