CELYINSC  HELP...the Snow Leopard has killed Inkscape. i have loved Inkscape and iwas free. it did everything i needed it to do. Watching You Tube tutorials and self-teaching, and 10 hours later, Inkscape was super. It will not work with Mac Snow Leopard. I have download every new pre-release and nothing seems to correctly. Fonts are messed up, I can't cut and paste and when I save some something and pull it up in "Sure Cuts A Lot, it is an utter mess. If Inkscape can fix this problem, I will be in love again. If you have a PC, then go for it!!!! It is a great program....jut watch a lo of You Tube Tutorials to help you get started,  
(Version 0.47pre2.1)

MARK EVERITT  Updating to the latest XQuartz is a good idea for Inkscape.

http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki

I've had problems copying and pasting in Inkscape. It turns out that this is due to the X11 pasteboard integration. If you copy an object in Inkscape and paste it again, it will turn into a nasty raster image. The way to fix this is to turn off the pasteboard integration in the X11 preferences.  
(Version 0.47pre1)

VIRTUALTAOIST  I would also like to see this fantastic app running natively on Mac OS X, from what I have researched, progress is being made, but like alot of things in the Open Source Community it's going to take alot of time due to Mac OS X being still treated like a minority operating system compared to Windows, and most developers preferring to develop for their beloved Linux, yet they fail to realise that a huge amount of creative agency's and freelance digital artists/designers use Mac OS X. I hope work can be speeded up on the OS X native port of GTK+ as I would love to see this and GIMP running natively, if I had a shred of knowledge about programming I would help out, but sadly I don't, I'm just an artist :P, so come on software engineers! theres alot of creative people with no knowledge of programming out here needing you to get this working as soon as possible! and to stop treating our favourite platform like a second class citizen!  
(Version 0.47pre0)

MACUPDATED  X11 launches and nothing happens, I am running 10.5.7 with XQuartz 2.1.6.  
(Version 0.46.3)

LARRY IVERSON  This application is advanced enough to be effective yet simple enough for the average human. The only problem is that it doesn't run well with X-11 and I have the latest update.

When you scroll the app. lags so badly that some times I get lost in the "white zone". In other words if you scroll as if it was a native Mac application it will go hay wire! Then again GIMP for Mac works wonderful except the HUD's (other than the main project window) don't fit in the screen on a desktop monitor or a laptop. This is something I have come to expect with open source totally free software. I wonder if Adobe is paying the developers to but innocent bugs in the deal?! They obviously have the money for selling a 1GB App. for $400.00 dollars.  
(Version 0.46.3)

101KEYS  After spending an obscene amount of cash over the years for Photoshop and illustrator for the PC, I wanted to find an efficient and cost-effective drawing application for my new Macbook that would allow me to create quality comics and manga pages.

Enter Inkscape. This impressive freeware graphic tool is quick to learn and easy to use with results comparable to the two above mentioned applications. Whether using a mouse or a graphic tablet (which this app will allow you to control the tip pressure), the lines are fluid and clean. The calligraphy tool is outstanding, allowing you to easily product beautiful handwritten text, or with light tweaking, comic book quality characters.

With Inkscape you to draw in layers, use perspectives, import images, export, add brushes and use other features you would find in those other "expensive" programs. For the kids, there's a star stamp and spiral button for decorating drawings or photos.

Aside from getting use the tricky gradient and text features, Inkscape is a perfect powerful application for those who wish to draw and edit with professional results on a shoestring budget.  
(Version 0.46.3)

APPSCOUT  Well. Not so much poorly as, awkwardly.  
(Version 0.46.3)

APPSCOUT  Loads of features, and pleasant to look at. But, decidedly un-Mac-like.

Would this be able to be 'native' to the Mac? Without the palaver of X-11? or MacPort?

A NeoOffice to OOo, if you will.

Could Celtx be a model? Using HTML, XML, RDF and TXT?

It's time or money, right? But, any time that I contributed, would be time well wasted.

