Inscape (‎‎‎‎) Mac OS

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If you downloaded the latest version of Inkscape >= 1.0, maybe you have experienced heavy lags while using it.

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I have a somewhat beefy Mac with an 4 Ghz Intel Core i7, 32 Gb of RAM. And even there it lags. I haven't tried it on my Mac Book but I can only guess that it will lag considerably hard.

How to detect

Inkscape fails to start on macos 10.13 (high sierra) so I finally got around to update my mac with the new os version. Well I had to update a few programs but it seems inkscape is the only one that does not start. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Similar to Adobe Illustrator, Inscape is also an open source vector illustrations based photo editor. It is a free vector graphics editor that is available in C with gtkmm, Python and operates on FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS, Windows platforms. This tool is licensed as per GPLv3+ licensing and is available in 90 languages.

Just draw a circle, rectangle whatever try to move it it will lag. First I thought it must be that my machine is running at a limit, but no. Using htop it shows only 10% CPU usage overall. But in Inkscape when drawing or moving rectangles it caps at 100% single core usage.

How I fixed it

  • Open up your Display Setting
  • Go to the Tab 'Color'
  • Change your current profile to sRGB.

I had those problems in Mac OS X Mojave with the latest Inkscape Version downloaded from their website: 1.0.1 (c497b03c, 2020-09-10)

The Problem exists since version 1.0. Maybe they fixed it already :) But they can fix it faster if you support Inkscape:

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TL;DR

  • Inkscape can lag when running on Mac OS X
  • A fix is not available yet, but downloading the newest version is always a good idea :)
  • How to detect: Easy it just lags you will feel it, even when drawing simple shapes.
  • How to fix: Go to your display settings, then change the color profile to sRGB.
Inscape (‎‎‎‎) Mac OS

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The current version of Inkscape can be installed on computers running macOSversion 10.11 or newer.

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If you are on macOS 10.7 - 10.10, you need to install the older Inkscape 0.92.2(from 2017) using the separate instructions below.Inkscape is also available for Mac users who prefer to work with the Homebrewand MacPorts environments.

Installing Inkscape on macOS 10.11 and newer¶

This is the recommended method for most Mac users to install Inkscape. Itinstalls the current version of Inkscape and requires that your computer isrunning macOS version 10.11 or newer.

  1. Using a web browser, go to theInkscape downloads page.

  2. Click the box labelled macOS (10.11-10.15) todownload the Inkscape disk image (DMG) file.

  3. Once the download has finished, open your Downloads folder in theFinder.You can open this folder by selectingGo ‣ Downloads from themenu bar in the Finder. Double-click the Inkscape DMG file to open it.

  4. Click and drag the Inkscape icon to the Applications icon asinstructed in this window. This will install Inkscape on your Mac.

  5. Open Inkscape by double-clicking its icon in the Applicationsfolder.You can open the Applications folder by selectingGo ‣ Applications from the menu bar in the Finder.

Installing Inkscape on OS X 10.7 - 10.10¶

If you have an older Mac running OS X version 10.7 - 10.10, you can stillinstall an older version of Inkscape, v 0.92. As part of this process, you willfirst install a helper program called XQuartz and then Inkscape 0.92itself.

Step 1: Install XQuartz¶

  1. Using a web browser, go to the XQuartz websiteand click the XQuartz DMG icon to download it.

  2. Once the download has finished, open your Downloads folder in theFinder.You can open this folder by selecting Go ‣ Downloads from the menu bar in the Finder. Double-click the XQuartz.dmg file to open it.

  3. A new window will appear. Double-click the XQuartz.pkg icon to launch theXQuartz installer. Follow the steps and instructions in installer to finish installing XQuartz.

  4. Restart, shut down, or log out of your Mac before proceeding to the next step.

Step 2: Install Inkscape¶

  1. Using a web browser, go to theInkscape 0.92.2 downloads page.

  2. Click the box labelled Mac OS X 10.7 Installer (xquartz) todownload the DMG file, which contains the installer.

  3. Once the download has finished, open your Downloads folder in the Finder.Once again, you can open this folder by selectingGo ‣ Downloads from themenu bar in the Finder. Double-click the Inkscape DMG file to open it.

  4. Click and drag the Inkscape icon to the Applications icon asinstructed in this window. This will install Inkscape on your Mac.

Step 3: Setting Up Inkscape¶

  1. Open Inkscape by double-clicking its icon in the Applicationsfolder.You can open the Applications folder by selectingGo ‣ Applications from the menu bar in the Finder.

  2. Click OK in this window, which appears the first time Inkscape isopened. Wait for Inkscape to open. This might take a few minutes, sinceInkscape is scanning all the font files in your system. The next time youopen Inkscape, it will not take nearly as long to show up.

  3. Once Inkscape does open, its interface will appear inside XQuartz. WhenInkscape is running, you will see the name “Inkscape” in the title bar ofyour window, but the menu bar will show the name “XQuartz” .

  4. With Inkscape open, select the XQuartz preferences by selectingXQuartz ‣ Preferences… from the menu bar.

  5. Click the Input tab, and configure its settings as shown here.

  6. Click the Pasteboard tab, and configure its settings as shown here.

  7. Close Preferences. You are now ready to use Inkscape.

Note that when using Inkscape version 0.92 with XQuartz, its keyboard shortcutsuse the control key, rather than the usual command key.

Homebrew and MacPorts¶

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In addition to the preceding “standard” methods of installing Inkscape, you canalso build Inkscape on your Mac using Homebrew or MacPorts. These methods areintended for users who prefer these environments; most users should use therecommended methods above. You will need to be familiar with the macOS terminaland you may need to install Xcode and its command line developertools in order to use these methods. Depending on the type of Inkscape build,you may also need XQuartz.

Using Homebrew¶

  1. Install Homebrew, using the instructions at the main Homebrew site.
  2. See the Homebrew instructions for Inkscape 0.92.2 for the specificHomebrew formula to use.

Using MacPorts¶

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  1. Install MacPorts. Read the guideon how to do so, since there are different methods and requirementsdepending on your operating system version.
  2. See the MacPorts instructions for Inkscape 0.92.2 forthe specific MacPorts installation commands to use.