Release notes/1.4.4

2026-04-04T17:53:51Z

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== Changes and Bug Fixes ==

'''Definitely not released yet.'''

=== Highlights===

Inkscape 1.4.4 is 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 comes with '''26 updated translations'''.

For the first time, we also provide '''packages for Windows on Arm'''.

Like 1.4.3 is also 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 ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7608 MR #7608]).

''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 <code>svg:view</code> element, which is standardized and can work in other SVG viewers, too. Find more information about this in [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7525 MR #7525].''

=== Crash Fixes ===

Fixed a crash …

* … '''trying to start Inkscape''' when there are two entries for the same file in the list of recently used files ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6002 Bug 6002], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7750 MR #7750])
* … ''' trying to start Inkscape on Windows''', when two recently opened files are in the same folder on different drives ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6028 Bug #6028], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7754 MR #7754])
* … when '''starting Inkscape with a graphics tablet''' plugged in ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7665 MR #7665], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5618 Bug #5618])
* … when '''creating a new page''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5904 Bug #5904], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7417 MR #7417])
* … when '''undoing the creation of a new document page''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7787 MR #7787], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6060 Bug #6060])
* … when '''closing the Unicode Characters''' dialog ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6014 Bug #6014], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7853])
* … when '''trying to open some specific PDF files''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7690], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6021 Bug #6021])
* … when '''trying to open an SVG file with broken markers''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6040 Bug #6040], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7768 MR #7768])
* … when '''opening or closing certain SVG files''' with the Export dialog open ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5141 Bug #5141], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7139 MR #7139])
* … when '''trying to open an SVG file with a broken Rotate Copies Live Path Effect''' created with Inkscape older than version 1.2 ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5991 Bug #5991], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7782 MR #7782])
* … when setting the '''width or height''' field of an '''imported raster image''' with locked width/height ratio '''to zero or no value''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5428 Bug #5428], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7139 MR #7139])
* … when using the '''Tweak tool''' with an empty text object in the selection ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5918 Bug #5918], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7474 MR #7474])
* … when using the XML editor to delete the path data ('d') of a connector created with the '''Connector Tool''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7772 MR #7772])
* … when trying to undo a line created with the '''Connector Tool''' under certain circumstances ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5949 Bug #5949], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7510 MR #7510])
* … when trying to use the '''Connector Tool''' to connect two objects that overlap ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5314 Bug #5314], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7535 MR #7535])
* … when '''selecting an object with the PowerStroke Live Path Effect''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7723 MR #7723], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5997 Bug #5997])
* … when '''trying to apply the Corners LPE to a group''' (which isn't possible) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5984 Bug #5984], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7845 MR #7845])
* … when '''trying to edit a gradient''' after removing one of its stops by using the XML Editor ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/1299 Bug #1299], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7532 MR #7532])
* … when '''trying to use Break Apart''' with certain complex paths ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7800 MR #7800], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6067 Bug #6067])
* … when trying to '''trace a raster image with the maximum number of traces''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5475 Bug #5475], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7880 MR #7880])

=== General User Interface ===

==== Canvas ====

* When using the '''Layers and Objects''' dialog to move objects between groups, the '''bounding boxes''' on the canvas will now show the '''correct size and position''' again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7704 MR #7704], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/5996 Bug #5996])
* '''Text''' messages that are (temporarily) displayed on the canvas, such as snapping messages, page names or measurements, '''no longer look like little boxes for non-Latin script'''s ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/1707 Bug #1707], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7850 MR #7850]).
* When '''zooming''' in on a document with lots of paths, Inkscape is much faster now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6110 Bug #6110], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7876 MR #7876]).

==== General ====

* '''Graphics''' that contain the version number (1.4.4) have been '''updated for the new release''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7855]).

==== Clipping ====

* Releasing an '''Inverse Clip''' (Live Path Effect) will no longer leave the clip path invisible ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5966 Bug #5966], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7521 MR #7521]).

==== Copy / Paste ====

* '''Copy-pasting large numbers of objects with gradients''' is faster now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/2403 Bug #2403], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7856 MR #7856]).
* When '''copying something to the clipboard''', Inkscape could randomly be very slow with some clipboard manager constellations / PovRay being used, and content pasted could sometimes be in the wrong format ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7858 MR #7858]).

=== Dialogs ===

==== Fill and Stroke Dialog ====

* Holding the plus/minus buttons of a '''color slider''' or typing a color in the text field '''no longer creates an entry in the undo history for each step''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7854 MR #7854])

==== Layers and Objects Dialog ====

* Opening the dialog with '''many objects''' selected is '''much faster''' now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/4934 Bug #4934], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7802 MR #7802]).
* '''Up / Down arrow keys''' can be used to move around between objects again ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/work_items/10033 Bug# 10033], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7817 MR #7817]).
* Using Inkscape in a language that is written from right to left ('''RTL'''), it is now possible again to '''expand sections''' in the Objects dialog ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7825 MR #7825]).
* Changing an object's '''opacity''' in this dialog now affects what is saved in ''''last used style'''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/5811 Bug #5811], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7689]).

