Simple tools for simple tasks

Snapping is the process where the object you are adding to the canvas connects with a specific object near it, such as a gridline, node, or bounding box. This will shift the new object’s edge to the object when the cursor is close to it. This enables you to line up and add objects accurately.  Th...

Adding gradients to your digital designs or artwork is a great way to add a unique touch to your work. You can easily create a gradient in Inkscape and customize it to suit your project. Gradients are typically used aesthetically and work best on digital designs because they don’t print as well as...

When creating layout designs in Inkscape, aligning your objects neatly is important. If you are trying to place objects in the center of the canvas and you are even slightly off center, this often causes the design to feel off balance. Luckily, you can easily center an object or multiple objects in ...

When creating layouts and graphic design elements in Inkscape, you usually need to set the canvas to a specific size for the final artwork. You can change the canvas size in Inkscape at any point during the project. You can set the size to pixels, inches, centimeters, and more. There are also preset...

Since you don’t want to send a large document with a small design in the middle and plenty of white space, you must fit the page size to your design. Luckily, you can do this easily by clicking a button or using a shortcut. Overview of How to Fit the Page to a Selection in Inkscape Shortcut to Fit...

While there isn’t an arrow shape tool in Inkscape, you can still draw an arrow effortlessly. The arrow features in the program have been improved in recent versions, and you can easily add arrowheads to your lines, customize the arrowheads, and change the color of the entire arrow. Here is how to ...

Certain countries use the imperial system to measure things in feet, inches, and pounds, while others use the metric system, which uses grams and meters. Whether you are trying to find the measuring units you are most comfortable with or if you want to switch to pixels, which is helpful when designi...

You can temporarily group objects if you want to move them quickly before editing them individually, or you can group them permanently for the rest of your project. However, you can ungroup objects anytime using a menu path or a shortcut. Here is how to group (and ungroup) objects in Inkscape with q...