Grouping objects ('select in group' without ungrouping, or 'enter the group' making it a temporary layer).Z-order operations (raising and lowering).Transformations (moving, scaling, rotating, skewing), both interactively and by specifying exact numeric values.

Clones ('live' linked copies of objects), including a tool to create patterns and arrangements of clones.

Embedded bitmaps (with a command to create and embed bitmaps of selected objects).

Text tool (multi-line text, full on-canvas editing).

Shape tools: rectangles (may have rounded corners), ellipses (includes circles, arcs, segments), stars/polygons (can be rounded and/or randomized), spirals.

Drawing: pencil tool (freehand drawing with simple paths), pen tool (creating Bézier curves and straight lines), calligraphy tool (freehand drawing using filled paths representing calligraphic strokes).What sets Inkscape apart is its use of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), an open XML-based W3C standard, as the native format. Inkscape is an open-source vector graphics editor similar to Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Freehand, or Xara X.

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