INKSCAPE(1) Inkscape Commands Manual INKSCAPE(1) (NAME) Inkscape - (SVG). (SYNOPSIS) "inkscape [options] [filename_1 filename_2 ...]" : -?, --help --help-all --help-gapplication --help-gtk -V, --version --debug-info --system-data-directory --user-data-directory -p, --pipe -n, --pages=PAGE[,PAGE] --pdf-poppler --convert-dpi-method=METHOD --no-convert-text-baseline-spacing -o, --export-filename=FILENAME --export-overwrite --export-type=TYPE[,TYPE]* --export-extension=EXTENSION-ID -C, --export-area-page -D, --export-area-drawing -a, --export-area=x0:y0:x1:y1 --export-area-snap -d, --export-dpi=DPI -w, --export-width=WIDTH -h, --export-height=HEIGHT --export-margin=MARGIN --export-page=all|n[,a-b] -i, --export-id=OBJECT-ID[;OBJECT-ID]* -j, --export-id-only -l, --export-plain-svg --export-png-color-mode=COLORMODE --export-png-compression=LEVEL --export-png-antialias=LEVEL --export-png-use-dithering=BOOLEAN --export-ps-level=LEVEL --export-pdf-version=VERSION -T, --export-text-to-path --export-latex --export-ignore-filters -t, --export-use-hints -b, --export-background=COLOR -y, --export-background-opacity=VALUE -I, --query-id=OBJECT-ID[,OBJECT-ID]* -S, --query-all -X, --query-x -Y, --query-y -W, --query-width -H, --query-height --vacuum-defs --select=OBJECT-ID[,OBJECT-ID]* --actions=ACTION(:ARG)[;ACTION(:ARG)]* --action-list --actions-file=FILENAME -g, --with-gui -q, --active-window --display=DISPLAY --app-id-tag=TAG --batch-process --shell Inkscape . . () () . Inkscape SVG . GNOME GNOME . SVG W3C XML . . (stroke) `style' . SVG text/xml SVG . Inkscape SVG SVG . (OPTIONS) -?, --help . --help-all . --help-gapplication GApplication. --help-gtk +GTK. -V, --version Inkscape . --debug-info Inkscape . Inkscape . --system-data-directory Inkscape . Inkscape ( ) ( ) ( SVG ). Inkscape INKSCAPE_DATADIR . --user-data-directory . ( ) . ( ) . INKSCAPE_PROFILE_DIR . -p, --pipe (stdin). --pages=PAGE PDF SVG . --pdf-page Inkscape . --pdf-poppler Inkscape PDF ( poppler) . . () . (poppler cairo) --pdf-poppler . . . . --convert-dpi-method=METHOD ( .) 90 DPI 96 DPI . : "none" ( ) "scale-viewbox" ( ) "scale-document" ( ). --no-convert-text-baseline-spacing ( .) . 0.92 Inkscape CSS 'line-height' . Inkscape 0.92 . . -o, --export-filename=FILENAME . . --export-type ( ) . . "-" Inkscape (stdout) . --export-overwrite . --export-type=TYPE[,TYPE]* . : svg png ps eps pdf emf wmf . . PostScript SVG () . . --export-area-drawing . PDF SVG . --export-extension=EXTENSION-ID . --export-filename --export-type . --export-type . -C, --export-area-page SVG PNG PDF PS . SVG PNG PDF PS --export-id . EPS . -D, --export-area-drawing SVG PNG PDF PS EPS ( ) (bounding box) ( --export-id). . EPS . PNG --export-use-hints . -a x0:y0:x1:y1, --export-area=x0:y0:x1:y1 PNG (1/96 ) . . (0,0) . --export-area-snap PNG px (snap). 96 dpi (antialiasing) ( --export-id --export-area-drawing) . -d DPI, --export-dpi=DPI PNG. PS EPS PDF ( --export-ignore-filters ). 96 dpi SVG (px <> ) (bitmap) . --export-use-hints DPI . -w WIDTH, --export-width=WIDTH . --export-dpi ( DPI --export-use-hints) . -h HEIGHT, --export-height=HEIGHT . --export-dpi ( DPI --export-use-hints) . --export-margin=MARGIN . ( SVG) ( PS/PDF) . . -i ID, --export-page=all|n[,a-b]* . . . 