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A Guide to Inkscape/Exporting
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Inkscape offers a variety of export options, here are the formats as of Inkscape v0.91:
Vector graphic formats (>File >>Save As... Shift+Ctrl+S):
Inkscape SVG (*.svg)
Plain SVG (*.svg)
Compressed Inkscape SVG (*.svgz)
Compressed plain SVG (*.svgz)
Portable Document Format (*.pdf)
Cairo PNG (*.png)
PostScript (*.ps)
Encapsulated PostScript (*.eps)
Enhanced Metafile (*.emf)
Windows Metafile (*.wmf)
PovRay (*.pov) (paths and shapes only)
JavaFX (*.fx)
OpenDocument drawing (*.odg)
LaTeX With PSTricks macros (*.tex)
Desktop Cutting Plotter (AutoCAD DXF R14) (*.dxf)
GIMP Palette (*.gpl)
HP Graphicsl Language file (*.hpgl)
HTML 5 canvas (*.html)
JessyInk zipped pdf or png output (*.zip)
HP Graphics Language Plot File [AutoCAD] (*.plt)
Optimized SVG (*.svg)
sK1 vector graphics files (*.sk1)
Flash XML Graphics (*.fxg)
Microsoft XAML (*.xaml)
Compressed Inkscape SVG with media (*.zip)
Synfig Animation (*.sif)
Layers as Separate SVG (*.tar)
Raster image formats (>File >>Export PNG image... Shit+Ctrl+E)
Portable Network Graphics (.png)
Limitations: Inkscape is currently unable to export to the following formats:
Adobe Illustrator (*.ai)
Computer Graphics Metafile (*.cgm)
CorelDRAW files (*.cdr)
Drawing Interchange Format (*.dxf)
External links
FAQ: What formats can Inkscape import/export? at Inkscape wiki
FileTypes at Inkscape wiki
Conversion Tools at Inkscape wiki
Extensions Importing