If you can help with packaging for OS X, please get in touch with the small group of developers that has formed to work on this together via the inkscape-devel IRC Chat channel or the developers' mailing list.
This .dmg file (64bit) is for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and later and requires XQuartz.
- Installing XQuartz on Apple Mac. This tutorial explains how to install XQuartz application on Apple Mac. This application is required by Wine application which allows to run Embird (native Windows application) on Apple Mac computer. Note: Please note, that applications XQuartz and Wine for Apple Mac are not developed nor supported by Embird team.Also, because Embird is natively Windows.
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- Updating from 2.7.7rc1 through 2.7.8beta1 may encounter this bug. Proto: fontsproto 2.1.3; server: xorg-server 1.16.0 plus other patches; Publisher review: XQuartz is an open-source project that together with supporting libraries and applications, forms the X11.app that Apple has shipped with OS X.
X11 2.7.7 has been released. The XQuartz project is an open-source effort to develop a version of the X.org X Window System that runs on OS X. Together with supporting libraries and applications, it forms the X11.app that Apple has shipped with OS X since version 10.5. Download XQuartz-2.7.7rc1.dmg, and open it with OS X's Installer.
Preparation and running Inkscape
- Download and install XQuartz from xquartz.macosforge.org. Specific instructions on installing XQuartz and support are found at the XQuartz web site. Note: Inkscape runs on XQuartz. This step and the next are required.
- Restart the computer or log out and back in to complete the XQuartz installation.
- Add Inkscape to your Applications folder.
- Run Inkscape. A prompt will ask about the location of X11. Point to XQuartz in your Applications/Utilities directory. Note: This first launch of Inkscape can take a while because it will cache fonts installed on your system.
- Configure X11's input and pasteboard settings in X11 > Preferences:
Xquartz Install
Known quirks
Download Xquartz 2.7.7 Mac High Sierra
Because Inkscape runs on X11's architecture, keyboard shortcuts use Ctrl (^) instead of Cmd (⌘) as modifier key. This will change in future versions.
More
Download Xquartz 2.7.7 Mac Iso
More extensive information can be found on the Inkscape FAQ.