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Adobe Fireworks vs Quartz Composer

A side-by-side look at Adobe Fireworks and Quartz Composer. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Adobe Fireworks

Adobe Fireworks

Photos & Graphics

Adobe Fireworks is a discontinued bitmap and vector graphics editor that was used to rapidly prototype website and mobile app designs and UI mockups. It offered features like vector tools, bitmap editing, CSS/JS extensibility, and support for PSD files.

vector-graphicsbitmap-editingprototypingwebsite-designmobile-app-designui-mockups
Quartz Composer

Quartz Composer

Audio & Music

Quartz Composer is a visual programming language for processing and rendering graphical data. It allows users to combine pre-built processing modules and effects into graphical workflows to create interactive content, compositions, prototypes and effects.

visual-programminggraphicsprototypingcomposition