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We're hiring!
#The Inkscape project is looking for two #developers 🧑💻🧑💻 and a bug #administrator 🐛 to work with our team on preparing Inkscape version 1.5!
Learn all about who we are looking for: https://inkscape.org/news/2026/03/02/inkscape-is-hiring-2026-1/
Applications must be submitted by 📆 April 10th, 2026.
We're hiring!
The #Inkscape project is looking for two #developers 🧑💻🧑💻 and a bug #administrator 🐛 to work with our team on preparing Inkscape version 1.5!
Learn all about who we are looking for: https://inkscape.org/news/2026/03/02/inkscape-is-hiring-2026-1/
Applications must be submitted by 📆 April 10th, 2026.
#WorkInFLOSS #FLOSS #job #freesoftware #cpp #cplusplus #FediHire #GetFediHired
Inkscape supports the German petition to officially recognize Open Source volunteers!
Learn more here:
https://inkscape.org/news/2026/05/13/inkscape-supports-german-petition-to-recognize-ope/
Our latest bugfix and maintenance release is here 🎉 !
Almost 40 crash & bug fixes, 6 performance improvements, 42 updates on interface and documentation translations... Enjoy ❤️!
Learn all about #Inkscape 1.4.4 and: Draw Freely!
https://inkscape.org/news/2026/05/06/inkscape-144-boosts-performance-and-crushes-crashe/
The June #Inkscape challenge is to
Draw an Infographic 📊
Grab a set of stats and create a juiced up infographic to illustrate those numbers. Bar Graph 🍫 , Line Graph 🪱 Pie Chart 🥧 ; any type of graphic that illustrates data set values. Say goodbye to dreary reports with bland off-the-shelf charts.
Come join us on the June Challenge page:
https://inkscape.org/forums/competitions/inkscape-challenge-june-2026/
The July #Inkscape challenge is to
Draw Solar System Objects
🌞 🌝 🌏️ 🚀 🛰️ 🪐 🪨 🛸
Blast into orbit and beyond with inkscape as you draw objects you might find in a solar system. Planets, Asteroids, Moons, Satellites, Spaceships ... and maybe even some Alien Ships.
Come join us on the July Challenge page:
https://inkscape.org/forums/competitions/inkscape-challenge-july-2026_fiVPb/
#Inkscape 1.4.3 is out 🎁! Update to benefit from over 120 bug 🐛 and crash 💥 fixes and more than 20 improved translations 🌐.
To learn more, visit
https://inkscape.org/news/2025/12/26/bugs-banished-inkscape-143-is-out/
The April #Inkscape challenge is to
Draw an Insect!
🐛 🦋 🐝 🐜 🐞 🪰
With spring blooming, insects are emerging and starting to creep around. Hatch your creativity and create an insect or two or more. It can even be an insect from another planet!
Come join us on the April Challenge page:
https://inkscape.org/forums/competitions/inkscape-challenge-april-2026/
We would like to highlight the work of Mark Crutch, who has been writing #Inkscape tutorials, tips and tricks for Full Circle magazine for over 10 years 😍 !
Whether you're learning Inkscape, want to read about the workflows of others, or just marvel at how much Inkscape has changed (since 0.48!), you can download and read the magazines' Inkscape special edition collections for free at the following website:
The May #Inkscape challenge is to
Create Patterns 🖌️ 🏁
Let's create patterns and get a rhythm going by exploring the Object to Path feature.
Come join us on the May Challenge page:
https://inkscape.org/forums/competitions/inkscape-challenge-may-2026/
Check out our interview with Jorge, Chilean designer and short film maker, and learn how #Inkscape helped him take part in an international short film festival 🎥 !
https://inkscape.org/news/2026/04/02/artist-interview-meet-jorge-who-made-a-short-film/
Our friends from Ink/Stitch are holding their 4th user meeting on May 23, 2026 in Hamburg, Germany! 🪡 🧵
Learn more and register to participate: https://inkstitch.org/en/2026-03-12-Usertreffen
For German speakers, there will be a (free!) introductory course on May 22 - register quickly, spaces are limited!
https://inkstitch.org/de/2026-04-02-Einsteigerkurs
#embroidery #inkstitch #artwithopensource #inkscape #Sticken
The February #Inkscape challenge is to
Draw a Retro Gaming Asset
Create a retro gaming asset (a character, a weapon, treasure, etc.) by limiting yourself to a 32x32 grid and a palette of only 16 colors.
Create a 512x512 version with an unlimited color palette as a reference. Then create a 32x32 version with only 16 colors.
Come join us on the February Challenge page:
https://inkscape.org/forums/competitions/inkscape-challenge-february-2026/
Check out the #Inkscape 1.4.3 Release Candidate - the final test phase before this bugfix release will be launched!
More than 120 bug 🐛 and crash ⚡ fixes (among them the macOS tofu issue!) and over 20 updated languages await you:
The March #Inkscape challenge is to
DRAW SPRING 🌱
Express what Springtime means to you and what signs you see that tell you it's at your doorstep. Is it the first butterfly? Snow melting? Plants sprouting? Insects creeping around?
Come join us on the March Challenge page:
https://inkscape.org/forums/competitions/inkscape-challenge-march-2026/
The Oregon State University's Open Source Lab needs your help 🤝 !
We at #Inkscape rely on them for hosting our website 🌐 , mailing lists 📨 , mail servers 📮 and DNS ℹ️ .
They are also a host for many other open source projects - e.g. #Drupal, #Gentoo Linux, #Debian, #Fedora, #phpBB, #OpenID, #Buildroot/#Busybox, #Cinc, …
Please consider donating 💌 to them so they can keep their services running for all of us!
The January #Inkscape challenge is to
Interpolate!
Create a composition by exploring the Interpolate Between Paths extension and push this extension and your imagination to their limits.
Come join us on the January Challenge page:
https://inkscape.org/forums/competitions/inkscape-challenge-january-2026/
The December #Inkscape challenge is to
DRAW SPIRALS 🌀
Take the Spiral Tool for a spin!
Use the Spiral Tool to create a spiral or spirals as the dominant feature of your drawing.
Come join us on the December Challenge page:
https://inkscape.org/forums/competitions/inkscape-challenge-december-2025/
