Inkscape 0.91 released - open source vector graphics software

Inkscape is a graphic design software - vector drawing and editing. It is free (open source) and is an alternative to Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw.
Inkscape is cross-platform and has versions that run on Windows,  Linux and OS X.
With the new release Inkscape 0.91 rendering and filters have become significantly faster.

Release highlights

• Cairo rendering for display and PNG export;
• OpenMP multithreading for all filters;
• C++ code conversion;
• Major improvements in the Text tool;
• Measure tool;
• Type design feature;
• Symbol library and support for Visio stencils;
• Cross platform WMF and EMF import and export;
• Improved support for Corel DRAW documents, Visio importer;
• Support for real world document and page size units, e.g. millimeters;
• Numerous usability improvements;
• Native Windows 64-bit build;
• more release details and download links  

Known issue - easy fix :)
• On MS Windows when the desktop colordepth is set to 16-bit, Inkscape is unusable because of exploding memory usage. Please set the colordepth to 32-bit.

10 most exciting features in Inkscape 0.91 


Tileable Patterns in Inkscape