Inkscape Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 7.5 out of 10

Score

7.5 out of 10

Community insights

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Pros

Cost-effective alternative to expensive software: Users appreciate that Inkscape is a free and open-source software, allowing them to use it without any financial investment. Some users mention that Inkscape offers similar capabilities to expensive software like Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw but at no cost, making it a cost-effective alternative. Users also find Inkscape accessible and appealing to small companies and freelance designers.

Simple and easy-to-use interface: Users find Inkscape to be a simple and easy-to-use vector graphics program, especially for beginners in graphic design. They appreciate its user-friendly interface, which is intuitive and easy to navigate. Some users compare it to Windows Paint, finding it familiar and easy to learn. Many users mention that Inkscape's simplicity and ease of learning make it worth the time and effort, especially considering it is a free software.

Ability to create vector graphics: Users praise Inkscape's ability to create vector graphics easily. They mention using it for various design tasks such as designing flat icons for websites and desktop applications, creating logos, catalogs, business cards, and other graphics. Some users also appreciate Inkscape's ability to convert pixel-based images into scalable graphics seamlessly. Features like node editing and object grouping allow users to easily edit vectors and make changes to existing shapes efficiently.

Reviews

6 Reviews

User Friendly.

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

January 6, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I do a lot of laser engraving for promotional products for our company. I can use Inkscape to convert illustrations to a usable format for my engraver. I've tried other products, but this is the most "user-friendly." It is very user-friendly compared to other products.

Pros

Convert PDFs
Provide higher resolution to images.
Provide easy-to-use fonts.

Cons

If an image is too high-quality, the program occasionally locks up.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is hard for me to say when Inkscape would not be a good fit because of my use. I have referred people to those who provide promotional products as well as those who need to utilize their artwork and have it converted to a format such as Inkscape.

CORINE OHARA

Attorney in Legal at CorEtt Builders Corp. (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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Ultimate Freedom of Design, modest learning curve.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 2, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Inkscape for all kinds of graphic design tasks. From thumbnail design for our YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn videos, to Logo conceptualization and Design. The tool is feature rich and powerful enough to realize just about all our graphic design ideas while not being too complex to use by a novice.

Pros

Creating mockups using all kinds of graphic elements together.
Creating Video thumbnails and thumbnail templates.
Online 'how to' resources help a great deal.

Cons

Background removal is a bit time consuming
Finetuning the color grading of an image
It takes some time to find the right image filter, perhaps an example per filer would help you choose the appropriate one.

Likelihood to Recommend

For most image manipulation or graphic design tasks. Also when using text in combination with graphics. Inkscape has awesome text manipulation functionality that is relatively easy to use. As the user, you have loads of freedom which is sometimes empowering and sometime overwhelming. In this same light, the tool is not always as intuitive as other graphic design tools but there is a large online community with loads of "how to" videos to guide you.

Louis Schietekat

Managing Director in Information Technology at IP Braai (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

6 years of experience

Inkscape - the ideal solution for small startup businesses with limited resources for graphic illustrations.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

November 30, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Drawing prototype devices and illustrations for products.

Pros

much like adobe illustrator
runs fast on my old workstation
donation based
very easy setup guide on startup
nice set of useful templates

Cons

startup screen could use close/minimize buttons

Likelihood to Recommend

It runs fast, has enough features to get any illustration accomplished at a high level, and is free. Inkscape can import from almost all illustration formats, and export to many, including DXF.

David Edell

President in Manufacturing at Bay Armour, LLC (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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Inkscape is the standard if you want a product for free that can produce high quality vector based graphics with

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

August 8, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Inkscape is used in my organisation within the IT services department and external relations department. Specifically I use Inkscape to create vector / SVG logos for our corporate and scientific systems. Inkscape addresses the need to be able to create vector based graphics for branding, allowing corporate and scientific systems (including externally accessible ones) to display SVG logos and branding so that they look professional due to perfect rendering.

Pros

Creates excellent vector based graphics
Quite easy to use
Free
Open-source
Limitless potential with what you can create
Available on all major operating systems

Cons

Can be tricky to get the hang of at first
UI is not always naturally intuitive but generally it is good
May require reading documentation and watching tutorials to skill up before using it efficiently

Likelihood to Recommend

Inkscape is an excellent free product and its main focus is the creation of vector based graphics - it does this exceptionally well. You can produce high quality SVG graphics for branding (or any other use really) but you will have to put in some effort and research the product a bit to be able to get use it efficiently and get the most out of it. If you are looking to work on raster based graphics, GIMP is a better option.

Verified User

Professional in Corporate (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

6 years of experience

Best free graphic designing software to start your career

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

May 14, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Inkscape is used most of the time by our Social Media department to create social media posts and also to create mock-ups for our products.

Inkscape has helped us solve a budget issue, considering that Inkscape is totally free and open-source, this is a great service for small companies like ours and also for freelancers.

We always try to use Inkscape instead of other paid software to reduce our budget, also considering the fact that Inkscape offers many features and tools that can keep up with paid software also.

Pros

Many features, and easily accessible tools.
The keyboard shortcuts are very simple and efficient to use.
Open-source, so there are features to change the theme of the interface and make your workspace look cooler.

Cons

A few tools and features that can be found in other software are not available in Inkscape.
Inkscape cannot edit .eps files, which are a widely known file format that is used by all designers.
Inkscape doesn't support multiple artboard exports

Likelihood to Recommend

I would 100% recommend Inkscape to anyone starting out with graphic design or illustration, as it isn't that difficult to get the hang of on the first day of using it. I am not recommending Inkscape for beginners alone, even experts in the field can use Inkscape professionally as it cuts of the expense of needing to buy a paid graphic design software which provides almost the same features.

Inkscape is also great for beginners because it can be treated like a stepping stone to move onto a paid graphic designing software like Adobe Illustrator, so Inkscape can be used to test the waters before making the leap.

Inkscape and Illustrator are almost the same so there wont be any difficulty in switching later on.

Musab Nismy

Founder in Sales at Hatware (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

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Best free graphic designing software to start your career

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

May 14, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Inkscape is used most of the time by our Social Media department to create social media posts and also to create mock-ups for our products.

Inkscape has helped us solve a budget issue, considering that Inkscape is totally free and open-source, this is a great service for small companies like ours and also for freelancers.

We always try to use Inkscape instead of other paid software to reduce our budget, also considering the fact that Inkscape offers many features and tools that can keep up with paid software also.

Pros

Many features, and easily accessible tools.
The keyboard shortcuts are very simple and efficient to use.
Open-source, so there are features to change the theme of the interface and make your workspace look cooler.

Cons

A few tools and features that can be found in other software are not available in Inkscape.
Inkscape cannot edit .eps files, which are a widely known file format that is used by all designers.
Inkscape doesn't support multiple artboard exports

Likelihood to Recommend

Inkscape and Illustrator are almost the same so there wont be any difficulty in switching later on.

Musab Nismy

Founder in Sales at Hatware (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience