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)

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