Writing a book usually takes at least half a year, and publishers want to be sure that people who buy the book will actually have the software to go along with (it’s why there aren’t many new GIMP books, too). It has a lot to do with how book publishing works, and also with a 5 years long period between 0.48 released in 2009 and v0.91 released in 2015.

One thing that has to be immediately pointed out is that most books on Inkscape are somewhat outdated and cover v0.47 and v0.48 (all books published by Packtpub, in particular). That said, if you think I missed a useful Inkscape educational resource (the popular expression seems to be ‘you forgot’), please do link to it in the comments section! The list also covers only the resources in English. This basically means that I watched and read almost everything there is to watch and read, and then made up my mind if I think it’s worth recommending. Please note that I compiled this list based on my own criteria of usefulness. So this is an attempt to a definitive guide to various learning resources on Inkscape, free/libre vector graphics editor Learn How to Develop InkscapeĪll development info can be found here and in the Inkscape Wiki.As someone who maintains social media accounts for a few free/libre software projects, one of the top questions I keep being asked is how/where to learn using this or that application.

Screencasters Video Tutorials - Long series of Inkscape tutorials, suitable for beginners, but slightly outdated.Ī small selection of available literature about Inkscape can be found here.

Many more videos by individual artists are listed on this page. More tutorials, from throughout the Inkscape community, can be found here. Interactive versions can be accessed from within Inkscape, via Help menu > Tutorials.

The official tutorials linked below are read-only. Learn How to Use Inkscape Frequently Asked Questions Written Tutorials

Inkscape free resources