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Summary
Name	Macromedia FreeHand
Version	9
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/546
Family
Classification	Image (Vector)
Disclosure
Description	FreeHand, created by Altsys Corporation in 1988 and licensed to Aldus Corporation, is a discontinued vector graphic editor for Windows and Mac. Uses include professional illustration, desktop publishing and web content. FreeHand versions 1 though to 4 were released by Aldus, later versions were developed by Macromedia. In 2005 Adobe Systems acquired Macromedia but FreeHand development has been discontinued.
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Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Macromedia, Inc.
Supported by	Adobe Systems Incorporated
Source	Georgia Tech Research Institute / Georgia Tech Research Institute
Source date	19 Jul 2013
Source description
Last updated	17 Oct 2021
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