Unfortunately, none of them offers the blend of vector + raster tools that made Fireworks such a pleasure for web/UI design.
Most importantly, they are mac-only and there is no interoperability - they can't read from Fireworks PNGs, and there is no suitable format to export between any of them.
I keep seeing a billion alternatives suggested, but as a non-professional - and with the poor demonstrations of what they can on the websites - it's really hard to determine which does what, and which is better.
Are there any good side-by-side comparisons anywhere, because there are so many options out there (at least for Mac) that I I feel that the daunting array of options is actually going to deter people like me from getting one of those programs.
Sketch - http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch
Acorn - http://www.flyingmeat.com/acorn/
AnteType - http://antetype.com/
PixelMator - www.pixelmator.com
Unfortunately, none of them offers the blend of vector + raster tools that made Fireworks such a pleasure for web/UI design.
Most importantly, they are mac-only and there is no interoperability - they can't read from Fireworks PNGs, and there is no suitable format to export between any of them.