Inkscape 1.4.4
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Inkscape 1.4.4 is now available for all three supported operating
systems (Linux, macOS, Windows)!
You can download it from:
https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.4.4
BUGFIX and MAINTENANCE RELEASE
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Inkscape 1.4.4 is be a bugfix and maintenance release, which brings you
20 crash fixes, more than 25 bug fixes and performance improvements, a
couple small new features, and comes with almost 20 updated translations.
The most important fixes and changes in this release are:
* 20 crash fixes, among them for three nasty bugs where Inkscape
wouldn't even start
* almost 20 other bug fixes
* 6 changes that improve performance
* a new palette
* a new button for rotating stars and polygons into their 'neutral'
or 'upright' position
* 27 updated interface translations
* 15 updated documentation translations
* installation files for Windows on Arm
See the release notes for more information (also about known issues):
https://inkscape.org/doc/release_notes/1.4.4/Inkscape_1.4.4.html
Like its predecessor, it is also a bridge release in the sense that it
can be used to convert the planned Inkscape 1.5 multipage file format to
the pre-1.5 multipage format. Versions lower than Inkscape 1.4.3 will
not be able to interpret pages created in Inkscape versions 1.5 and
upwards. Opening a document in Inkscape 1.4.3 and saving it will convert
it to the current ('old') page format (MR #7608).
Background: While the 'old' format of pages in Inkscape is a custom
addition that only works in Inkscape, the new format will make use of
the svg:view element, which is standardized and can work in other SVG
viewers, too. Find more information about this in MR #7525.
Report Bugs
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Please report all bugs you find in our Inbox bug tracker on GitLab!
https://inkscape.org/report
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Join an Inkscape project team
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Inkscape is always happy to welcome new contributors in various areas:
code, docs, translation, UX, bug triaging, or even outreach!
The main ways to get involved are listed on
https://inkscape.org/contribute/
and you can get in touch with us on https://chat.inkscape.org/
Thanks to everyone involved in this release!
-- The Inkscape team