==== Object Properties Dialog ====

* '''Selecting paths''' with the Object Properties dialog open is '''faster''' now ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6019], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7843 MR #7843, not merged directly, but cherry-picked]).

==== Preferences Dialog ====

* Label and tool tips for '''node deletion algorithm choices have been clarified''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7819 MR #7819]).

==== Welcome Dialog ====

* Welcome Dialog contents '''no longer multiplies''' when you open new Inkscape windows with the dialog open ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5838 Bug #5838], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7824]).

=== Tools ===

==== Gradient Tool ====

* Editing gradients with the Gradient Tool is '''faster''' now, because Inkscape doesn't continuously update the tool controls bar anymore ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/4104 Bug #4104], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7811 MR #7811]).

==== Star / Polygon Tool ====

* A new button in the tool controls allows you to '''rotate the selected star or polygon into an upright position''', so it will stand on two spikes (star) or on one edge (polygon) ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7851 MR #7851]).

==== Text Tool ====

* NOT CONFIRMED (https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7844#note_3242262708): The '''cursor no longer blinks''' when the text is '''not currently in focus''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7844 MR #7844]).
* '''Justified text now flows more correctly''' when it contains fixed-width whitespace ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7479 MR #7479]).
* '''Text rendering''' now respects the '''language metadata''' (<code>xml:lang</code>)for each <code>tspan</code> separately, instead of using the last <code>tspan</code>'s language setting for the whole text ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7634 MR #7634]).

=== Keyboard Shortcuts ===

* It is now possible to set a keyboard shortcut for '''Paste on age''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7764 MR #7764]).

=== Palettes ===

* The '''color palette for Elementary OS''' has been added ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7636 MR #7636]).

=== Templates ===

* The numbers in the schema drawing for the '''US zine template''' now '''match the description text''' ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7762 MR #7762]).

=== Command Line ===

* The <code>--help</code> command '''no longer displays unrelated translation file contents''' along with the actual information ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7560]).
* '''Removed a warning''' that was printed when opening a file which contained a link to an internet address ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/5784 Bug #5784], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7625 MR #7625]).

=== Extensions ===

==== General Extension Fixes ====

==== Extension Development ====

=== Linux-specific Fixes ===

=== Windows-specific Fixes ===

* Inkscape built for Windows on ARM no longer opens in a terminal window ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7814 MR #7814]).
* Building Inkscape with <code>clang</code> on Windows is easier now as the setup script now includes <code>llvm-openmp</code> ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7814 MR #7814]).

=== MacOS-specific Fixes ===

=== Improvements for Development / Deployment / Testing ===

* <code>libuemf</code> is now a '''submodule''', which makes switching between Inkscape branches during development easier ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7787 MR #7787]).
* Building Inkscape with '''GCC 16''' no longer fails ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7722 MR #7722]).
* Building Inkscape will work with <code>libpoppler</code> up to version 26.04 ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7814 MR #7814], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7890 MR #7890]).

== 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 [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15523 CVE-2025-15523]. Learn more about it [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6047 in our bug tracker].

* On '''Windows''', long page names overflow the box on the canvas and leave artifacts ([https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/6121 Bug #6121], [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/7895] MR 7895 (in progress)).

* 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 Bug #6013], [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/issues/7662 Upstream Gtk issue]).

More known issues can be found [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues?sort=created_date&state=opened&first_page_size=100 on GitLab].

== Translations ==

The following user interface translations received updates (as of April 21):

* Basque
* Brazilian Portuguese
* Bulgarian
* Croatian
* Dutch
* Finnish
* French
* German
* Hebrew
* Hungarian
* Italian
* Latvian
* Polish
* Portuguese
* Romanian
* Russian
* Simplified Chinese
* Slovenian
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Traditional Chinese
* Ukrainian
* Vietnamese

=== Contributing to interface translations ===

Want to help with translations? [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/translations Learn how to help!]

== Documentation ==

Weblate is now being used to translate tutorials, man page and keyboard shortcuts, but still needs some finetuning.

The following documentation translations received updates:

* Basque
* Brazilian Portuguese
* Croatian
* Dutch
* French
* German
* Italian
* Polish
* Portuguese
* Russian
* Slovenian
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Vietnamese

=== Contributing to documentation and documentation translation ===

Contributions to the documentation translations, as well as improvements to its contents, are welcome at [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape-docs/documentation the inkscape-docs repository].

== Other releases ==

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