Inkscape 0.47 Pre0 / 0.46.3

Inkscape is an useful drawing application with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, and CorelDraw that uses the W3C standard scalable vector graphics format (SVG).
Some supported SVG features include basic shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, and grouping.
In addition, Inkscape supports Creative Commons meta-data, node-editing, layers, complex path operations, text-on-path, and SVG XML editing. It also imports several formats like EPS, Postscript, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and TIFF and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats.
Inkscapes main motivation is to provide the Open Source community with a fully W3C compliant XML, SVG, and CSS2 drawing tool.
Inkscape supports the drawing of regular shapes (rectangles, circles, etc.), arbitrary paths, and text. These objects can be given a wide variety of attributes such as color, gradient or patterned fills, alpha blending, and markers. Objects can be transformed, cloned, and grouped. Hyperlinks can be added for use in web browsers. The Inkscape program aims to be fully XML, SVG, and CSS compliant.
Inkscape is available prepackaged for the Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems. The program and its source code are freely available.

System requirements:
- Apples X11 windowing environment.

Enhancements
- nkscape 0.46 is a major update that introduces native PDF support. The implementation of PDF support in Inkscape provides an easy, open source solution to editing PDF documents.
- Dialogs now have the ability to be docked to the editing window.
- Gradients can be edited completely on-canvas.
- The new Paint Bucket Tool fills bounded areas with color.
- A new 3D Box tool helps create perspective-correct drawings.
- A new Tweak tool provides an intuitive method for editing paths and painting objects.
- The new Live Path Effects feature can create "brushes" and various organic effects on paths.
- Improvements to color management include support for color spaces other than sRGB.
- Most SVG filters are now implemented, and a new powerful UI is provided for editing filter stacks.