I'm still using FreeHandMX under Parallels and sending the FH files to Affinity Designer in OSX. I just looked at Boxy and it looks great for creating clean vectors — especially in SVG format(which FreeHand does not do.)

This is good information. SVG is universal now and most web vector graphics are SVG. That includes clip art sites where I sometimes need a stock graphic for a job. I have InkScape on my Mac and forget to use it. I've also been using Affinity Designer and the speedy vector app, Graphic v.3 to convert...

Good to know. I likely won't upgrade anytime soon anyway. Using OSXFH quite a bit lately.

This is very interesting! If this continues to work and you are able to match what FreeHand does then I look forward to seeing it in action. Keep showing screenshots as you proceed.

I missed this late but your description makes sense. Presently, I have a different approach I'm using and that is to send my FreeHand-created file over to Affinity Designer to produce a PDF. I was using Illustrator CS4 to open my FreeHand file and output to PDF. There may be some differences so I ke...

Glad it worked out for you. We are all keeping FreeHand alive as our vector tool of choice. Also, see our Facebook page for news, updates and featured FH design interviews: https://www.facebook.com/FreeHandVectorDesign/?ref=hl and Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreeHandForum markt_a1b wrote: > I insta...

H Mark, sorry for the delay responding. We have focused most of our energies over on our Twitter and Facebook pages. To answer your question, go to our home page and to our Downloads section. You will see FreeHandMX trial versions for Mac and Windows. Get the one you need and install. Because Adobe ...

Also, I would recommend going to http://osxfh.com/ and full installation of FreeHand with Parallels on any latest Mac. The full package cost $125. I use it and it runs great.

There was some info while back on using Virtual Box with SL and FreeHand. Here a link to check out from a few years ago:
https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?114#virtualbox

Another site with discussion and video:
https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic ... irtualbox/

MOTHERBOARD online magazine for March 2019 looks at Adobe and Creative Cloud from the view of mergers and removing competition. A major portion of the article discusses FreeHand. A must-read for all FreeHanders! Title: "Is Adobe’s Creative Cloud Too Powerful for Its Own Good?: Why the creative ...