med install inkscape 1.4.2
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- title Install (again) Inkscape on Windows 11
- subtitle After can not aligned grouped objects inside Word
- url f84c4693fb1c
- date 05-sep-2025
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It is already a year after the last installation, which it was at the beginning of the year 2024 (Viridi, 2024). And I do not remember when I uninstalled it. Today, after I can not align grouped objects in Word, which was worked previously (GPT-4, 2025), Inkscape will be reinstalled. This story is about it.
Some information
- Microsoft Windows 11 Home version 10.0.26100.
- Inkscape version 1.4.2 64-bit for Windows.
Finding installer to download
To find the installer, I just use a search engine, e.g. Google.
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Click the first search result following page is obtained.
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Follow the instruction.
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Click the downward arrow in purple circle at bottom right.
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In this case the download does not start automatically, so I click click here to trigger it.
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Click Save to proceed.
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It is downloaded.
Installing Inkscape
Open Downloads folder.
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Click the installer inkscape-1.4.2_2025-05-13_f4327f4-x64.msi to start installation.
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Click Next button.
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Click Next.
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Click Install.
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Just wait for the installation process.
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Click Finish.
Launching Inkscape
To launch Inkscape, press Windows key and type inkscape.
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Press Enter.
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Wait for it.
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Simply click Save.
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Click Thanks!
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Click New Document.
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Click File.
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Click Quit to close Inkscape.
Welcome screen
You can uncheck Show this every time if preferable not to show the Wecome screen
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To show it again, click Edit then Preferences.
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Click Interface → Windows → Show when starting → Welcome screen.
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You can choose among showing Nothing, Splash screen, and Welcome screen.
Closing
After reading this story you are able to
- Find Inkscape installer.
- Install Inkscape 1.4.2 64-bit for Windows on Windows 1 Home version 10.0.26100.
- Launch and close Inkscape.
- Turn off and on Splash and Welcome screens.
- Sparisoma Viridi, “Install Inkscape on Windows 11: Get used to a software for creating SVG images”, Medium, 17 Jan 2024, url https://medium.com/p/11-48f171711fbd [20250905].
- GPT-4, “Word alignment issue and using Inkscape”, ChatGPT, 5 Sep 2025, url https://chatgpt.com/share/68ba9d32-2ee8-800a-ba00-490b193ffcf7 [20250905]. Inkscape Svg Editor