A new major version of Inkscape, a powerful open source vector design tool, is now available for download. This version includes new and improved features that enhance customization and accessibility.

The Filter Gallery dialog serves as a new access point for users, providing previews and search functionalities for filters. Modular grids have been implemented, enabling users to modify grid parameters independently. The Swatches dialog has undergone a redesign, now incorporating a drop-down menu that showcases previews of color palettes. The SVG Font Editor is now accessible for users interested in font customization. A unified font browser preview is currently under testing, enabling users to view visual previews for fonts. On-canvas handles can now be tailored according to size, color, stroke width, outline, and opacity. The Shape Builder tool facilitates efficient modifications on raster images, and the Object Properties dialog has been consolidated into a single interface. Updates for Import & Export are now available, enabling users to incorporate links within PDF documents and access Affinity Designer files.

Inkscape launches version 1.4, with powerful new accessible and customizable features

After months of waiting, we are finally ready to unbox the latest version of Inkscape... meet 1.4, the Geek edition, where accessibility and customization reign.

Inkscape project developers, most of them volunteer contributors from countries around the world, have been plugging away behind the scenes on new features, improving current ones, bug fixes and setting the stage for the arrival of GTK 4.

Let’s dig into some of the new and improved features that enable more customization and better accessibility in Inkscape in a cool, geeky sort of way. Inkscape Power Users, this one’s for you!

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