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{{Short description|Vector graphics editor}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = Inkscape
| logo = Inkscape Logo.svg
| logo size = 120px
| logo caption = <!--Something smarter than Inkscape logo! Everyone assumes that much. -->
| screenshot = Inkscape 1.4 screenshot.webp
| caption = Inkscape 1.4 on [[Linux]]
| collapsible = 
| author = 
| developer = <!--Something smarter than "Inkscape Team!" -->
| released = {{start date and age|2003|11|6}}<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://sourceforge.net/p/sodipodi/mailman/message/10064135/
 | title = Announcement Email 2003-11-06 07:16:26 (UTC)
 | publisher = SourceForge
 | date = 2 November 2023
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151211153909/https://sourceforge.net/p/sodipodi/mailman/message/10064135/
 | access-date = 2 November 2023| archive-date = 11 December 2015
}}</ref>
| discontinued = 
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q8041|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q8041|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q8041|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q8041|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| programming language = [[C++]] with [[gtkmm]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]] (extensions)
| operating system = [[FreeBSD]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| platform = [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]]
| size = <!-- Obsolete data: 81.6 MB Windows MSI 64bit for 0.92.3 -->
| language count = 90
| language footnote = <ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/tree/INKSCAPE_0_92_3/po
 | title = List of language files at time of release of version 0.92.3 – gitlab.com repository
 | publisher = Inkscape
 | date = 8 March 2018
 | access-date = 28 March 2018}}</ref>
| genre = [[Vector graphics editor]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/raw/master/COPYING
 | title = Copying in Inkscape source
 | access-date = 15 October 2018}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://inkscape.org}}
| replaces = [[Sodipodi]]
}}
'''Inkscape''' is a [[free and open-source software]] [[vector graphics editor]] released under a [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL) 2.0 or later. It is used for both [[Drawing#As artistic expression|artistic]] and [[technical illustration]]s such as [[cartoon]]s, [[clip art]], [[logo]]s, [[typography]], [[diagram]]s, and [[flowchart]]s. It uses [[vector graphic]]s to allow for sharp printouts and renderings at unlimited resolution and is not bound to a fixed number of pixels like [[raster graphics]]. 

Inkscape uses Scalable Vector Graphics ([[SVG]]s) as its main [[file format]]. It can import and export various file formats, including [[Adobe Illustrator]] (AI), [[Encapsulated PostScript]] (EPS), [[PDF]], [[PostScript]] (PS) and [[PNG]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/about/|title=About Inkscape |access-date=2 June 2023|website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>

Inkscape can [[Rendering (computer graphics)|render]] primitive vector shapes (e.g. [[rectangle]]s, [[ellipse]]s, [[polygon]]s, arcs, [[spiral]]s, stars and 3D boxes) and text. These objects may be filled with solid colors, patterns, and radial or linear [[color gradient]]s, and their borders may be stroked, both with adjustable transparency. Embedding and optional [[image tracing|tracing]] of [[raster graphics]] is also supported, enabling the editor to create vector graphics from photos and other raster sources. Created shapes can be further manipulated with [[geometric transformation]]s, such as moving, rotating, scaling, and skewing.

==History==
Inkscape began in 2003 as a [[code fork]] of the [[Sodipodi]] project.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=FAQ|url=https://inkscape.org/learn/faq/#how-did-inkscape-start|website=Inkscape.org|access-date=5 May 2020|quote=How did Inkscape start? […] Inkscape was started as a fork of Sodipodi, in late 2003, by four Sodipodi developers: Bryce Harrington, MenTaLguY, Nathan Hurst, and Ted Gould. Our mission was creating a fully compliant Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) drawing tool written in C++ with a new, more user friendly (GNOME Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) compliant) interface and an open, community-oriented development process.}}</ref> Sodipodi, developed since 1999, was based on [[Raph Levien]]'s GNOME Illustration Application (Gill).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://linux.omnipotent.net/article.php?article_id=12529 |title=Linux.com Interviews Lauris Kaplinski |publisher=Linux.com |date=24 September 2001 |access-date=9 December 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050518012645/http://linux.omnipotent.net/article.php?article_id=12529 |url-status=dead}}</ref> One of the main priorities of the Inkscape project was interface consistency and [[usability]] by following the [[GNOME Human Interface Guidelines]].<ref name=":0"/>

Four former Sodipodi {{nowrap|developers{{px2}}{{mdash}}{{px2}}}}‌Ted Gould, Bryce Harrington, Nathan Hurst, and ''MenTaLguY''{{px2}}{{mdash}}{{px2}}‌led the fork, citing differences over project objectives, openness to third-party contributions, and technical disagreements. They said that Inkscape would focus development on implementing the complete SVG standard, whereas Sodipodi development emphasized developing a general-purpose vector graphics editor, possibly at the expense of SVG.<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcing new project (sodipodi mailing list) |url=https://sourceforge.net/p/sodipodi/mailman/message/10064135/ |date=6 November 2003 |access-date=9 December 2015}}</ref>

