Inkscape

A way to uninstall Inkscape from your PC

Inkscape is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is written by Inkscape. Further information on Inkscape can be seen here. Please open https://inkscape.org if you want to read more on Inkscape on Inkscape's page. Inkscape is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\Inkscape folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. You can remove Inkscape by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Inkscape\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. Inkscape's primary file takes about 444.47 KB (455141 bytes) and its name is inkscape.exe.

Inkscape is comprised of the following executables which occupy 11.45 MB (12008332 bytes) on disk:

• Uninstall.exe (500.20 KB)
• gdb.exe (9.64 MB)
• gdbus.exe (54.29 KB)
• gspawn-win64-helper-console.exe (24.50 KB)
• gspawn-win64-helper.exe (25.11 KB)
• inkscape.exe (444.47 KB)
• inkview.exe (423.62 KB)
• python.exe (97.12 KB)
• pythonw.exe (95.62 KB)

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This page is about Inkscape version 1.2.2 only. For more Inkscape versions please click below:

• 1.1.2
• 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
• 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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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be deleted when you are trying to remove Inkscape from your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\inkscape

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Inkscape:

• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\gdbus.exe
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\inkscape.exe
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\lib2geom.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libatk-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libatkmm-1.6-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libboost_filesystem-mt.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libbrotlicommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libbrotlidec.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libbz2-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libcairo-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libcairo-gobject-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libcairomm-1.0-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libcdr-0.1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libcurl-4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libdatrie-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libdeflate.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libdouble-conversion.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libenchant-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libepoxy-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libexpat-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libffi-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libfontconfig-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libfreetype-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libfribidi-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgc-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgdk_pixbuf-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgdk-3-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgdkmm-3.0-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgio-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgiomm-2.4-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libglib-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libglibmm-2.4-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgmodule-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgobject-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgomp-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libGraphicsMagick++-12.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libGraphicsMagick-3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgraphite2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgsl-27.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgslcblas-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgspell-1-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgtk-3-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libgtkmm-3.0-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libharfbuzz-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libiconv-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libicudt72.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libicuin72.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libicuuc72.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libidn2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libinkscape_base.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libintl-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libjbig-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libjpeg-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\liblcms2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libLerc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libltdl-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\liblzma-5.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libnghttp2-14.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libnspr4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libopenjp2-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpango-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpangocairo-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpangoft2-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpangomm-1.4-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpangowin32-1.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpcre2-8-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpixman-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libplc4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libplds4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpng16-16.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpoppler-122.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpoppler-glib-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpotrace-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libpsl-5.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libreadline8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\librevenge-0.0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\librevenge-stream-0.0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\librsvg-2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libsigc-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libsoup-2.4-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libsqlite3-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libssh2-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libstdc++-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libtermcap-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libthai-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libtiff-5.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libunistring-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libvisio-0.1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libwebp-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libwinpthread-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libwpd-0.10.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libwpg-0.3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libxml2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libxslt-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\libzstd.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\nss3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Inkscape_2\bin\nssutil3.dll

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0088E6CD-92E3-49E0-8AC6-7DB50164FA5D}

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Installer\{0088E6CD-92E3-49E0-8AC6-7DB50164FA5D}\

How to delete Inkscape from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Inkscape is a program offered by the software company Inkscape. Some users try to erase it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this manually requires some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE action to erase Inkscape is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.

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• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD 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 PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Inkscape or simply activate the Search field and type in "Inkscape". If it exists on your system the Inkscape application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Inkscape in the list , the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Inkscape, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, 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: C:\Program Files\Inkscape\Uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall 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 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Inkscape with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Inkscape by Inkscape from your PC, we are not saying that Inkscape by Inkscape is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Inkscape in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.