Performance ImprovementsĪny kind of application/tool benefits from a significant performance boost. However, with a better system integration without needing XQuartz, it should be a promising progress for macOS users. And, with the latest release, a native macOS application has been made available as well.ĭo note that the macOS app is still a preview version and has room for a lot of improvements. It’s always good to have a proper cross-platform support for amazing tools like Inkscape. Here, let me highlight the important key changes that you need to know about Inkscape 1.0 release: First native macOS application And, now, finally, Inkscape announced its 1.0 release – with a bunch of new features, additions, and improvements. The last release (version 0.92) was about 3 years ago. Not just limited to the reason that it is free and open-source software – but it is indeed a useful application for digital artists creating something on it. Even though I’m not an expert, it is safe to say that Inkscape is one of the best vector graphics editors.

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