Inkscape

A guide to uninstall Inkscape from your system

Inkscape is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Inkscape. Open here for more details on Inkscape. More details about Inkscape can be found at https://inkscape.org. Inkscape is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\Inkscape folder, depending on the user's option. The complete uninstall command line for Inkscape is MsiExec.exe /I{596123F2-CD02-4FD8-A993-444D1DB08768}. The application's main executable file is named inkscape.exe and it has a size of 438.39 KB (448915 bytes).

The executable files below are part of Inkscape. They occupy about 11.10 MB (11642545 bytes) on disk.

• gdb.exe (9.80 MB)
• gdbus.exe (53.09 KB)
• gspawn-win64-helper-console.exe (21.95 KB)
• gspawn-win64-helper.exe (21.95 KB)
• inkscape.exe (438.39 KB)
• inkview.exe (417.56 KB)
• python.exe (97.12 KB)
• pythonw.exe (95.62 KB)

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The current page applies to Inkscape version 1.1.2 only. You can find here a few links to other Inkscape versions:

• 1.0.01
• 0.99.2
• 1.2.0
• 1.0.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.1
• 1.1.1
• 1.3.2
• 1.2.2
• 0.48.4
• 1.1.0
• 1.0.2.2
• 1.2.1
• 1.4.02
• 1.2.01
• 1.3.0
• 1.0.22
• 1.4.0

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Inkscape.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Inkscape:

• C:\Program Files\Inkscape
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\inkscape
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Inkscape

The files below are left behind on your disk by Inkscape's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\gdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\gdb_create_backtrace.bat
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\gdbus.exe
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\gspawn-win32-helper.exe
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\gspawn-win32-helper-console.exe
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\imagequant.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\inkscape.com
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\inkscape.exe
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\inkview.com
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\inkview.exe
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\lib2geom.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libaom.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libaspell-15.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libatk-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libatkmm-1.6-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libboost_filesystem-mt.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libbrotlicommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libbrotlidec.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libbz2-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libcairo-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libcairo-gobject-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libcairomm-1.0-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libcdr-0.1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libcurl-4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libdatrie-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libdav1d.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libde265-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libdeflate.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libdouble-conversion.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libenchant-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libepoxy-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libexpat-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libexslt-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libffi-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libfftw3-3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libfontconfig-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libfreetype-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libfribidi-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgc-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgdk_pixbuf-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgdk-3-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgdkmm-3.0-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgfortran-5.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgio-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgiomm-2.4-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgirepository-1.0-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libglib-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libglibmm-2.4-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgmodule-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgobject-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgomp-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgraphite2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgsl-27.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgslcblas-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgspell-1-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgtk-3-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgtkmm-3.0-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libharfbuzz-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libheif.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libiconv-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libicudt69.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libicuin69.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libicuuc69.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libidn2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libinkscape_base.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libintl-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libjbig-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libjpeg-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\liblcms2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libLerc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\liblqr-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\liblzma-5.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libMagick++-6.Q16HDRI-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libMagickCore-6.Q16HDRI-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libMagickWand-6.Q16HDRI-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libmpdec-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libnghttp2-14.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libnspr4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libopenblas.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libopenjp2-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpango-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpangocairo-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpangoft2-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpangomm-1.4-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpangowin32-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpcre-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpixman-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libplc4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libplds4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpng16-16.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpoppler-117.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpoppler-glib-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpotrace-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpsl-5.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libpython3.9.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libquadmath-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libraqm-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libreadline8.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Inkscape.SVG
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Inkscape
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D0C2F0D0-206F-4678-9D33-35FC9C5A9469}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Inkscape\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Installer\{D0C2F0D0-206F-4678-9D33-35FC9C5A9469}\

How to erase Inkscape from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Inkscape is a program marketed by Inkscape. Sometimes, people want to uninstall it. This can be troublesome because performing this by hand requires some skill regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall Inkscape is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Inkscape or simply click the Search field and type in "Inkscape". The Inkscape program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Inkscape in the list , the following information about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Inkscape, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Inkscape:

• The web site of the program is: https://inkscape.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{596123F2-CD02-4FD8-A993-444D1DB08768}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Inkscape.


8. After uninstalling Inkscape, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Inkscape which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Inkscape with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Inkscape by Inkscape from your PC, we are not saying that Inkscape by Inkscape is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Inkscape supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.