Download Inkscape 0.44.1

Inkscape is an open source vector graphics editor and is in some ways similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw or Xara X which use the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics. The developers want to make Inkscape a powerful drawing program that adheres to various standards such as XML, SVG and CSS. For an overview of various screenshots, we refer you to this page. Version 0.44.1 has recently become available with the following announcement:

Version 0.44.1:

• fix a crash on Windows (“python.exe can’t find msvcrt71.dll”) by providing that dll in the package;
• added missing German version of the advanced tutorial and made corrections to the calligraphy one;
• several changes to allow compiling on glib-2.4 systems (eg RHEL4);

Version 0.44:

Inkscape 0.44 is bigger and better than ever. Some highlights:

• Layers dialog
• Outline mode, many performance improvements
• Native PDF export with transparency
• Clipping and masking support
• Configurable keyboard shortcuts, including optional Xara X compatibility
• Docked color palette in the editing window
• Interactive indicator of the style of selection in the status bar
• Innovative “node sculpting” and other improvements in Node tool
• Extensions are enabled by default and work on all major platforms
• Better SVG support:
• Persistent rotation centers, Paste Size command
• New icons, redesigned preferences dialogs, rearranged menus, many cosmetic improvements
• Hundreds of bug fixes and smaller features
• Not directly related to Inkscape, but important nevertheless: since our last release, Firefox 1.5 was released with SVG support enabled by default. This means that you can now view any Inkscape document right in your Firefox window without any format conversions or installing any plugins!