Inkscape

Well it has been quite a while since I last posted. I’ve been quite busy doing various things so it is about time I updated this blog.
Anyways for my first post of the year I’m going to review Inkscape, an extremely good tool that is quickly becoming my favourite.

Inkscape is a vector graphics editor similar to Adobe Illustrator it is completely free to use and modify, also it works perfectly under Windows, Linux and Mac.

It is quite easy to use and learn and there are many tutorials available online so it is quite easy to make professional looking graphics.

Inkscape has a nice clear interface which for the most part is very easy to work with, I have hower had some issues with the snap to grid feature which does not always work quite as well as I would like.

There is not much bad I can say about Inkscape, its implementation of the SVG file format is not quite complete and it does sometimes crash (on windows) but other than that it is a very good program to have.

Pros

• Easy to use
• A good number of tutorials available
• Under active development
• Works on Windows, Linux and Mac
• Completely free

Cons

• Can get a bit slow when working with complex graphics
• Snap to grid could be improved
• Incomplete implementation of SVG