Following the fork, Inkscape's developers changed the programming language from [[C (programming language)|C]] to [[C++]]; adopted the [[GTK]] toolkit C++ bindings ([[gtkmm]]); redesigned its [[user interface]], and added a number of new features.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/SodiPodi#Inkscape_Sodipodi_Comparison |title=Inkscape Sodipodi Comparison |access-date=9 December 2015}}</ref> Inkscape fully implemented<ref>{{Cite web |last=Developers |first=Inkscape Website |title=About SVG {{!}} Inkscape |url=https://inkscape.org/develop/about-svg/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=inkscape.org |language=en}}</ref> [[SVG|SVG 1.1]] standard in version 0.91. And it continues with implementation of still unfinished SVG 1.2 and SVG 2.0 standard features like Mesh Gradients. It also supports the [[Cascading Style Sheets]] (CSS) standard and extends the format with its own features like node-types and live path effects.

Since 2005, Inkscape has participated in the [[Google Summer of Code]] program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google's Summer of Code |url=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Googles_Summer_Of_Code |website=Inkscape.org Wiki |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704225718/http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Googles_Summer_Of_Code |archive-date=4 July 2007}}</ref> Up until the end of November 2007, Inkscape's [[Repository (version control)|source code repository]] was hosted by [[SourceForge]]. Thereafter it moved to [[Launchpad (website)|Launchpad]].<ref>{{cite web
 |title=Inkscape moving to Launchpad
 |url=http://blog.launchpad.net/general/inkscape-moving-to-launchpad}}</ref> In June 2017, it moved to [[GitLab]].<ref>{{cite web
 |title=Inkscape moves to GitLab
 |url=https://inkscape.org/en/news/2017/06/10/inkscape-moves-gitlab/}}</ref>

==Features==

===Object creation===
[[File:Inkscape 0.48.2 with librsvg workarounds.svg|thumb|right|Inkscape 0.48.2, showing a rectangle (selected with the select tool), an ellipse, a star and two text objects]]

Inkscape workflow is based on vector objects. Tools allow manipulating primitive vector shapes: simple ones like rectangles, ellipses, and arcs, and more complex ones like 3D boxes with adjustable perspectives, stars, polygons, and spirals. Rendering feature that can create objects like [[barcode]]s, calendars, grids, [[gear]]s, and [[Roulette (curve)|roulette curves]] (using the [[spirograph]] tool). These objects may be filled with solid colors, patterns, radial or linear [[color gradient]]s and their borders may be stroked, both with adjustable transparency. All of those can be further edited by transformations, such as moving, rotating, scaling, and skewing, or by editing paths.

Other tools allow creating [[Composite Bézier curve|Bézier curves]], freehand drawing of lines (pencil), or calligraphic (brush-like) strokes which support a [[graphics tablet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/en/doc/tutorials/calligraphy/tutorial-calligraphy.html|title=Inkscape tutorial: Calligraphy|website=Inkscape.org|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref>

Inkscape can write and edit text with tools available for changing font, spacing, kerning, rotation, flowing along the path or into a shape. Text can be converted to paths for further editing. The program also has layers (and objects) feature that allows organizing objects in a preferred stacking order in the canvas. Objects can be made visible or invisible, and locked or unlocked, via these features.

Symbol [[Library (computing)|libraries]] enable Inkscape to use existing symbols like [[Logic gate#Symbols|logic-gate symbols]] or [[DOT pictograms]]. More libraries can be added as needed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/SymbolsDialog |title=SymbolsDialog |website=Inkscape.org Wiki |access-date=3 July 2016}}</ref>

Inkscape supports [[image tracing]], the process of extracting vector graphics from raster sources.

Clones are child objects of an original parent object. Different transformations can be applied to them, such as: size, position, rotation, blur, [[Alpha channel|opacity]], color, and symmetry. Clones are updated live whenever the parent object changes.

===Object manipulation===
Every object in the drawing can be subjected to arbitrary [[affine transformation]]s: moving, rotating, scaling, skewing, and a configurable matrix.{{Clarify|reason=matrix is not transformation. [[Affine transformation matrix]] is a thing. Does Inkscape support it?|date=December 2019}} Transformation parameters can be specified numerically. Transformations can snap to angles, grids, guidelines and nodes of other objects, or be aligned in specified direction, spaced equally, scattered at random.

Objects can be grouped. Groups of objects behave similarly to objects. Objects in a group can be edited without having to ungroup them first.

