Inkscape 1.3 is available as an AppImage, or a PPA for Ubuntu. I suggest you go through the official announcement blog, and release notes to dive deeper into all the subtle details. The live path effects (LPE) dialog has also been redesigned, merging two steps of choosing an LPE into one.The filter editor dialog has been revamped, resulting in a better user experience.The node deletion logic has been tweaked for improved usability.Ability to pin specific colors in the palette.A persistent snap bar has been added for tweaking the snap function.Other than the above-mentioned, here are some changes that are worth noting: The search box has also made a comeback, with the objects dialog featuring a slider to adjust the opacity or blend of a layer. The layers and objects dialog has been improved, allowing you to create and filter by name. The PDF importer on Inkscape has gotten a significant redesign, it now shows a new dialog with an overview of how Inkscape will handle all the fonts it finds in a PDF file.įurthermore, it will convert PDF layers into Inkscape layers on successfully importing a PDF file. This will come especially handy when you want to see a quick overview of all the elements in a file. The document resources dialog houses all the resources in a file, so the patterns, colors, fonts, symbols, and more will be shown here. The library of patterns has been updated it now features more funky and practical patterns than before that are organized neatly into collections.Īll that is coupled with the new pattern editor that allows you to adjust a pattern's color, shape, size, and rotation.

The dragged objects will retain their original color, and you can also use the 'Shift' key to quickly switch between adding or subtracting parts. Inkscape now features a new Shape Builder tool that allows you to select multiple overlapping shapes that can be dragged around to shape them according to your preference.

Shape Builder Tool A demo of the new shape builder tool.

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