Inkscape not truly supporting CMYK is by no means a deal breaker, but it would be incredible to expand Inkscape’s usability over to print design. It would be great if there was some way to search for and install extensions right in the Inkscape document, just like the Open Clipart Library. Can’t install extensions within Inkscape.I’m not sure if the 3D Boxes tool being gimmicky is worth docking points for, but I agree - I’ve never found much use for this tool.įilters are also a subjective place to take points away for as it’s really just a bunch of bonus features. While there are experimental gradient mesh tools for Inkscape, nothing official has been announced yet. Obviously, a gradient mesh tool would be incredible so we wouldn’t have to keep doing this. I imagine a configurable toolbar setup would look like something like this: 4.5/5 ConsĪs far as I know you can’t reconfigure the main toolbar, which would indeed be nice. Obviously, we all love Inkscape, but I’m more interested as to what people are docking points for - and if these things have been improved as of today. While products like Adobe Illustrator are much more professional and powerful, you don't have to pay a dime for this open-source offering, and the included guide can get you up to speed rather quickly.With Inkscape being around for more than a decade now, it got me wondering what all of these critics think about Inkscape. Bottom Lineĭespite its age, Inkscape for Mac still functions well and lets you produce usable content once you get comfortable with the interface and the available features.
Fortunately you can change the shortcuts from the app's preferences. Unintuitive shortcuts: Inkscape for Mac comes with keyboard shortcuts that employ the Control button as the main trigger and will go against the muscle memory of everyone who is used to Mac keyboard shortcuts. To make matters even worse, you cannot rearrange your toolbars. For example, the layers are located on the status bar and are presented in a dropdown menu. Outdated interface: If you're already used to drawing tools like Illustrator or Photoshop, you will find the app a bit odd since various features are not where you expect them to be. The software is free of charge and can be downloaded separately by opening the X11 app on your Mac. X11 required: Since the software was built a long time ago, it requires additional software called X11 that no longer ships with OS X. Other supported formats include JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, EPS, Postscript, etc. Multiple format support: The software's default format is SVG, which is very robust and has advanced capabilities like creating animated images.
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