The [[Z-order]] determines the order in which objects are drawn on the canvas. Objects with a high Z-order are drawn on top of objects lower in the Z-order. Order of objects can be managed either using layers, or by manually moving the object up and down in the Z-order. Layers can be locked or hidden, preventing modification and accidental selection.

The ''Create Tiled Clones'' tool allows symmetrical or grid-like drawings using various [[wallpaper group|plane symmetries]].

Appearance of objects can be further changed by using [[image mask|masks]] and [[clipping path]]s, which can be created from arbitrary objects, including groups.

The style attributes are 'attached' to the source object, so after cutting/copying an object onto the clipboard, the style's attributes can be pasted to another object.

Objects can also be moved by manually entering the location coordinates in the top toolbar. Even additions and subtractions can be done this way.

===Operations on paths===
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Inkscape has a comprehensive tool set to edit paths (as they are the basic element of a vector file):
* ''Edit Path by Node tool'': allows for the editing of single or multiple paths and or their associated node(s). There are four types of path nodes; Cusp (corner), Smooth, Symmetric, and Auto-Smooth. Editing is available for the positioning of nodes and their associated handles (angle and length) for Linear and [[Bézier curve|Bézier]] paths or [[Euler spiral|Spiro curves]]. A path segment can also be adjusted. When multiple nodes are selected, they can be moved, scaled and rotated using [[keyboard shortcut]] or mouse controls.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inkscape Keyboard Layout|url=https://openclipart.org/detail/188861/inkscape-keyboard-layout-v0484|website=openclipart.org|publisher=creative commons|access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref> More nodes can be inserted into paths at arbitrary or even placements, and an effect can be used to insert nodes at predefined intervals. When nodes are deleted, the handles on remaining ones are adjusted to preserve the original shape as closely as possible.
* ''Tweak tool (sculpting/painting)'': provides whole object(s) or node editing regions (parts) of an object. It can push, repel/attract, randomize positioning, shrink/enlarge, rotate, copy/delete selected whole objects. With parts of a path you can push, shrink/enlarge, repel/attract, roughen edges, blur and color. Nodes are dynamically created and deleted when needed while using this tool, so it can also be used on simple paths without pre-processing.
* ''Path-Offsets; Outset, Inset, Linked or Dynamic'': can create a Linked or Dynamic (unlinked) Inset and or an Outset of an existing path which can then be fine tuned using the given Shape or Node tool. Creating a Linked Offset of a path will update whenever the original is modified. Making symmetrical (i.e., picture frame) graphics easier to edit.
* ''Path-Conversion; Object to Path'': conversions of Objects; Shapes (square, circle, etc.) or Text into paths.
* ''Path-Conversion; Stroke to Path'': conversions of the Stroke of a shape to a path.
* ''Path-Simplify'': a given path's node count will reduce while preserving the shape.
* ''Path-Operations'' ([[Boolean algebra|Boolean operations]]): use of multiple objects to Union, Difference, Intersection, Exclusion, Division, and Cut Path.

Inkscape includes a feature called ''Live Path Effects'' (LPE), which can apply various modifiers to a path. Envelope Deformation is available via the Path Effects and provides a perspective effect. There are more than a dozen of these live path effects. LPE can be stacked onto a single object and have interactive live on canvas and menu-based editing of the effects.

