Node handles are now customizable through a single stylesheet, providing them a complete redesign.

A deep walkthrough to the process, and how everything was achieved, as part of a project under Google Summer of Code 2023.

Many crash fixes went into this month's Bug Accelerator program. Some regarding Live Path Effects, others with general stability as issues have been reported. Bigger fixes in the PDF Font handling, margins and command line uses are also here.

With version 1.3 of Inkscape, you’ll find improved performance, several new features, and a solid set of improvements to a few existing ones.

This version is squarely focused on helping users get organized and work more efficiently with our free and open source vector-editing software.

A week with The GIMP project at Blender HQ, Amsterdam

I was really excited to have the opportunity to meet some of the GIMP developers in-person after many conversations with them over IRC in the past, and Wilberweek presented not only a great opportunity to do just that, but also to visit the Headquarters of another of my favourite FOSS projects, the unstoppable freedom-centric software juggernaut that is the Blender project.

From shapes and patterns to documents and fonts, Inkscape’s 1.3  beta release offers you some new features, alongside a basket full of improvements large and small. Let’s dig into a few of the bells and whistles this new version has to offer.