'all' ..IP "-i ID, --export-id=OBJECT-ID[;OBJECT-ID]*" 8 PNG PS EPS PDF SVG id ( ) . (bounding box) --export-area ( PNG) --export-area-page . - (semicolon) . : [input_filename]_[ID].[export_type] -j, --export-id-only PNG PS EPS PDF SVG (id) --export-id . . --export-id . -l, --export-plain-svg () SVG sodipodi: inkscape: RDF. --export-filename . --export-png-color-mode=COLORMODE ( ) (Gray_1/Gray_2/Gray_4/Gray_8/Gray_16/RGB_8/RGB_16/GrayAlpha_8/GrayAlpha_16/RGBA_8/RGBA_16). --export-png-compression=LEVEL PNG ( ) . --export-png-antialias=LEVEL (antialiasing) PNG ( ) . --export-png-use-dithering=false|true (dithering) ( Inkscape ). --export-ps-level=LEVEL PS EPS. PostScript . . --export-pdf-version=VERSION PDF PDF . PDF PDF (GUI) . "1.4". PDF "1.4" . -T, --export-text-to-path (path) ( PS EPS PDF SVG). --export-latex ( PS EPS PDF) LaTeX LaTeX . PDF/PS/EPS PDF/PS/EPS ( --export-type ) LaTeX . PDF/PS/EPS LaTeX . LaTeX PDF/PS/EPS . (\input{image.tex}) LaTeX LaTeX LaTeX . LaTeX . `epslatex' GNUPlot . --export-ignore-filters ( blur) ( PS EPS PDF). --export-dpi ( dpi) () . -t, --export-use-hints PNG (hints) DPI ( --export-id). Inkscape . "id="path231 /home/me/shape.png 300 dpi document.svg Inkscape : inkscape -i path231 -t document.svg --export-dpi --export-width --export-height DPI . --export-filename . -b COLOR, --export-background=COLOR PNG . SVG "#ff007f" "rgb(255, 0, 128)". (Document Properties) Inkscape ( =pagecolor sodipodi:namedview). -y VALUE, --export-background-opacity=VALUE ( Opacity) PNG . 0.0 1.0 (0.0 1.0 ) ( ). -b Document Properties Inkscape ( =inkscape:pageopacity sodipodi:namedview). -b ( ) . -I, --query-id=OBJECT-ID[,OBJECT-ID]* () . ( ) viewbox . ( --query-x) --query-id . -S, --query-all (ID) SVG x y (width) (height) . -X, --query-x X --query-id. px ( SVG) . -Y, --query-y Y --query-id. px ( SVG) . -W, --query-width --query-id. px ( SVG) . -H, --query-height () --query-id. px ( SVG) . --vacuum-defs "" SVG. --export-plain-svg . . --select=OBJECT-ID[,OBJECT-ID]* --select . . (verbs) . "--verb=EditDeselect" . . --actions=ACTION(:ARG)[;ACTION(:ARG)]* (Actions) . --action-list . (verbs) . ( ) . (GUI) ( ). GUI --batch-process . ( '--' '=' ':'). --batch-process . export-do . . --action-list . --actions-file=FILENAME . --actions . --actions . -g, --with-gui ( X $DISPLAY ). -q, --active-window Inkscape Inkscape . --display=DISPLAY X Inkscape . --app-id-tag=TAG Inkscape 'org.inkscape.Inkscape.TAG' . Inkscape . --batch-process (GUI) ..IP --shell 8 Inkscape . (prompt) Inkscape . : Inkscape ( ) . Inkscape ( verb) . Enter . ( ). --active-window Inkscape . : file-open:file1.svg; export-type:pdf; export-do; export-type:png; export-do file-open:file2.svg; export-id:rect2; export-id-only; export-filename:rect_only.svg; export-do (CONFIGURATION) ~/.config/inkscape/preferences.xml Inkscape ( Preferences Inkscape) . : $HOME/.config/inkscape/extensions/ - . $HOME/.config/inkscape/fonts/ - . $HOME/.config/inkscape/icons/ - . $HOME/.config/inkscape/keys/ - . $HOME/.config/inkscape/paint/ - . $HOME/.config/inkscape/palettes/ - . $HOME/.config/inkscape/symbols/ - . $HOME/.config/inkscape/templates/ - . $HOME/.config/inkscape/ui/ - . (DIAGNOSTICS) . STDERR