===File formats===
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Inkscape's primary format is [[SVG 1.1]], meaning that it can create and edit with the abilities and within the constraints of this format. Any other format must either be imported (converted to SVG) or exported (converted from SVG). The SVG format is using the CSS standard internally. Inkscape's implementation of SVG and CSS standards is incomplete. Most notably, it does not support [[SVG#Scripting and animation|animation]] natively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Animation|url=https://inkscape.org/en/learn/animation/|website=Inkscape|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> Inkscape has multilingual support, particularly for [[complex scripts]]. Formats that used the UniConvertor library are not supported beyond the 1.0 release. A workaround is to have a parallel installation of version 0.92.x.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/1.0#Dropped_Extensions|title=Release notes/1.0 |website=Inkscape.org Wiki}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Inkscape file format support<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/learn/faq|title = FAQ|website = Inkscape.org}}</ref>
! Format name
! Import
! Export
|-
| [[Adobe Illustrator Artwork]] (AI)
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|
|-
| [[CorelDRAW]] (CDR, CDT, CCX, CMX)
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|
|-
| [[Microsoft Visio]] (VSD, VSDM, VSDX, VDX)
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|
|-
| [[PDF|Portable Document Format]] (PDF)
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|-
| [[SVGZ|compressed SVG]] (SVGZ)
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|
|-
| [[JPEG]]
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
| {{Partial|with extension}}
|-
| [[PNG]]
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|-
| [[GIF]]
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|
|-
| [[BMP file format|BMP]]
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|
|-
| [[Computer Graphics Metafile]] (CGM)
| {{Partial|with [[UniConvertor]]}}
|
|-
| [[Encapsulated PostScript]] (EPS)
| {{Partial|with [[Ghostscript]]}}
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|-
| [[PostScript]] (PS)
| {{Partial|with [[Ghostscript]]}}
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|-
| [[SK1 (program)|SK1]]
| {{Partial|with [[UniConvertor]]}}
|
|-
| [[Affinity Designer]] (AFDESIGN)
| {{Partial|with extension<ref>{{Cite web |last=Developers |first=Inkscape Website |title=Inkscape 1.4 Release Notes {{!}} Inkscape |url=https://inkscape.org/doc/release_notes/1.4/Inkscape_1.4.html#Affinity_Designer_File_Import |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=inkscape.org |language=en}}</ref>}}
|
|-
|Linearity Curve (CURVE, VECTORNATOR)
| {{Partial|with extension<ref>{{Cite web |last=Developers |first=Inkscape Website |title=Inkscape 1.4.2 Release Notes {{!}} Inkscape |url=https://inkscape.org/doc/release_notes/1.4.2/Inkscape_1.4.2.html#New_Extensions |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=inkscape.org |language=en}}</ref>}}
|
|-
| [[Sketch (software)|Sketch]]
| {{Partial|with extension}}
|
|-
| [[Scalable Vector Graphics]] (SVG)
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|-
| [[Xfig]] (FIG)
| {{Partial|with extension}}
|
|-
| Flash XML Graphics (FXG)
|
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|-
| [[HPGL|Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language]] (HPGL)
|
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|-
| HTML5 [[canvas element]]
|
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|-
| [[LaTeX]] (TeX)
|
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|-
| [[Synfig]] (SIF)
|
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|-
| [[Extensible Application Markup Language]] (XAML)
|
| {{Yes|align=center|native}}
|}

===Other features===
* ''[[XML]] Editor'' for direct manipulation of the SVG XML structure
* Support for [[SVG filter effects]]
* Editing of [[Resource Description Framework]] (RDF), a [[World Wide Web Consortium]] (W3C) metadata information model
* Command-line interface, exposes format conversion functions and full-featured GUI scripting
* More than sixty interface languages
* [[Plug-in (computing)|Extensible]] to new file formats, effects and other features
* Mathematical diagramming, with various uses of [[LaTeX]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ExtensionsRepository |title=Extension repository |website=Inkscape.org Wiki |access-date=22 October 2009}}</ref>
* Experimental support for scripting
* lib2Geom is now also external usable. 2Geom is a computational geometry library, originally developed for Inkscape. While developed for Inkscape, it is a library that can be used from any application. It provides support for basic geometric algebra, paths, distortions, Boolean operations, plotting implicit functions, [[non-uniform rational B-spline]] (NURBS) and more. 2Geom is free software released under LGPL 2.1 or MPL 1.1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/inkscape/lib2geom|title=inkscape/lib2geom|date=18 December 2019|via=GitHub}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/news/2018/11/11/graphics-math-library-2geoms-first-release-availab/|title=Graphics Math Library 2geom's First Release Available For Use Beyond Inkscape |website=Inkscape.org |date=11 November 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107111004/https://inkscape.org/news/2018/11/11/graphics-math-library-2geoms-first-release-availab/ |archive-date=7 November 2023}}</ref>

=== Extensions ===

==== Ink/Stich ====
''Ink/Stitch'' is an addon designed to add stitching tools for [[machine embroidery]] into Inkscape. Its available as an installable extension, but also as a custom Inkscape package.<ref>{{Citation |title=inkstitch/inkstitch |date= |url=https://github.com/inkstitch/inkstitch |access-date= |publisher=Ink/Stitch}}</ref>

==== Ray Optics ====
''Ray Optics'' is an extension adding optics design and analyzing features to Inkscape.<ref>{{Citation |last=Bloch |first=Damien |title=damienBloch/inkscape-raytracing |date= |url=https://github.com/damienBloch/inkscape-raytracing |access-date=}}</ref>
{{See also|Aber (software)|Optics Software for Layout and Optimization|Zemax}}

==Platform support==
The latest version of Inkscape 1.0.x (and older line 0.92.x) is available for [[Linux]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] 7+, and [[macOS]] 10.11–10.15 platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All Platforms for Inkscape 1.0|url=https://inkscape.org/release/1.0/platforms/|website=Inkscape.org|access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref> Inkscape is packaged with AppImage, Flatpak, PPA, Snap and source by all major [[Linux distribution]]s (including [[Debian]], [[Ubuntu]], [[Fedora Linux|Fedora]], [[OpenSUSE]]) with GTK+ 3.24+ (0.92.x with GTK+ 2.20+ for older Linux).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/news/2020/05/04/introducing-inkscape-10/|title=Introducing Inkscape 1.0 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/forums/beyond/inkscape-10-theming-guide/|title=Inkscape 1.0 Theming Guide – Beyond the Basics – Inkscape Forum}}</ref>

Inkscape can also be installed via [[FreeBSD ports]] and [[pkgsrc]], the latter being native to NetBSD, but well-supported on most [[POSIX]] platforms, including [[GNU]]/[[Linux]], [[Illumos]], and [[macOS]].

