Inkscape 1.4.4 Released: Maintenance Update with Multipage Format Bridge Support
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Summary
Inkscape 1.4.4 is a maintenance and bugfix release of the open-source vector graphics editor, released on May 6, 2026. It serves as a bridge release to help users convert documents between the upcoming Inkscape 1.5 multipage file format and the pre-1.5 format, ensuring backward compatibility for page interpretation across versions.
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Like its predecessor, Inkscape 1.4.4 is also a bridge release in the sense that it can be used to convert the planned Inkscape 1.5 multipage file format to the pre-1.5 multipage format.
Versions lower than Inkscape 1.4.3 will not be able to interpret pages created in Inkscape versions 1.5 and upwards.
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