FWIW, is this a Linux app, the same way IE is a Win app? They just happen to run on the Mac? Poorly.  
(Version 0.46.3)

MARK EVERITT  I use this for producing research posters, and even our group logo. Very easy to use and intuitive! The best free vector graphic program there is, and it's available on windows and various linux too, so collaboration is nice and easy.  
(Version 0.46.3)

PLASTERPYRUS  Great Application! I would like to commend the Developers for continual support and for the "Tiger" platform and making new features available to us still using this platform.( GIMP has stopped developing for Tiger) So a big thanks.  
(Version 0.46.3)

ACB  'I have found Pattern along Path' from 'Generation from Path' does not work when working through the Inkscape tutorial after trying on Power PC and Intel Mac.  
(Version 0.45.1)

SANTAB  One of he best programs out there for OS X. Thanks to all the developers.  
(Version 0.45.1)

FREEBSD  This is an incredible program. Very intuitive in terms of mouse usage, copy paste functions, etc.

So far quite stable, creates beautiful scalable drawings.

I'd argue that it's already better for me than its major competitor for simple diagrams and figs.   
(Version 0.45.1)

THEE ALEX  Fantastic, free and easy to use.

Out performs what was Freehand.

Recommented  
(Version 0.45.1pr0)

DP-G4-450GUY  As a follow-up check, I re-installed 0.44x and it ran fine - so, either we've got an Intel-only build tagged as universal, or the system requirements are wrong, or 0.45-1 as posted has a bug (at least for Panther.)  
(Version 0.45-1)

JLENNON314  This is just an update saying that, according to the site, there is a unstable build of Inkscape native for OS X. It is not publicly available. To all of those who are interested in Inkscape, but are frustrated by the requirement of having X11, there IS a Native version in the future.  
(Version 0.44.1)

STORMWATCH  Inkscape did not run when I put it in another folder in the Applications folder; it'd just make X11 run, then close itself. But it worked fine when I put it right in the Applications folder.

(are all X11-dependent apps like that?)  
(Version 0.44)

HANDYMAC  For non-tech Mac users who may be mystified by the X11 requirement: X11 is a windowing environment which allows OS X to run a multitude of GUI applications available for Unix-based systems (of which OS X is one), including such excellent open-source apps as Inkscape, OpenOffice, GIMP, and others. See FreeSMUG for more examples and information.

X11 is an Optional Install on 10.4 (Tiger) Install Discs; see How to install X11 on OS X 10.4 (Tiger).  
(Version 0.44)

DP-G4-450GUY  It would be nice to have some notes about what this update entails.

The Release Notes (linked above) have not been updated since 0.43 was issued - and there have been three (incremental) updates to 0.43 since that time.

Developer(s) please address.  
(Version 0.43.4)

XWIZBT  Excellent. There's always room for improvement, and X11 always has some drawbacks for the hardened OS X user, but overall I can't complain. This is stunning stuff... and hey - it's free!  
(Version 0.43.2)

STERNHAMMER  I have no idea what X11 is and nor do I care but this software requires me to install it, apparently. (Why this is not listed under "Requirements" I don't know.) I say apparently because I have gone to the trouble of installing "X11SDK.pkg" from my Tiger install disc but Inkscape still still asks for it. No doubt I'm doing something wrong, something that any programmer could tell me, but that's not my point: I don't think the developer has made clear the technical knowledge or basis for the use of this software. Ideally it should all happen in the background: this is, after all, a Macintosh application!

I'm sorry to be somewhat negative because I'm sure the developer is dedicated and talented but perhaps Inkscape isn't quite ready to be unleashed amongst ignorant people like me.  
(Version 0.43.2)

ANONYMOUS  RELEASE NOTES -

Many OS X users have reported being unable to open SVG files using the open dialog in Inkscape 0.43. It has been fixed in an updated package, Inkscape-0.43-2.dmg  
(Version 0.43.2)

ANONYMOUS  Great software.