{{As of|2017|}}, Wacom tablet support for GTK 3 is in a reviving project. Version 1.0.x includes GTK 3 and Wacom support depending on the necessary Wacom Linux or Unix driver.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/news/2017/12/09/linux-tablet-driver-project-revived/ |title=Linux Tablet Driver Project Revived |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=May 2020|reason=}}

===macOS===
An issue had affected all GTK3-based apps on [[macOS Ventura]] (macOS 13), making the app unresponsive to certain mouse events. [[GTK]] is used by many different programs. GTK is a [[free and open-source]] [[cross-platform software]] [[widget toolkit]] for creating [[graphical user interface]]s (GUIs).<ref name="GTK">{{cite web |url=https://www.gtk.org/features.php |title=GTK+ Features |author=The GTK+ Team |access-date=8 September 2014 |archive-date=25 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525124304/https://www.gtk.org/features.php |url-status=dead}}</ref> Inkscape 1.2.2 was also affected and the web site of Inkscape recommended not to install it on Ventura as long as a stable solution was not available.<ref name="VenturaBug">{{cite web <!-- |last1=Name |first1=Human --> |title=Download Inkscape 1.2.2 |url=https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.2.2/ |website=Inkscape.org |access-date=14 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref> These issues were fixed from version 1.3.

Most of the compatibility issues with [[Apple silicon]] processors (M1, M2 and M3 families) appear to have also been resolved from version 1.3 and the macOS download site for Inkscape offers two options: the Intel version and the arm64 corresponding to the Apple Silicon M family.<ref name="GitLab">{{cite web |title=Website download for macOS version should specify Apple Silicon (#10402): Issues: Inkscape: Inbox |website=GitLab |date=2024-07-04 |url=https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/10402 |access-date=2024-07-04}}</ref>

