Inkscape 1.3 alpha0 ===================

Inkscape 1.3 alpha0 is now available for testing for all three supported operating systems (Linux, macOS, Windows)!

Being a pre-release, this version is not intended for production use, but to help us smooth out any issues that should not show up in the actual release this summer.

You can download it from: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.3alpha0/

When testing, please try out the major upcoming features, such as:

* Shape builder * On-Canvas Pattern Editing * Pattern Editor * Page margin & bleed * Document Resources Dialog * Return of Search, opacity & blend modes in Layers & Objects dialog and the (now optional) persistent snap bar * Font Collections * Syntax highlighting in XML Editor * LPE dialog user interface redesign * Improved performance thanks to fully asynchronous, multithreaded rendering * Better PDF import

… and more, see the release notes draft in the Wiki at: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.3

If you find any issue with this alpha version, please report it to https://inkscape.org/report

----------------------------- Join an Inkscape project team -----------------------------

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 alpha release!

-- The Inkscape team