5 Things Inkscape Can Do That Illustrator Can't

6: Share its code 😎

One thing I'll mention is you shouldn't make barcodes red, as they need to still have contrast when illuminated by only red light(many barcode scanners use red LEDs or lasers). Yellow is problematic as well.

Damn, Inkscape has come a long way! When I first used it, I didn’t like it and stuck to illustrator. Looks like I’ll use Inkscape as a compliment to my work process

I'm an Inkscape zealot for 10 years and today I learned a lot of new things. Thanks!

Hey Nick, I am a chronic YouTube watcher. I probably watch 30 videos per evening. I just gotta say you are by far the cheeriest and most lovable presenter on YouTube. You videos are direct to point with no fluff, but better to that, you make me smile at your presentations. I just love everything about you. Well done you !!! Oh and thank you!!

Inkscape filters are a unique feature that illustrator doesn't have and it's very powerful feature if you how to use them.😊

The best Inkscape youtube channel, keep rocking Nick

If there's anything I've loved about inkscape more than illustrator for a long time, it's the colour wheel always available ❤❤❤

We all now know everything that the next versions of illustrator will integrate... Inkscape is such a great software. Your channel is amazing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

While Inkscape has the clear advantage, it's totally possible to make isometric grids in Illustrator. If you know how to use Transform it can also be fairly quick. You can create your own guides out of lines, shapes, grids etc. For an iso grid you might start by drawing a straight line using the line tool, use Transform>Rotate to rotate it 60º, use Transform>Move to move and copy the line a specific distance, and then just hit Command or Control D to duplicate it as many times as you need. Then repeat the process for other axes of the grid. Once you build your grids you then select them and choose Make Guides from the Views>Guides menu. Your grid will turn into those cyan colored guide lines that you can snap to as you normally would.

You don't even have to create a custom folder for fonts. Next to the "USER FONTS" directory on the systems page, click "Open" icon to open the pre-existing custom font folder and then simply drag your custom font files to that folder.

I can definitely see how useful the Cloning could be greatly beneficial and not just for pattern making either! Thanks Nick!!! 👍🏼

You continue to blow my mind with every other video I am watching from your channel. I have never even considered there being such an option for costum fonts or some of the other functions you have showed here despite surely having seen their names and tabs in Inkscape before.

Thanks for sharing Nick. Most of the features you showed in this video are new to me.

Inkscape is the future. I sm going to download all your YouTube Tutorials on Inkscspe and stick with you. Not to sound rude but most guys on YouTube cant tutor, teach and demonstrate as you do

Please add a series about explaining different useful extensions.

Very interesting to see this comparison. I would have expected a few features in a program like Illustrator that surprisingly aren't there. I also like your disclaimer that no program is "the best", it's all about the choice of tool for the problem at hand.

Thanks Nick, that is some awesome stuff!

Inkscape is beautiful and does things Illustrator doesn't do (...and honestly illustrator does things Inkscape doesn't do too...), but I think for now the biggest difference between the two software is stability. Unfortunately there is still no history and the game is unequal, but if development continues at this rate the future will be bright!

switched away from adobe all together and could not be happier I did, thanks for all the great tutorials