Chapter 23. Customization

Inkscape is quite customizable. The easiest way to make customizations is through the Inkscape Preferences dialog. More extensive customizations can be made by modifying files in or adding files to the Inkscape preferences directories. The directory for changes shared by all users is share/inkscape. The directory for personal changes is ~/.inkscape (v0.46) or ~/.config/inkscape/ (v0.47) on Linux or %userprofile%\Application Data\Inkscape\ on Windows.

Inkscape Preferences Dialog

Inkscape is most easily customizable through the Inkscape Preferences dialog (File → image Inkscape Preferences... (Shift+Ctrl+P)).

Inkscape Preferences ...

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