Inkscape
More info
- Creator
- Bryce Harrington et al. (Sodipodi fork)
- Released
- Type
- Vector graphics editor (SVG-native)
- License
- GPL-2.0+
- Website
- inkscape.org
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
Open-source vector editor — SVG as the native format (not converted, not abstracted). The Adobe Illustrator alternative.
Forked from Sodipodi in 2003. 1.0 shipped in 2020 (after 16 years in the 0.x series). 1.3 (2023) added major features such as "Filter view". Path effects, mesh gradients, LaTeX export. Plugins via Python (axidraw, paperfold). Competition: Illustrator, Affinity Designer, Figma (partially), Boxy SVG.