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Version
! scope="col" style="width: 10em;" |Release date
! Notable features, changes
|-
| {{Version|o|0.35}} || 11 November 2003 || Initial release of Inkscape based on Sodipodi 0.32, new keyboard shortcuts<ref>{{Cite mailing list|url=https://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/message/215026/|title=[Inkscape] Inkscape Release 0.35|date=11 November 2003|mailing-list=inkscape-announce| last1=Harrington|first1=Bryce|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.36}} || 11 December 2003 || GUI redesign and improved usability<ref>{{Cite mailing list|url=https://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/message/215028/|title=[Inkscape] Inkscape 0.36 – "See, even a 5 year old can use it."|date=11 December 2003|mailing-list=inkscape-announce| last1=Gould|first1=Ted|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.37}} || 16 February 2004<ref>{{Cite mailing list|url=https://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/message/215035/|title=[Inkscape] Announcing Inkscape 0.37 Release|date=16 February 2004|mailing-list=inkscape-announce| last1=Harrington|first1=Bryce|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>|| Boolean path operations and path inset/outset, major code refactoring<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.37/?latest=1 |title=Download Inkscape 0.37 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.38}} || 12 April 2004<ref>{{Cite mailing list|url=https://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/message/215038/|title=[Inkscape] Announcing Inkscape 0.38 Release|date=12 April 2004|mailing-list=inkscape-announce| last1=Harrington|first1=Bryce|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>|| Text kerning and letter spacing, multi-stage gradients<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.38.1/?latest=1 |title=Download Inkscape 0.38.1 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.39}} || 20 July 2004<ref>{{Cite mailing list|url=https://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/message/215042/|title=[Inkscape] Inkscape 0.39|date=20 July 2004|mailing-list=inkscape-announce| last1=Gould|first1=Ted|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>|| Markers, clones, and pattern fills<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.39/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.39 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.40}} || 30 November 2004<ref>{{Cite mailing list|url=https://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/message/215044/|title=[Inkscape] Announcing Inkscape 0.40 Release|date=30 November 2004|mailing-list=inkscape-announce| last1=Harrington|first1=Bryce|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>|| Multi-layer support, bitmap tracing (only greyscale), and text on path<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.40/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.40 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.41}} || 10 February 2005 || Clone tiler tool and color bitmap tracing<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.41/?latest=1 |title=Download Inkscape 0.41 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|0.42}} || 26 July 2005 || Flowing text support, styling text spans, enhanced effects support, and the new gradient tool<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.42/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.42 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|0.43}} || 19 November 2005 || Connector tool, [[collaborative editing]], tablet pressure/angle sensitivity<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.43/?latest=1 |title=Download Inkscape 0.43 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|0.44}} || 24 June 2006 || Layers panel, support for clipping and masking, PDF export with transparency<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.44/?latest=1 |title=Download Inkscape 0.44.1 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|0.45}} || 5 February 2007 || Gaussian blur, pattern along path, new Undo History panel, improved bitmap tracing using [[simple interactive object extraction]], color effects<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.45.1/?latest=1 |title=Download Inkscape 0.45.1 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|0.46}} || 24 March 2008 || Docking user interface, Paint Bucket, Tweak and 3D Box tools, Live Path Effects, support for most SVG filters, the ability to open PDF files, import from the [[Openclipart|Open Clip Art Library]], and OpenType/PostScript and Type1 font support<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.46/?latest=1 |title=Download Inkscape 0.46 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|0.47}} || 24 November 2009 || Eraser tool (can slice paths), timed autosave, spiro splines interface for paths, auto-smooth nodes for paths, spellchecker for the text tool, new path effects like "sketch" and "hatches", new Python extensions like "alphabet soup" and "convert to [[Braille]]", basic support for [[Web typography|SVG fonts]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.47/?latest=1 |title=Download Inkscape 0.47 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|0.48.x}} || 23 August 2010;<br/>July 2014 || Multipath node editing, improved text tool: subscript, superscript, numerical and preset inputs for text kerning, tracking and more text enhancements, new Airbrush (Spray) tool, LaTeX export with PDF, PS, [[Encapsulated PostScript|EPS]], JessyInk extension for creating presentations viewable in SVG-enabled web browsers<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.48/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.48 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.48.1/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.48.1 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.48.2/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.48.2 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.48.3.1/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.48.3.1 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.48.4/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.48.4 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.48.5/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.48.5 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|0.91}} || 30 January 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/en/news/2015/01/30/inkscape-version-091-is-released/|title=Inkscape Version 0.91 is Released!|work=inkscape.org}}</ref> || Switched from libnr to [[cairo (graphics)|Cairo]] rendering library, which significantly improved rendering speed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/0.91#Rendering_and_performance|title=Release notes/0.91|website=Inkscape.org Wiki|access-date=15 August 2015}}</ref> Refactoring; Measure tool, new import/export formats, grayscale mode, alignment modes, Symbol library and support for Visio stencils, Guides can have labels, variable width strokes (PowerStroke).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/0.91|title=Release notes for 0.91|work=wiki.inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.91/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.91 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|0.92.x}} || 4 January 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/en/news/2017/01/04/inkscape-version-092-released/|title=Inkscape Version 0.92 is Released!|work=inkscape.org}}</ref> || Infrastructure Focus; Mesh gradients, new path effects, default resolution changed from 90&nbsp;dpi to 96&nbsp;dpi to match the CSS standard, options for switching OpenType font features,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/0.92|title=Release notes for 0.92|work=wiki.inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.92.1/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.92.1 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/news/2017/08/07/inkscape-0-92-2-release-announcement/ |title=Inkscape 0.92.2 Delivers Greater Stability and Easier Contributions |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/en/release/0.92.2/ |title=Download Inkscape 0.92.2 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref> last release 0.92.5, windows 7 Minimum for Windows since 0.92.4, 0.92.3 Vista and XP last version 
