News for 2026
Inkscape supports German petition to recognize Open Source volunteers
The Inkscape project has joined the group of supporting organizations for the German petition to recognize open source work as volunteering for the common good ("Ehrenamt"). Despite the petition being local to Germany, we believe that strengthening the position of open source contributors there will be beneficial to the open source community as a whole.
Read moreInkscape 1.4.4 boosts performance and crushes crashes
While chugging away on the big 1.5 release, the Inkscape team has also worked on improvements for the current stable Inkscape 1.4.x line. Learn more about the improvements you can expect in this minor release!
Read moreArtist Interview: Can Inkscape-made artwork compete in an international film festival?
Read on to meet and learn from Jorge, artist and Inkscape user from Chile, who used only Free and Open Source software to create a short film for an international children's film festival, and who won the young jury's hearts.
Read moreInkscape was hiring: Developers and Administrator (2026)
[expired] Inkscape is hiring two C++ developers and one issue administrator to accelerate the release of the 1.5 mega release...
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