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| May 12 2025 |
Inkscape
Maintenance and bugfix release with some new minor features
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| April 8 2025 | Openclipart service was permanently shut down, ending its run as an online repository of free-content vector clip art. |
| November 18 2023 |
Inkscape
Maintenance and bugfix release dedicated to Inkscape's 20th anniversary
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| July 2023 |
Inkscape
It's FOSS reviewed Inkscape's 1.3 release, emphasizing improvements in user workflow efficiency and positioning it as a stronger alternative to Adobe Illustrator.
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| July 23 2023 |
Inkscape
Added new tools for shape building, pattern editor, document resources, page margin and bleed. Reintroduced Search feature and improved various editing tools
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| March 8 2023 |
SVG
The latest draft of SVG 2 was released, continuing the development and refinement of the SVG specification.
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| May 16 2022 |
Inkscape
Introduced New Page tool, merged Layers and Objects dialog, improved gradient editor, and enhanced export capabilities
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| May 24 2021 |
Inkscape
Made significant changes in core and GUI, with only Python 3 extensions supported and improved live path effects
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| 2020 |
SVG
ThorVG (Thor Vector Graphics) is introduced as a lightweight SVG rendering library for systems.
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| July 29 2020 |
SVG
SVG Tiny 1.2 Portable/Secure (SVG Tiny P/S) was introduced as an IETF draft standard, designed as a more secure subset of SVG Tiny 1.2.
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| May 2020 | The site's search feature was restored after the previous DDoS attack disruption. |
| May 2020 | OpenClipart's Twitter account announced the re-enabling of the site's search feature. |
| May 4 2020 |
Inkscape
Transitioned to GTK3 and Python 3, added customizable themes, improved HiDPI screen support, and added native support for MacOS 10.10–10.15 Catalina
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| January 2020 |
Inkscape
TechRadar reviewed Inkscape, giving it a positive four-star rating and highlighting its wide range of editing tools and file format support, while noting potential processing speed limitations.
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| December 25 2019 | Site updated with a statement that OpenClipart was being 'gifted to the community', and new files could be uploaded to the library again. |
| April 2019 | Openclipart website was brought down by a reported Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, though partial library access remained available through mirror sites. |
| April 19 2019 | OpenClipart site was taken offline, initially reported as a DDoS attack. Jon Philips, a site founder, appeared to be a victim of identity theft. Site redirected to a page requesting donations for 'protection'. |
| February 2019 |
Inkscape
PC Magazine published a mixed review of Inkscape, rating the application three out of five stars, critiquing its interface and interoperability while praising its custom filters and extensions.
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| 2017 |
SVG animation
Safari web browser added support for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) animations in SVG.
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| 2016 |
SVG animation
Google Chrome added support for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) animations in SVG.
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| September 15 2016 |
SVG
SVG 2 reached the Candidate Recommendation stage, introducing new features from HTML5 and Web Open Font Format (WOFF).
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| January 30 2015 |
Inkscape
Switched from libnr to Cairo rendering library, significantly improving rendering speed. Added Measure tool, new import/export formats, grayscale mode, and Symbol library support
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| 2012 |
Inkscape
InfoWorld awarded Inkscape in its Best of Open Source Software Awards, recognizing it as one of the best open-source desktop applications for its typographic controls and XML text editing capabilities.
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| 2011 |
SVG animation
Mozilla Firefox added support for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) animations in SVG.
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| August 16 2011 |
SVG
SVG 1.1 Second Edition was released, incorporating all previous errata and clarifications without adding new features.
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