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| {{Version|o|1.0.x}} || 4 May 2020<ref>{{cite web|access-date=4 May 2020|title=Introducing Inkscape 1.0|url=https://inkscape.org/news/2020/05/04/introducing-inkscape-10/|website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>|| Transition to GTK3 and Python 3, customizable themes, better HiDPI screen support, controllable width of PowerStroke with pressure sensitive graphics tablet, new PNG export options, [[variable font]] support.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Notice_of_removal_of_GTK%2B_2_support |title=Notice of removal of GTK+ 2 support |website=Inkscape.org Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/GTK%2B_3_migration |title=GTK+ 3 migration |website=Inkscape.org Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/GTK%2B_3_issues |title=GTK+ 3 issues |website=Inkscape.org Wiki}}, no uniconverter support with less Import filters</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.0/?latest=1|title=Download Inkscape 1.0.1 |website=Inkscape}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.0alpha0/|title=Download Inkscape 1.0alpha0 |website=Inkscape.org |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107104428/https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.0alpha0/ |archive-date=7 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/1.0|title=Release notes/1.0 |website=Inkscape.org Wiki}}</ref> Native support for MacOS 10.10–10.15 Catalina.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Download Inkscape 1.0beta2 |url=https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.0beta2/ |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Inkscape 1.0 beta1 available for testing |url=https://inkscape.org/news/2019/09/08/inkscape-10-beta1-available-testing/ |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref> Experimental color-managed PDF export,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inkscape version 1.0.1 patches crashes & bugs |url=https://inkscape.org/news/2020/09/06/inkscape-version-101-patches-crashes-bugs/ |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref> last release 1.0.2
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| {{Version|o|1.1.x}} || 24 May 2021 || Significant changes in core and GUI, only Python 3 extensions supported, improved live path effects (LPE),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/1.1|title=Release notes/1.1 |website=Inkscape.org Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.1/|title=Download Inkscape 1.1 <!-- |last1=Name |first1=Human -->|website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/news/2021/05/24/welcome-inkscape-11/|title=Welcome to Inkscape 1.1! |website=Inkscape.org |date=24 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107111334/https://inkscape.org/news/2021/05/24/welcome-inkscape-11/ |archive-date=7 November 2023}}</ref> last release 1.1.2
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| {{Version|o|1.2}} || 16 May 2022 || New Page tool for multiple pages, Layers and Objects dialog merged, improved gradient editor, ability to export to multiple formats, improved SVG Font Editor, new 'Tiling' Live Path effect, improved performance, bugfix and some changes in GUI, improved macOS integration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.2/|title=Download Inkscape 1.2 |website=Inkscape.org |date=16 May 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202211124/https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.2/ |archive-date=2 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Inkscape adds multi-page support with v1.2 |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/17/inkscape_1_2/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/1.2 |title=Release notes/1.2 |website=Inkscape.org Wiki}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|1.2.1}} || 14 July 2022 || Critical bugfix<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/news/2022/07/14/important-release-inkscape-version-121-fixes-data/ |title=Important Release of Inkscape version 1.2.1 fixes data loss and crash issues |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|1.2.2}} || 5 December 2022 || Maintenance and critical bug fix.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.inkscape.org/media/doc/release_notes/1.2.2/Inkscape_1.2.2.html |title=Inkscape 1.2.2 Release Notes|website=Inkscape.org}}</ref> Last version to support Windows 7 and 8.
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| {{Version|o|1.3}} || 23 July 2023 || New tools for shape building, pattern editor, document resources, page margin and bleed; return of Search, opacity & blend modes in Layers & Objects dialog and of an optional persistent snap bar; improved canvas editing, XML Editor, welcome dialog, LPE, PDF import,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/1.3 |title=Release notes/1.3 |website=Inkscape.org Wiki}}</ref> public beta available<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inkscape reveals tools for organizing efficiently in beta version of 1.3 |url=https://inkscape.org/news/2023/05/30/inkscape-reveals-tools-organizing-efficiently-beta/ |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.3beta0/|title=Download Inkscape 1.3beta0 <!-- |last1=Name |first1=Human --> |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|1.3.1}} || 18 November 2023 || Maintenance and bugfix to dedicate to its 20th anniversary<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.3.1/ |title=Download Inkscape 1.3.1 |website=Inkscape.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Inkscape-1.3.1-For-20-Years |title=Inkscape Celebrates 20 Years with New Release}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|1.3.2}} || 26 November 2023 || Fix data loss bugs from previous release, which affect saving stars, polygons, spirals and 3D boxes in SVG<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inkscape.org/news/2023/12/01/Inkscape-1-3-2-solves-data-loss-bug/ |title=Inkscape 1.3.2 solves data loss bug in previous release}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|1.4}} || 13 October 2024 || Filter gallery, modular grids, improvements to swatches dialog and palette file handling, unified font browser preview<ref name="Inkscape_1.4">{{cite web |title=Inkscape launches version 1.4, with powerful new accessible and customizable features |website=Inkscape.org |date=2024-10-13 |url=https://inkscape.org/news/2024/10/13/inkscape-launches-version-14-powerful-new-accessib/ |access-date=2024-10-13}}</ref><ref name="Inkscape_1.4_ReleaseNotes">{{cite web <!-- |last1=Name |first1=Human --> |title=Inkscape 1.4 Release Notes |website=Inkscape.org |date=2024-10-13 |url=https://inkscape.org/doc/release_notes/1.4/Inkscape_1.4.html |access-date=2024-10-13}}</ref>
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| {{Version|o|1.4.1}} || colspan=2 | ''Planned but not released due to significant late{{nbhyph}}breaking bug with new features later folded into version{{nbsp}}1.4.2{{nnbsp}}''<ref name="Inkscape_1.4.2"/><ref name="Inkscape_1.4.1_ReleaseNotes">
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| {{Version|c|1.4.2}} || 12 May 2025 || Maintenance and bugfix release with some new minor features{{nnbsp}}<ref name="Inkscape_1.4.2">
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| {{Version|p|1.5}} || {{TBA}} || Development snapshot available from Inkscape, release schedule not announced {{as of|2025|may|13|lc=y}}
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==Reception==
In its 2012 Best of Open Source Software Awards, ''[[InfoWorld]]'' gave Inkscape an award for being one of the best open-source desktop applications, commending its typographic controls and ability to directly edit the XML text of its documents.<ref name="IW-award">{{cite web |last1=Wayner |first1=Peter |date=18 September 2012 |title=Bossies 2012: The Best of Open Source Software Awards |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2614878/open-source-software-bossies-2012-the-best-of-open-source-software-awards.html |access-date=18 January 2020 |work=[[InfoWorld]]}}</ref>

