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[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I freaking love Inkscape. I've been using Adobe Illustrator since the 90s, when the TPM requirement for Windows 11 was announced I immediately started distrohopping. I had to switch to Inkscape to keep doing my job and still be able to switch to Linux. In about a week I was as fast and good as on illustrator.

Truly amazing piece of software.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's pretty amazing to hear (alright alright, "read"). Congratz on the switch to Linux as well.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

About two years now, fully Linux based home.

  • 2 android phones
  • 2 android tablets
  • Homelab running Proxmox VE
  • 2 desktop PCs running bazzite
  • 1 HTPC running bazzite connected to our living room TV
  • 2 Laptops running Aurora

Rock solid, no problems, no maintenance whatsoever. My family doesn't need me to use any device.

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

This story needs to go to the haters.

[–] Sauvandu60@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago

Inkscape is a great vector graphics editor. I sometimes use it as an alternative to Adobe Illustrator, especially when I need a free, open-source solution or when working on simpler projects.

While Illustrator has more advanced features, Inkscape is surprisingly capable for many design tasks and it runs well on lower-end hardware. For anyone who doesn't want to pay for an Adobe subscription, Inkscape is definitely worth trying.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 7 points 5 days ago

Inkscape is peak FOSS software as it is actually feels ergonomic to use without requiring a PHD in it

Wanna do something? There’s an icon for it in the toolbar!

No weird paradigms, no attempt at trying to reinvent a better wheel, it just works!

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I use Inkscape as infinite canvas for brainstorming and it's awesome. The performance is so much better than any other tool I've tried too

[–] robotleigh@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

inkscape and i bump heads but i'm so grateful to all the people working on this. also interested in learning more about this big 1.5 release.

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

This update is needed and I hope it works. I have experienced many crashes over my relatively short experience with it over the last couple of weeks. Although Inkscape is really great software vector images are really cool.

[–] libre_warrior@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

I have tried to use gimp for a while and it still feels backwards, but inkscape just gives such a great first impression! Feels so intuitive.