STDOUT . SVG (crash) . (EXAMPLES) Inkscape (GUI) SVG . SVG : inkscape filename.svg SVG PNG 96 dpi ( SVG ): inkscape --export-filename=filename.png filename.svg PNG 600x400 : inkscape --export-filename=filename.png -w 600 -h 400 filename.svg ( ) : inkscape --export-filename=filename.png --export-area-drawing filename.svg : inkscape --export-type=png,ps,eps,pdf filename1.svg filename2.svg id="text1555" PNG : inkscape --export-id=text1555 --export-use-hints filename.svg 96 dpi (snap) SVG ( /aliasing): inkscape --export-id=text1555 --export-filename=text.png --export-area-snap filename.svg Inkscape SVG SVG : inkscape --export-plain-svg --export-filename=filename2.svg filename1.svg SVG EPS (path): inkscape --export-filename=filename.eps --export-text-to-path filename.svg id="text1555": inkscape --query-width --query-id=text1555 filename.svg id="path1555" id="rect835" SVG : inkscape --select=path1555,rect835 --actions="duplicate;object-rotate-90-cw" --export-overwrite filename.svg ellipse : inkscape --actions="select-by-element:ellipse;transform-rotate:30" --export-overwrite filename.svg MyTriangle triangle_purple.png triangle_red.png: inkscape --actions="export-id:MyTriangle; export-id-only; export-background:purple; export-background-opacity:0.5;export-filename:triangle_purple.png; export-do; export-background:red; export-background-opacity:1; export-filename:triangle_red.png; export-do" filename.svg SVG (stdin) PDF: cat filename.svg | inkscape --pipe --export-filename=filename.pdf SVG PNG (stdout) JPG convert ImageMagick: inkscape --export-type=png --export-filename=- filename.svg | convert - filename.jpg (pipe) ( --export-filename ): cat filename.svg | inkscape --pipe --export-type=png | convert - filename.jpg INKSCAPE_PROFILE_DIR . INKSCAPE_DATADIR Inkscape ( $PREFIX/share Inkscape $PREFIX/share/inkscape ). INKSCAPE_LOCALEDIR . : (OTHER INFO) Inkscape . . (SEE ALSO) potrace, cairo, rsvg, batik, ghostscript, pstoedit. SVG: SVG: Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 Specification W3C Recommendation 16 August 2011 Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.2 Specification W3C Working Draft 13 April 2005 Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 Specification W3C Candidate Recommendation 15 September 2016 Document Object Model (DOM): Level 2 Core W3C Recommendation 13 November 2000 (GUI NOTES) Inkscape Help > Inkscape manual Help > Tutorials . SVG Inkscape (PNG BMP JPG XPM GIF ) ( Perl) PS EPS ( Ghostscript) PDF AI ( 9.0 AI) (File > Import) . Inkscape 32- PNG ( File > Export PNG Image) AI PS EPS PDF DXF File > Save as . Inkscape (Calligraphic pen) . Inkscape Potrace () Inkscape . Inkscape ( stdin-to-stdout) Extensions . . Inkscape Python . (KEYBINDINGS) doc/keys.html Keys and Mouse Help . (BUGS) () . Known Issues (Release Notes) ( `NEWS') ..SH " (HISTORY)" Inkscape Gill GNOME Raph Levien . Gill SVG . Raph (bezier) PostScript (stroking) (filling) (line cap) (line join) . Gill Raph . Gill . Sodipodi Lauris Kaplinski . Windows . Inkscape Sodipodi Bryce Harrington MenTaLguY Nathan Hurst Ted Gould SVG (look-and-feel) . . . Sodipodi (corner cases) Livarot . (commit) (developmental snapshots) . Inkscape . . Inkscape (splash