A professional free vector graphics editor for Mac

Inkscape for Mac

October, 14th 2024 - 146.94 MB - Open Source

Free Download

Security Status

Latest Version

Inkscape 1.4 LATEST
Review by

Sophia Jones
Operating System

Mac OS X 10.11 or later
User Rating

Click to vote
Author / Product

Inkscape Team / External Link
Filename

Inkscape-1.4.028868_x86_64.dmg
MD5 Checksum

7da7c20ca1cd0dd23880b02104543216

Inkscape for Mac is professional quality vector graphics software which runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. It is used by design professionals and hobbyists worldwide, for creating a wide variety of graphics such as illustrations, icons, logos, diagrams, maps and web graphics. Inkscape for macOS uses the W3C open standard SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) as its native format, and is free and open-source software.

The app has sophisticated drawing tools with capabilities comparable to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW and Xara Xtreme. It can import and export various file formats, including SVG, AI, EPS, PDF, PS and PNG. It has a comprehensive feature set, a simple interface, multi-lingual support and is designed to be extensible; users can customize Inkscape's functionality with add-ons.

Features and Highlights

Drawing: pencil tool (freehand drawing with simple paths), pen tool (creating Bézier curves and straight lines), calligraphy tool (freehand drawing using filled paths representing calligraphic strokes)
Shape tools: rectangles (may have rounded corners), ellipses (includes circles, arcs, segments), stars/polygons (can be rounded and/or randomized), spirals
Text tool (multi-line text, full on-canvas editing)
Embedded bitmaps (with a command to create and embed bitmaps of selected objects)
Clones ("live" linked copies of objects), including a tool to create patterns and arrangements of clones
Transformations (moving, scaling, rotating, skewing), both interactively and by specifying exact numeric values
Z-order operations (raising and lowering)
Grouping objects ("select in group" without ungrouping, or "enter the group" making it a temporary layer)
Layers (lock and/or hide individual layers, rearrange them, etc; layers can form a hierarchical tree)
Alignment and distribution commands
And many more