Inkscape for Mac

Inkscape, developed by Inkscape, is a free graphic design app available for Windows and Mac.

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Title

Inkscape

Requirements

Windows
Mac

Language

Czech

Available languages

Czech
German
Spanish
French
Italian
Japanese
Dutch

License

Free

Latest update

2025-11-21

Author

Inkscape

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