''[[PCMag|PC Magazine]]''{{'}}s February 2019 review gave the application three out of five stars; criticizing the interface graphics, the lack of optimization for stylus support, the application's poor interoperability with other graphics editors, unwieldy text formatting controls, and the quality of the [[MacOS]] version. However, the review did praise the ability to add custom filters, extensions, and the Inkscape community's passion for creating and sharing them. Further, the precision of both the path and placement tools was regarded positively. The review concluded that while Inkscape "boasts outstanding features and a passionate user base for a free program ... it's not suitable for busy professionals."<ref name="PCMag-review">{{cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/inkscape|title=Inkscape Review| last1=Tupper|first1=Shelby|work=[[PC Magazine]]|date=28 February 2019|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref>

In January 2020, ''[[TechRadar]]'' gave Inkscape a positive rating of four stars out of five. It lauded the wide range of editing tools and support for many file formats, but noted that the application's processing can be slow. It considered Inkscape to be a good free alternative to proprietary graphics editors such as [[Adobe Illustrator]].<ref name="TR-review">{{cite web|url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/inkscape-editor|title=Inkscape review| last1=Ellis|first1=Cat|work=[[TechRadar]]|date=26 July 2017|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref> Similarly in July 2023, the Linux weekly newsletter ''It's FOSS'' stated Inkscape has become a direct competitor to Adobe Illustrator after the 1.3 version release of Inkscape, which sought to improve efficiency through overhauled user workflows.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rudra |first1=Sourav |date=25 July 2023 |title=Inkscape 1.3 Release: New Features Make it a Better Rival to Adobe Illustrator! |url=https://news.itsfoss.com/inkscape-1-3-release/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725153526/https://news.itsfoss.com/inkscape-1-3-release/ |archive-date=25 July 2023 |access-date=25 July 2023 |website=itsfoss.com}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" caption="Screenshots">
File:Inkscapesplash.png|Splash page for v0.45
File:Inkscapemain.png|Main window
File:Openinkscape.png|File menu
File:Inkscape 1.2 Screenshot On Xubuntu 20.04.png|Edited an old SVG File
</gallery>
<gallery mode="packed" caption="Graphics created with Inkscape">
File:Spain.Girona.Catedral.svg|Cathedral plan
File:Playstation3vector.svg|[[PlayStation 3]]
File:Floral 01 nevit.svg|Floral drawing
File:Stardesconfied.svg|Simple Smile
File:Mahuri.svg|Manga drawing
File:Silversmith-inkscape.svg|Raster to vector comparison
File:DeliveryVehicle-B.svg|Delivery vehicle
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
{{div col|colwidth=23em}}
* [[AutoCAD]]
* [[Comparison of vector graphics editors]]
* [[Create Project]]
* [[Krita]]
* [[Libre Graphics Meeting]]
* [[List of free and open-source software packages]]
* [[Openclipart]]
* [[Font Library]]
* [[wikipedia:How to draw a diagram with Inkscape|Wikipedia tutorial: How to draw a diagram with Inkscape]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |first1=Donna |last1=Benjamin |date=22 February 2010 |title=Beginning Inkscape |edition=1st |publisher=[[Apress]] |page=400 |isbn=978-1-4302-2513-3}}
* {{cite book |first1=Dmitry |last1=Kirsanov |date=29 September 2009 |title=The Book of Inkscape: The Definitive Guide to the Free Graphics Editor |edition=1st |publisher=[[No Starch Press]] |page=476 |isbn=978-1-59327-181-7}}
* {{cite book |first1=Tavmjong |last1=Bah |date=6 May 2011 |title=Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program |edition=4th |publisher=[[Prentice Hall]] |page=504 |isbn=978-0-13-705173-1}}
* {{cite book |first1=Bethany |last1=Hiitola. |date=15 November 2010 |title=Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers |edition=? |publisher=[[Packt]] |page=316 |isbn=978-1-84-9512688}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
{{Wikibooks}}
{{Wikiversity}}
* {{Official website}}

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