Inkscape 1.3.1 – Drawing app, capabilities similar to Illustrator/Freehand/CorelDraw.

Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported SVG features include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and grouping. Inkscape also supports Creative Commons meta-data, node editing, layers, complex path operations, bitmap tracing, text-on-path, flowed text, direct XML editing, and more. It imports formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and others and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats.

Inkscape’s main goal is to create a powerful and convenient drawing tool fully compliant with XML, SVG, and CSS standards. We also aim to maintain a thriving user and developer community by using open, community-oriented development.

Note: While the software is classified as free, it is actually donationware. Please consider making a donation to help support development.

more than 30 crash/freeze fixes, many of which affected PDF import and Live Path Effects
a new feature to disable snapping to grid lines, while still snapping to grid intersections
a new feature to split text into its letters (characters), while keeping the kerning (letter distances) intact
the Shape Builder tool now creates an appropriate number of nodes
activating a layer in the Layers dialog no longer requires you to double-click to enter the layer on the canvas to be able to work in it
no more auto-expanding layers in the Layers dialog when only activating them, and improved behavior on deleting and moving layers
right-clicking now applies the change to the selected object, not to whatever group it is in
the Page tool’s size field no longer refuses to be edited
improved handle visibility with dark desk colors
multiple improvements for converting text objects to a path
PDF files that could not be opened with Inkscape 1.3 can now be opened / imported again
the English terms for Live Path Effects can now be searched for even if you use Inkscape in another language, so you can better follow tutorials
on macOS, and many current Linux distributions, gradient dithering is now available
there exists a workaround that users can apply when they are experiencing missing user interface fonts on macOS (‘tofu’)
3 fixes for extension bugs
16 improved user interface translations
some small updates for the included tutorials and the man page
and almost 40 more bug fixes!