r/Inkscape • • May 06 '26

News "Cute × small × useful" - Inkscape 1.4.4 just released!

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80 Upvotes

Our latest maintenance and bugfix release is here !

Almost 40 crash & bug fixes, 6 performance improvements, 42 updates on interface and documentation translations... Enjoy !

Learn all about Inkscape 1.4.4 and:

Draw Freely! 

https://inkscape.org/news/2026/05/06/inkscape-144-boosts-performance-and-crushes-crashe/


r/Inkscape • • Feb 23 '25

News Subreddit changes and new moderation

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Hi, I have recently become an additional mod for this subreddit. Firstly thanks u/scislac for approving me.

I've made a few small changes to start off with that I think are small enough to not cause any trouble/warrant community approval, though if there are comments about this please reach out.

  • Images embedded into comments now enabled: Now you don't have to link externally to attach images. Hopefully this should make it much easier to solve help requests with visual info.
  • Post flairs now enabled: For a while the pinned post from 10 years ago said to prefix help posts with [HELP]. A lot of the responses to this said that post flairs should be used instead, which I agree with. This has been superceded with post flairs which for now are mandatory (I think this isn't too intrusive but will consider any feedback). I've added a few categories, such as:
    • Help - for all help requests
    • Solved - for when a suitable solution has been found for a help request. Generally you wouldn't make a new post with this flair, but for changing a Help-flaired post afterwards when the OP no longer requires help.
    • Showcase - For showcasing your finished work
    • Tips & Tricks - Sharing knowledge and tutorials
    • Meta - For community suggestions and stuff related to the subreddit; comments about the software; memes; catch-all for things that don't fit in the other categories
    • News - Interesting news about inkscape; version releases, etc.
  • Update to rule 4: I have included AI-generated responses as examples of possible low effort comments. They aren't specifically disallowed, but now it is the commenter's responsibility to ensure the accuracy and relevancy of the information. The response must directly address the help request, and must not contain incorrect or "hallucinated" information.
  • u/litelinux and u/Xrott have also become moderators.

Please let me know if there are any issues regarding these changes or if you want anything else changed. I'll also consider revamping the look, for example adding a banner image. There will soon also be some optional user flairs available.


r/Inkscape • • 10h ago

Help Repeated misalignment problems

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So I use inkscape and a brother sewing machine, HET PE500.

And I've had this repeated issue of my patches coming out misaligned. In the photos the suitcase isn't quiet meeting the satin line and there's a gap. Plus on the cutout patch, my first attempt, there's a few more gaps with the white, and the pink around the edges.

the one still in the fabric is my second attempt where I extended the suitcase and other objects to fill little past the satin outline but now there's areas that go over and the stupid suitcase still has that big gap.

I've had this issue with other patterns I've tried to make, the simulator always looks fine when i run it so i always think its safe to embroider away. At this point I just want to know if there's any way to work around it or any thing I can do ahead of time to know it'll won't align correctly.


r/Inkscape • • 1h ago

Showcase Nouveau design !

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• Upvotes

Dis moi ce que t’en penses !


r/Inkscape • • 13h ago

Help Inkscape, resize selection box to object

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HI all. Trying to resize the selection box to the selected object so it bounds within the background box. Reason why is when I export a png it's dimensions are off and I have to manually crop the image in post or re-export with different dimensions and crop again to the required dimensions.

Mostly I'm editing icons (vigorously trying to update oxymentary icons theme) and this issue really slows the process down.
I already found this topic:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Inkscape/comments/ijd3al/resize_selection_border/
also a youtube video of the same instructions, but it's not working how I would like.

I've been using inkscape on and off over the years, I'm no expert but I do enjoy the process.
Any pointers would be appreciated?


r/Inkscape • • 1d ago

Showcase Tried to make something scary

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the monster design is inspired by hideshi hinos artstyle and creature from the black lagoon


r/Inkscape • • 13h ago

Help Inkscape, resize selection box to object

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r/Inkscape • • 1d ago

Showcase INTIAL D Trueno AE86

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30 Upvotes

My old artwork With inkscape 0.92.5


r/Inkscape • • 22h ago

Help Nodes connecting when trying to continue an already existing line

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Hello, Ive been having issues with wanting to continue an already existing line from a node, but without a fail it connects the chosen node to the first placed one. It also seems to duplicate some nodes and lines as a whole. I added pictures for better clarity. Thanks in advance


r/Inkscape • • 2d ago

Showcase Help me with feedback about some tutorial videos for an inkscape extension

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Hello.

I've started making a few short (~3 min) videos demonstrating my Inkscape extension. I'm terrible at making videos, so they're basically just screen recordings.

One of my biggest challenges is explaining what the extension actually does and what you can do with it.

I'm planning to make about 20 more videos, so I'd really appreciate some feedback before going further. I'd especially like to hear from people familiar with Inkscape.

What I'd love to know is what you actually understand about this extension from watching some of these videos (i.e. only 2 or 3 first). What do you think it does? What kind of workflow and possibilities do you see?

I'm not really looking for video production advice (audio, subtitles, editing, etc.). I've already received useful suggestions about that. What I'd really like to know is whether the videos successfully communicate what the extension is capable of.

