For Mac OS X 10.4 or later, although you'll need to install the X11 server. The first time that you run Inkscape, it will take a few minutes to start up. Mac OS X Leopard users have a version of Inkscape adapted to their system. Click here to download it. How to Load Inkscape on a Mac using an earlier version. How to Load Inkscape on a Mac using an earlier version.

Inkscape 0.92.4 is currently available via MacPorts only, both as an X11 build and as a native Quartz build. The native Quartz build can potentially be less stable, and less well integrated into the desktop environment (e.g. for copy-pasting).
We suggest sticking with the X11 build for the time being until Inkscape has fully made the transition to go native on macOS. The instructions below are for the X11 build.

Prerequisites

MacPorts requires a working installation of Xcode and its commandline tools, so install this first. You are good to go if running gcc --version in Terminal gives some meaningful output.

We strongly encourage installing MacPorts via the binary installers (*.pkg) offered on their website. They install MacPorts into the default location (/opt/local/bin) and also configure important things like binary repositories so it can use pre-compiled packages and not compile everything itself when you install new software. This does not only save you valuable time but also avoids some issues/hickups that occur if MacPorts builds everything from source.

We also encourage the installation of Xorg via MacPorts and not the (outdated) version supplied by https://www.xquartz.org.

Installation

macOS 10.13 High Sierra

If you want Inkscape to show up in your Applications folder:

macOS 10.14 Mojave

Please logout of your Desktop and back in after having installed xorg-server.

If the installation of xorg-server fails, complaining about mkfontdir vs mkfontscale, this is a quick & dirty fix:

If you want Inkscape to show up in your Applications folder:

(10.4 (Tiger) to 10.12 (Sierra) are not supported.)

The MacPorts Inkscape builds are provided by MacPorts. If you encounter issues with installing via MacPorts, please contact them via their their bugtracker.

FAQ

Why do I get the message 'Nothing to do!' from Inkscape?

• You have installed Inkscape but not Xorg.
• You have not logged out and back in to your Desktop after having installed Xorg.

How can I launch Inkscape with Finder?
Since there is no application bundle you have to launch the main binary directly. You can either run /opt/local/bin/inkscape form Terminal, navigate with Finder to /opt/local/bin and double click on inkscape or create a symlink for you own convenience to have it appear in your Applications folder (ln -s /opt/local/bin/inkscape /Applications/Inkscape).

Why is MacPorts compiling everything?
The ability to use pre-compiled packages depends on the default installation path (/opt/local/bin) and MacPorts being configured to use binary packages if available. Both things are taken care of for you when using the *.pkg installers. Consult the MacPorts documentation for more info.

Why does Inkscape look like a Windows 95 app?
What you're seeing is the default GTK theme/engine. You can change the theme, e.g.

Inkscape Xquartz Mac

and the next time you run Inkscape, it should have a different look.

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About the App

• App name: Inkscape
• App description: inkscape (App: Inkscape.app)
• App website: https://inkscape.org/

Inkscape Xquartz

Install the App

1. Press Command+Space and type Terminal and press enter/return key.
2. Run in Terminal app:
   ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)' < /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask 2> /dev/null
   and press enter/return key.
   If the screen prompts you to enter a password, please enter your Mac's user password to continue. When you type the password, it won't be displayed on screen, but the system would accept it. So just type your password and press ENTER/RETURN key. Then wait for the command to finish.
3. Run:
   brew cask install inkscape

Done! You can now use Inkscape.