Free Inkscape Download For Mac Os

Inkscape is a great program for hobby and semiprofessional vector graphic creation. The program is more dedicated to digital designs rather than printable ones. The application offers:

May 19, 2016 For Mac OS X 10.4 or later, although you'll need to install the X11 server. The first time that you run Inkscape, it will take a few minutes to start up. Mac OS X Leopard users have a version of Inkscape adapted to their system. Click here to download it.

a toolset for creating gradients, solids, drawing curves, grouping objects and inserting text
creating text along the line
vectorization of the drawings (change of raster graphics to vector graphics)
work on layers
a wide range of filters and effects
native support for SVG, SVGZ (compressed SVG), PDF, AI (Adobe Illustrator), JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP formats
indirect support for CorelDraw, CGM and SK1 (UniConverter required), PS and EPS (Ghostscript required) formats
export of the works to SVG, SVGZ, PDF, Postscript/EPS/EPSi, Adobe Illustrator (ai), LaTeX (tex), POVRay (pov), HPGL

Inkscape has its roots in the program Gill (GNOME Illustrator application) created by Raph Levian of Ghostscript fame. This project was expanded on by the Sodipodi program. A different set of goals led to the split-off of the current Inkscape development effort.

The goal of the writers of Inkscape is to produce a program that can take full advantage of the SVG standard. This is not a small task. A link to the road map for future development can be found on the Inkscapewebsite. Of course, you are welcome to contribute!

Downloader For Mac

Instructions on installing Inkscape can be found on the Inkscape website. Full functionality of Inkscape requires additional helper programs to be installed, especially for importing and exporting files in different graphic formats. Check the log file extensions-errors.log located on Linux at ~/.config/inkscape/ and on Windows at %userprofile%Application DataInkscape for missing programs.

Inkscape Software Download

Inkscape on the Mac
Inkscape version 0.92 uses GTK 2 which requires the XQuartz, the X11-window layer. This is normally included in OS X 10.7 and earlier versions (if not already installed it is available on the installation disks). Since 10.8, Apple no longer includes XQuartz by default with OS X and one will need to download it. (The system will notify you where to download XQuartz the first time you try to use Inkscape.) The non-native interface lacks the look and feel of “normal” Mac programs. Fear not, it will still work, although starting Inkscape may take a bit longer than other programs, especially the first time. As of version 0.93, Inkscape uses GTK 3 which includes a native OS X backend. A number of the keyboard shortcuts may also not work out of the box. You can consult the Mac OS X section of the Inkscape FAQ for how to get the Alt keys to work properly and for other Mac related issues.

Inkscape on the Mac

Inkscape version 0.92 uses GTK 2 which requires the XQuartz, the X11-window layer. This is normally included in OS X 10.7 and earlier versions (if not already installed it is available on the installation disks). Since 10.8, Apple no longer includes XQuartz by default with OS X and one will need to download it. (The system will notify you where to download XQuartz the first time you try to use Inkscape.) The non-native interface lacks the look and feel of “normal” Mac programs. Fear not, it will still work, although starting Inkscape may take a bit longer than other programs, especially the first time.

As of version 0.93, Inkscape uses GTK 3 which includes a native OS X backend.

A number of the keyboard shortcuts may also not work out of the box. You can consult the Mac OS X section of the Inkscape FAQ for how to get the Alt keys to work properly and for other Mac related issues.