Inkscape 1.4.4 Release Candidate ================================
Inkscape 1.4.4rc is now available for testing for all three supported operating systems (Linux, macOS, Windows)!
For the first time, we also provide packages for Windows on Arm.
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 which is due in less than 2 weeks from now.
You can download it from: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.4.4rc
BUGFIX and MAINTENANCE RELEASE ------------------------------
Inkscape 1.4.4 will be a maintenance and bugfix release, which brings you 20 crash fixes, more than 25 bug fixes and performance improvements, a couple small new features, and will come with more than 25 updated translations.
See the release notes draft for more information: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.4.4
Like the previous version, Inkscape 1.4.4 will also be 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.
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.
KNOWN ISSUES ____________
* On macOS, if Inkscape has been started from the command line, extensions will not work (both in the graphical user interface as well as when only using the Inkscape commandline). Many import / export file formats provided by Python extensions are also affected. This is a security feature added in 1.4.3 for official macOS .dmg files, which fixes CVE-2025-15523. Learn more about it in our bug tracker at https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6047
* On Wayland (display server), depending upon the Gtk version your system uses, a crash may occur when moving a docked tab, or closing a floating dialog. Trying to undock a dialog may result in the wrong dialog being undocked (https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/6013).
Report Bugs -----------
Use at your own risk, and please report all bugs you find in our Inbox bug tracker on GitLab!
----------------------------- 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 pre-release!
-- The Inkscape team