News for 2021

Inkscape 1.1.1 Released

Banner from Inkscape 1.1.1 About Screen, CC-By-SA 4.0 Ozant Liuky

This maintenance release brings a number of bug fixes to Inkscape.

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Seeking macOS dev contributor for Inkscape project

Banner from Inkscape 1.1 About Screen, CC-By-SA 4.0 Ozant Liuky and Adam Belis

While our software runs on Linux, Windows and macOS, we know it doesn't run evenly across all three platforms. The macOS version is in need of some serious love. That is why we are seeking to recruit a volunteer contributor to help support the project internally.

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Welcome to Inkscape 1.1!

Banner from Inkscape 1.1 About Screen, CC-By-SA 4.0 Ozant Liuky

Among the highlights in Inkscape 1.1 are a Welcome dialog, a Command Palette, a revamped Dialog Docking System, and searchable preference options, along with new formats for exporting your work.

Here at the Inkscape project, we're proud to have contributors from around the world who invest their time, energy and skills towards coding, debugging, translating, documenting and promoting the program.

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Meet Ozant Liuky, Winner of the Inkscape 1.1 About Screen Contest

Art Bot (Inkscape 1.1 About Screen Contest winner, Copyright © 2021 Ozant Liuky, Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 (CC-BY-SA 4.0)

We recently caught up with Ozant, to ask him some questions about himself, and his use of Inkscape.

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Join Inkscape's GSoC 2021 Team! Learn what GSoC 2020 Alumni Contributed

A programmer

We are happy to be part of the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2021 program to enable students to work with mentors to help advance our free, libre and open source (FLOSS) project and make a difference for our users.

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Demos, Q&A's & more with Inkscape during Chemnitz Linux Days 2021

CLT 2D world

Curious about learning more about Linux and Inkscape? You're invited to visit the annual Chemnitzer Linux-Tage (Chemnitz Linux Days) conference taking place on March 13-14, 2021!

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Ozant Liuky's "Art Bot" wins hearts & votes for 1.1 About Screen

Art Bot by Ozant Liuky

Congratulations to Inkscape artist Ozant Liuky of Pariaman, Indonesia, for "Art Bot", which will be featured in Inkscape 1.1 as the About Screen.

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Congratulations to Top 5 Finalists for 1.1 About Screen Contest!

Inkscape 1.1 About Screen Next Round

Some 411 Inkscape community voters have chosen the Top 5 Finalists of the version 1.1 About Screen Contest.

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Your choice counts! Vote for your favorite Inkscape 1.1 About Screen Contest entry

Inkscape 1.0 Banner

Vote for your favorite entry in the Inkscape 1.1 About Screen Contest until February 28, 2021.

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About Screen Contest for Inkscape 1.1 started!

Inkscape 1.0 Banner

Calling all Inkscape artists! It's time to enter our traditional About Screen Contest to celebrate the upcoming release of Inkscape version 1.1! 

We're looking forward to your submissions!

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Enjoy bug fixes in Inkscape 1.0.2 and try out Inkscape 1.1 alpha

Inkscape 1.0.2 Thumbnail image 'Island of Creativity' by Bayu Rizaldhan Rayes, edited by Adam Belis (CC-By-SA)

Stability and bug fixes are the main focus of the Inkscape 1.0.2 release, including a packaging update for macOS that improves performance over the last release. This release provides fixes for many crashes in general, so updating will provide a smoother experience in Inkscape overall. Inkscape 1.1 alpha will be released along with version 1.0.2, so testers can get their hands on the upcoming major version early.

Built with the power of a team of mostly volunteers, this open source vector editor represents the work of many hearts and hands from around the world, ensuring that Inkscape remains available free for everyone to download and enjoy.

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