But I do not understand how to import EPS or PS files. Any idea ?  
(Version 0.43.2)

ERIC   Inkscape works fine for my system. 800mhz iMac with 10.3.9, though... like most X11 based programs it is rather slow to start up.  
(Version 0.42.2)

ANONYMOUS  In regards to the program not loading and "Inkscape" menu being the only menu available: Let the program load.

X11 based programs take more time to load.

Give it at least a 3 minute wait.

I had hoped it would be able to read .ai files, seeing as that's what I'll need it for.  
(Version 0.42.2)

NETKAT  Inkscape is a SERIOUS illustration application. It may not have all the latest toys you find in Illustrator, but all of the basics are there, plus some advanced features. If you are looking for a serious, free drawing tool, this is it. I look forward to the possibility that Inkscape may run someday natively in OS X and support pressure in my Mac Wacom tablet driver, but until then, I'm a happy guy!  
(Version 0.42.2)

ANONYMOUS  program loads, works fine for me on 10.4.2  
(Version 0.42.2)

ANONYMOUS  Absolutely useless. X11 and Inkscape launch, but Inkscape has no menus except the app menu. Great...I can quit Inkscape. Woohoo! That's all it does.  
(Version 0.42.2)

ANONYMOUS  I previously had this installed through fink and it worked fine. This version, however, doesn't seem to do anything except open X11. Am I missing something? Is there another configuration step I might have missed?  
(Version 0.42.2)

JASON  This is a great program, with some features i don't think i've found in Illustrator and freehand (such as the really powerful cloning tool, and the amazing bitmap trace tool).

It was great, at least, the first time that it ran, but now it won't anymore...

The first time, i double clicked the app, it opened x11, and then sat there for ages, i went off to do something else and when i came back it was working! Had some fun.

But the next time i tried it, it opens up x11, sits there for about 5 seconds and then inkscape quits. WHAT?!?

it worked the first time... Whats wrong?

I can't wait till this works reliably. Maybe it won't replace Illustrator or freehand, but I think just in the different way it goes about things, plus those different features, it works well WITH them. Especially for those who can't afford the other two pro apps, this is a highly competant replacement.  
(Version 0.42.2)

KIM HOLBURN  This runs but most of the tool icons appear to be blank. I can move the mouse pointer over them the the tool tip shows up but no icon.  
(Version 0.42.2)

RIANNON VELA-SMITHERS  Shouldn't it be noted on the requirements above this needs X11 to run? That's why the previous guys didn't even get it to launch. So if you're not comfortable with X11 on your machine, forget about this.  
(Version 0.42.2)

NONA MOOSE  Have the same happen on my Mac as previous poster. Altho' it does start up X11. I thought this was Mac native.

Anyway, I'm eager to try again later.  
(Version 0.42)

ANONYMOUS  I'd like to try it but it just appears briefly in the menubar (just the title of the app appears) and then...

nothing.

Oh well, I can wait for the next release.  
(Version 0.42)

ANONYMOUS  It is free and powerful. Easy to use. Works very well on my G4, not slower than Illustrator. A must have.  
(Version 0.42)

J MICHAEL PINC   Though it definitely shows that its early in the development stage, it has alot of potential. The interface is a little clunky, but that's just cosmetics. All the tools did what I expected them to do and as a veteran FreeHand user I encountered no surprises. If you don't have access to FreeHand, Illustrator or CorelDraw, this will definitely suit your vector graphic needs. Still has a ways to go to measure up to the professional packages, but I have no doubt that given time it should catch up.  
(Version 0.42)

ALFREDO  It works.

Loads quickly, is stable, interface simple. All that is lacking is talent. That must be supplied by the user.

I'm sure it is lacking some "must have" features for the pros, but it is free and suitable for everyday use. I have not even started to learn this app, but I can see it will come in handy for designing elements for my posters and icons for my site.

Give it a try.   
(Version 0.42)