Tool
Inkscape
Free OSS SVG vector editor
About
Whether you are an illustrator, designer, web designer or just someone who needs to create some vector imagery, Inkscape is for you!
Want to find out more about how Inkscape can help you? Look at the full set of features or try it !
We can always use help from more people. If you can write code, you may be able to involve in development ; if you can't, there are still lots of things we can use help with. Take a look at our Contribute section.
Arguably the most productive month of the 2026 BAP so far, as we prepare to hit the home stretch. The team has a lot to catch you up on concerning September's work, so be sure to pay attention to all the goodness inside this report.
Features
- 🎉 Inkscape 1.4.4 is out! 🎉
- Download Current Stable Version 1.4.4
- Unstable development snapshot
- News Calendars
- Community Code of Conduct
- Mailing Lists
- Pricing
- Open Source
- Pricing detail
- self-host OSS
- Platforms
- Desktop
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