SWITCH FROM KITTL
Kittl to Calisto Studio
Design posts, flyers, menus and screens in your brand, resize them and fill them from a spreadsheet, and hand them to your screens, campaigns and website with no file to export.
Feature by feature
Calisto Studio beside Kittl
- 15 In both
- 7 Only in Kittl
| 22 features | Calisto Studio | Kittl |
|---|---|---|
| Vector | ||
| Pen ToolCalisto: the Vector workspace's Pen draws straight and curved paths, and anchor points can be added, deleted or converted.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Shape Builder and Boolean OperationsCalisto: the Vector workspace has Shape Builder, and Combine Shapes unites, subtracts, intersects, excludes and divides.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Editing Imported SVGsCalisto: an SVG dropped into a design arrives as editable vector paths.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| VectorizerKittl converts a PNG or JPG into an SVG that can be edited on the canvas.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| AI Vector GeneratorKittl creates new SVG artwork from a text prompt.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Import and Export | ||
| SVG DownloadCalisto: Export writes a design as an SVG, as well as PNG, JPG, PDF and a print-ready PDF.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Text | ||
| Text on a CurveCalisto: Type on a Path runs the words along any path's outline, with its start and side set in the Format panel.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Text ShadowsCalisto: text takes a drop shadow from the Format panel.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Text Warp EffectsKittl bends text into arch, wave, rise, flag, circle, angle and custom mesh shapes.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Brand | ||
| Brand KitsCalisto: the business's colors, typefaces and logo live in its brand kit, edited in Studio's Settings and read by every editor.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Upload Your Own FontCalisto: a TrueType, OpenType or WOFF file added to the brand kit is read for its family, weight and slant, and its face is offered in the typeface picker.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Brand Kit From a WebsiteKittl builds a brand kit by reading the colors, fonts and logo from a pasted website address.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| AI Tools | ||
| Background RemoverCalisto: Remove Background runs on the person's own device, so the picture is never uploaded.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| AI Image GeneratorCalisto: Generate makes a picture from a description, square, portrait or landscape, and places it on the page as the business's own file.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| AI Image UpscalerKittl raises an image's size and resolution with AI for print.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Layout | ||
| Product MockupsCalisto: the page on screen is placed on a T-shirt, mug, phone case, business card, poster frame, laptop, tote bag or billboard and downloaded.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Templates | ||
| Stock PhotosCalisto: the Media Library searches stock photography, and each pick is copied into the business's own files.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Collaboration | ||
| Real-Time CollaborationCalisto: several people work in one design at once and see who else is in it, and each person's changed pages are merged when they save.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Shared FoldersCalisto: designs are grouped in the business's Hubs and their Folders, and a design can sit in several Hubs.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| View and Edit AccessCalisto: a design is shared with a person as Can view or Can edit, and a view share opens read-only.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Comments on the CanvasKittl lets teammates and clients leave comments directly on the canvas, stored with the project.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Client ApprovalsKittl lets clients and outside partners approve a design or request changes from an emailed link.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Kittl
Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.
From an export file
Export your data from Kittl and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Kittl can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Kittl
Questions about switching
Does Studio have real vector tools?
Yes, in the Vector workspace: Pen, Direct Selection, Pencil, Shape Builder, Scissors, Knife, Width and Type on a Path, with Combine Shapes, Outline Stroke, Offset Path, Simplify, symbols and Repeat Grid.
Can I bring my Kittl designs?
Not as Kittl files. Download a design as an SVG or a PDF and drop it into Studio, where it becomes an editable design with its paths and words kept.
Can clients comment on a design?
No. A design has no comments. Share it with a person as Can view or Can edit, or send its public link, which anyone can open read-only.
Can I show a design on products?
Yes. Mockups places the page on screen on a T-shirt, mug, phone case, business card, poster frame, laptop, tote bag or billboard, ready to download.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
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