Inkscape

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Inkscape is a free and open source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, Windows and macOS.

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USE flags

The app-text/dblatex package has a local inkscape USE flag.

USE flags for media-gfx/inkscape SVG based generic vector-drawing program

X	Add support for X11
cdr	Enable support for CorelDRAW files via media-libs/libcdr
dia	Enable DIA flow chart import via app-office/dia
exif	Add support for reading EXIF headers from JPEG and TIFF images
graphicsmagick	Build and link against GraphicsMagick instead of ImageMagick (requires USE=imagemagick if optional)
imagemagick	Enable optional support for the ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick image converter
inkjar	Enable support for OpenOffice.org SVG jar files
jpeg	Add JPEG image support
openmp	Build support for the OpenMP (support parallel computing), requires >=sys-devel/gcc-4.2 built with USE="openmp"
postscript	Enable support for the PostScript language (often with ghostscript-gpl or libspectre)
readline	Enable support for libreadline, a GNU line-editing library that almost everyone wants
sourceview	Enable syntax highlighting support via x11-libs/gtksourceview
spell	Add dictionary support
svg2	Enable support for new SVG2 features
test	Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)
visio	Enable support for Microsoft Visio diagrams via media-libs/libvisio
wpg	Enable support for WordPerfect graphics via app-text/libwpg

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Emerge

root #emerge --ask media-gfx/inkscape

See also

• GIMP - the GNU Image Manipulation Program; can be used as a simple paint tool, photo retouching and general image manipulation.