A Guide to Inkscape/Exporting
Inkscape offers a variety of export options, here are the formats as of Inkscape v0.91:
- Vector graphic formats (>File >>Save As...):
- Inkscape SVG (*.svg)
- Plain SVG (*.svg)
- Compressed Inkscape SVG (*.svgz)
- Compressed plain SVG (*.svgz)
- Portable Document Format (*.pdf)
- Cairo PNG (*.png)
- PostScript (*.ps)
- Encapsulated PostScript (*.eps)
- Enhanced Metafile (*.emf)
- Windows Metafile (*.wmf)
- PovRay (*.pov) (paths and shapes only)
- JavaFX (*.fx)
- OpenDocument drawing (*.odg)
- LaTeX With PSTricks macros (*.tex)
- Desktop Cutting Plotter (AutoCAD DXF R14) (*.dxf)
- GIMP Palette (*.gpl)
- HP Graphicsl Language file (*.hpgl)
- HTML 5 canvas (*.html)
- JessyInk zipped pdf or png output (*.zip)
- HP Graphics Language Plot File [AutoCAD] (*.plt)
- Optimized SVG (*.svg)
- sK1 vector graphics files (*.sk1)
- Flash XML Graphics (*.fxg)
- Microsoft XAML (*.xaml)
- Compressed Inkscape SVG with media (*.zip)
- Synfig Animation (*.sif)
- Layers as Separate SVG (*.tar)
- Raster image formats (>File >>Export PNG image...)
- Portable Network Graphics (.png)
Limitations: Inkscape is currently unable to export to the following formats:
- Adobe Illustrator (*.ai)
- Computer Graphics Metafile (*.cgm)
- CorelDRAW files (*.cdr)
- Drawing Interchange Format (*.dxf)
External links
[edit | edit source]- FAQ: What formats can Inkscape import/export? at Inkscape wiki
- FileTypes at Inkscape wiki
- Conversion Tools at Inkscape wiki