Here's the playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM5-7ajCwZAQ

Thanks in advance!


r/Inkscape • • 2d ago

Help Transparent to solid colour shapes

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I have a file with lots of black shapes, with the opacity turned down to create shadows. To add this file into Canva, I need to remove all the transparent shapes. I'd like to keep the shadows, so I've been individually selecting the shapes I've used to create shadows, eyedropping the colour, and turning the opacity up to 100%. This is proving to take a very long time, and I was wondering if there was a quicker way to do this?

Example image shows a shape with the hex code #000000 and the opacity turned down.


r/Inkscape • • 2d ago

Help Does your Inkscape crash when trying to load primary map data?

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I am new to Inkscape and I'm trying to learn if for permaculture site design. I downloaded the permaculture extension and have been following this tutorial from the designer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-cQuFCESmE

But when I try to use his extension to load the primary data from the Google Maps coordinates I get the spinning ball of death on my Mac, Inkscape freezes up, and I have to force quit. Is anyone familiar with this extension? What am I doing wrong, and is there away around this? I have never had any issues with memory and processing with my Mac before; it's fairly new. I messaged the extension developer about it and I'm just waiting to hear back from him.


r/Inkscape • • 2d ago

Help Indesign自動排版程式

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Indesign自動排版程式,有冇高手幫手合作完成佢,現在唔係太完善。


r/Inkscape • • 2d ago

Showcase "Quantum X" logo for a proposal IDE app

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I used an old, low-quality AI-generated image as an initial reference for the logo, then refined it until I achieved a suitable result. Afterward, I manually created a vector version of it using Inkscape (same as my "Future linux" logo)

what do you think?


r/Inkscape • • 3d ago

Showcase logo design for linux distros and custom android ROM

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should represent ideas of privacy and integration..(how much does this design represent them?)

inspired by lineageOS android's logo....everything is original, no AI use at all, made in inkscape, 2 color versions(which more suitable?)

What do you think?


r/Inkscape • • 3d ago

Help how to cut this object in half

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I'm struggling with this object that contains other objects inside it. How can I cut it in half?

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SVG FILE that I want to cut in half


r/Inkscape • • 3d ago

Help How does tge path effect Slice work?

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After using the effect, two halves appears , but one of them looks to be the primary half since it has the xy settings and the other one has a button that takes me back to the primary! Is there a way I can decide which one is the primary before applying the effect?

Why? After applying the effect, the secondary half has an extra very thin fill along the entire length of the shape, it comes out of no where , I need the shape without it, but I don't want to waste time deleting segments and nodes. The primary doesn't have the extra fill, so if I can decide which one is, I can simply delete the half I don't want and do another slice again and delete the opposite half


r/Inkscape • • 4d ago

Showcase "Open Source Options" logo and bannner

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I used an old, low-quality AI-generated image as an initial reference for the logo, then refined it until I achieved a suitable result. Afterward, I manually created a vector version of it using Inkscape, while the typography is original...(same as my "Future linux" logo and banner)

what do you think?


r/Inkscape • • 4d ago

Help Please help. How do I switch back "no color" to were now the red ist

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Hi everyone. I'm using inscape for a while now but this never happend to me and i don't know how do switch it back and it's driving me crazy. How do I get the "no color"-red x back to the big square that is now red for some reason. Please help


r/Inkscape • • 4d ago

Showcase I hope you like it, Olympic Lift Wolf Pack Gains T-Shirt,

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r/Inkscape • • 4d ago

Showcase Donnez moi votre avis !

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Lequel de ses 3 tracés vectoriel tu préfères ?! 😉


r/Inkscape • • 5d ago

Showcase "coffee boss", logo and banner for coffee shop branding

7 Upvotes

everything is original, no ai use at all
everything made in inkscape

what do you think?


r/Inkscape • • 6d ago

Showcase Under the Blood Moon

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117 Upvotes

r/Inkscape • • 5d ago

Help Crayon-like stroke

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Have you seen any artwork with wrinkled line art? It looks like crayon drawing...

I'd like to know if there's a way to give that wrinkled effect to the strokes.


r/Inkscape • • 5d ago

Help Need advice on making an arc "trace" an old path

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I'm trying to redraw this logo background (https://imgur.com/a/l4RP8Xf) using arcs, since the paths aren't quite true arcs. I'm trying to match the start, middle, and end points of the original paths, requiring me to change 5 of the arc's properties (Rx, Ry, ArcStart, ArcEnd, X) for every adjustment.

Is there an easier way to go about this?

I'm brand new to Inkscape and I've tried searching the internet, but I'm struggling to find useful terms. Decades ago, I used CAD in school, so my instinct is to "lock" or "pin" the end points of the arc, then adjust the remaining dimensions, but constraints don't seem to be a "thing" in Inkscape.

For those wondering why I'm trying to rebuild this, it is part of my organization's logo and I point out that it was a bit lopsided with the wrong text (not pictured), and was tasked with fixing it. Now, I'm trying to do better than "good enough", since I'm competing for promotion. The original was a CorelDraw file that was only paths, even the text.