screens) Open Source . Inkscape << >> . (AUTHORS) . : Maximilian Albert, Joshua A. Andler, Tavmjong Bah, Pierre Barbry-Blot, Jean-Francois Barraud, Campbell Barton, Bill Baxter, John Beard, John Bintz, Arpad Biro, Nicholas Bishop, Joshua L. Blocher, Hanno Bock, Tomasz Boczkowski, Adrian Boguszewski, Henrik Bohre, Boldewyn, Daniel Boles, Daniel Borgmann, Bastien Bouclet, Hans Breuer, Gustav Broberg, Christopher Brown, Marcus Brubaker, Luca Bruno, Brynn, Nicu Buculei, Bulia Byak, Pierre Caclin, Ian Caldwell, Gail Carmichael, Ed Catmur, Chema Celorio, Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz, Johan Ceuppens, Zbigniew Chyla, Alexander Clausen, John Cliff, Kees Cook, Ben Cromwell, Jon Cruz, Aurelie De-Cooman, Kris De Gussem, Milosz Derezynski, Daniel Diaz, Bruno Dilly, Larry Doolittle, Nicolas Dufour, Tim Dwyer, Maxim V. Dziumanenko, Moritz Eberl, Johan Engelen, Miklos Erdelyi, Ulf Erikson, Noe Falzon, Sebastian Faubel, Frank Felfe, Andrew Fitzsimon, Edward Flick, Marcin Floryan, Fred, Ben Fowler, Cedric Gemy, Steren Giannini, Olivier Gondouin, Ted Gould, Toine de Greef, Michael Grosberg, Bryce Harrington, Dale Harvey, Aurelio Adnauer Heckert, Rene de Hesselle, Carl Hetherington, Jos Hirth, Hannes Hochreiner, Thomas Holder, Joel Holdsworth, Christoffer Holmstedt, Alan Horkan, Karl Ove Hufthammer, Richard Hughes, Nathan Hurst, inductiveload, Thomas Ingham, Jean- Olivier Irisson, Bob Jamison, Ted Janeczko, Marc Jeanmougin, jEsuSdA, Lauris Kaplinski, Lynn Kerby, Niko Kiirala, James Kilfiger, Nikita Kitaev, Jason Kivlighn, Adrian Knoth, Krzysztof Kosinski, Petr Kovar, Michael Kowalski, Benoit Lavorata, Alex Leone, Julien Leray, Raph Levien, Diederik van Lierop, Nicklas Lindgren, Vitaly Lipatov, Ivan Louette, Fernando Lucchesi Bastos Jurema, Pierre-Antoine Marc, Aurel- Aime Marmion, Colin Marquardt, Craig Marshall, Ivan Masar, Dmitry G. Mastrukov, David Mathog, Matiphas, Patrick McDermott, Michael Meeks, Federico Mena, MenTaLguY, Aubanel Monnier, Vincent Montagne, Tim Mooney, Derek P. Moore, Chris Morgan, Peter Moulder, Jorg Muller, Yukihiro Nakai, Victor Navez, Jonathan Neuhauser, Christian Neumair, Nick, Andreas Nilsson, Mitsuru Oka, Vinicius dos Santos Oliveira, Martin Owens, PBS, Alvin Penner, Matthew Petroff, Jon Phillips, Zdenko Podobny, Alexandre Prokoudine, Jean-Rene Reinhard, Alexey Remizov, Frederic Rodrigo, Hugo Rodrigues, Jean Franco Amoni Rodriguez, Juarez Rudsatz, Xavier Conde Rueda, Felipe Correa da Silva Sanches, Christian Schaller, Marco Scholten, Tom von Schwerdtner, Markus Schwienbacher, Danilo Segan, Abhishek Sharma, Tim Sheridan, Shivaken, Rafal Siejakowski, Michael Sloan, John Smith, Sandra Snan, Bostjan Spetic, Aaron Spike, Kaushik Sridharan, Ralf Stephan, Dariusz Stojek, Patrick Storz, Martin Sucha, Sushant A.A., ~suv, Pat Suwalski, Adib Taraben, Parcly Taxel, Hugh Tebby, Jonas Termeau, David Turner, Andre Twupack, Aleksandar Urosevic, Alex Valavanis, Joakim Verona, Lucas Vieites, Daniel Wagenaar, Liam P. White, Sebastian Wust, Michael Wybrow, Gellule Xg, Daniel Yacob, Masatake Yamato, David Yip, Wen-Wei Kao.SH " (COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE)" (C) 1999-2023 . Inkscape GPL / . 1.4.4 2026-08-21 INKSCAPE(1)