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# Graphite

Open source comprehensive 2D content creation tool suite for graphic design, digital art, and interactive real-time motion graphics — featuring node-based procedural editing

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 89/100
- Health score: 91/100
- Shipping score: 85/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 75/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-14

## Classification

- Use case: Design & Prototyping (design-prototyping)
- Category: Design & Creative (design)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: Apache-2.0
- Tags: open-source, 2d-graphics, animation, art, creative-coding, design, graphic-design, graphics, graphics-editor, image-manipulation, image-processing, motion-design, motion-graphics, node-graph, photo-editor, procedural

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [GraphiteEditor/Graphite](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite)
- Stars: 27224 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 1255
- Open issues: 564
- Last commit date: 2026-09-14
- Releases in 90 days: 0

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://graphite.art/) — checked 2026-09-14
- [Source repository](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite) — checked 2026-09-14

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.