FreeHand

E163323

desktop publishing software page layout software proprietary software vector graphics editor

FreeHand is a vector-based illustration and page layout software application that was widely used for graphic design and desktop publishing before being discontinued.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
FreeHand canonical	1
FreeHand 10	1
FreeHand MX	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1429788 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: FreeHand
Context triple: [Macromedia, knownFor, FreeHand]

A. LisaDraw
LisaDraw was a pioneering graphical drawing and diagramming application for the Apple Lisa computer, notable for its early use of a mouse-driven, WYSIWYG interface.
B. Adobe Fresco
Adobe Fresco is a digital painting and drawing app by Adobe that simulates natural media brushes and is designed for artists and illustrators working on touch and stylus devices.
C. Brushstroke
Brushstroke is a 1965 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein that magnifies a single painterly brushstroke into a bold, comic-strip-style image commenting on art and representation.
D. The Graphic
The Graphic was a British illustrated weekly newspaper of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for its high-quality artwork and influential social commentary.
E. Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a professional vector graphics editing and design software widely used for creating logos, illustrations, and scalable artwork.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: FreeHand
Target entity description: FreeHand is a vector-based illustration and page layout software application that was widely used for graphic design and desktop publishing before being discontinued.

A. LisaDraw
LisaDraw was a pioneering graphical drawing and diagramming application for the Apple Lisa computer, notable for its early use of a mouse-driven, WYSIWYG interface.
B. Adobe Fresco
Adobe Fresco is a digital painting and drawing app by Adobe that simulates natural media brushes and is designed for artists and illustrators working on touch and stylus devices.
C. Brushstroke
Brushstroke is a 1965 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein that magnifies a single painterly brushstroke into a bold, comic-strip-style image commenting on art and representation.
D. The Graphic
The Graphic was a British illustrated weekly newspaper of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for its high-quality artwork and influential social commentary.
E. Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a professional vector graphics editing and design software widely used for creating logos, illustrations, and scalable artwork.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	desktop publishing software ⓘ page layout software ⓘ proprietary software ⓘ vector graphics editor ⓘ
acquiredBy	Adobe Systems ⓘ linked to: Adobe Inc. Macromedia ⓘ
competitor	Adobe Illustrator ⓘ Adobe PageMaker ⓘ CorelDRAW ⓘ QuarkXPress ⓘ
developer	Adobe Systems ⓘ linked to: Adobe Inc. Macromedia ⓘ
discontinued	true ⓘ
feature	Bezier curve editing ⓘ CMYK support ⓘ color management ⓘ layers ⓘ master pages ⓘ multi-page documents ⓘ spot color support ⓘ text flow between frames ⓘ typography tools ⓘ vector drawing tools ⓘ
fileFormat	FH ⓘ FH10 ⓘ FH11 ⓘ FH8 ⓘ FH9 ⓘ
genre	graphics software ⓘ
license	proprietary license ⓘ
notableVersion	FreeHand 10 ⓘ linked to: FreeHand FreeHand MX ⓘ linked to: FreeHand
operatingSystem	Mac OS ⓘ linked to: macOS Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows
originalDeveloper	Altsys ⓘ
platform	Macintosh ⓘ linked to: Apple Macintosh computers Windows PC ⓘ
releaseStatus	discontinued ⓘ
supports	EPS export ⓘ PDF export ⓘ PostScript output ⓘ page layout ⓘ vector graphics ⓘ
targetUser	desktop publishing professionals ⓘ graphic designers ⓘ illustrators ⓘ
usedFor	desktop publishing ⓘ graphic design ⓘ illustration ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Macromedia → knownFor → FreeHand ⓘ

FreeHand → notableVersion → FreeHand 10 ⓘ

linked to: FreeHand

FreeHand → notableVersion → FreeHand MX ⓘ