MacDraw

E200288
Macintosh software graphics software vector graphics editor

MacDraw is a vector-based drawing and illustration program developed by Apple for early Macintosh computers, offering more precise and scalable graphics than its bitmap-based predecessor MacPaint.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
ClarisDraw 2
MacDraw canonical 2
MacDraw II 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Macintosh software ⓘ
graphics software ⓘ
vector graphics editor ⓘ
comparedTo MacPaint ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designedFor WYSIWYG graphics editing ⓘ
early Macintosh computers ⓘ
developer Apple Inc. ⓘ
surface form: Apple Computer, Inc.
differenceFrom MacPaint is bitmap-based while MacDraw is vector-based ⓘ
distribution commercial software ⓘ
fileFormatType proprietary MacDraw format ⓘ
genre drawing program ⓘ
influenced MacDraw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ClarisDraw

MacDraw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: MacDraw II
inputMethod keyboard ⓘ
mouse ⓘ
notableFeature integration with Macintosh clipboard ⓘ
object manipulation via handles ⓘ
resolution-independent graphics ⓘ
operatingSystem Classic Mac OS ⓘ
platform Apple Macintosh computers ⓘ
surface form: Apple Macintosh
predecessor MacPaint ⓘ
releaseYear 1984 ⓘ
status discontinued ⓘ
successor MacDraw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ClarisDraw

MacDraw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: MacDraw II
supports Bezier curves ⓘ
alignment tools ⓘ
fill patterns ⓘ
grouping of objects ⓘ
layered drawing ⓘ
lines ⓘ
object-based drawing ⓘ
ovals ⓘ
polygons ⓘ
rectangles ⓘ
scalable graphics ⓘ
snap-to-grid ⓘ
stroke styles ⓘ
text objects ⓘ
vector graphics ⓘ
useCase business graphics ⓘ
diagrams ⓘ
page layout elements ⓘ
technical illustrations ⓘ
userInterface graphical user interface ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MacPaint → successor → MacDraw ⓘ
Apple LaserWriter printers → usedWith → MacDraw ⓘ
subject surface form: Apple LaserWriter
MacDraw → influenced → MacDraw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: MacDraw II
MacDraw → influenced → MacDraw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ClarisDraw
MacDraw → successor → MacDraw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: MacDraw II
MacDraw → successor → MacDraw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ClarisDraw