Install Inkscape on Nintendo Switch

Inkscape

Popular free vector graphics editor

Whether you are an illustrator, designer, web designer or just someone who needs to create some vector imagery, Inkscape is for you!

  • Flexible drawing tools
  • Broad file format compatibility
  • Powerful text tool
  • Bezier and spiro curves

To run: Menu -> Graphics -> Inkscape
To run in a terminal: inkscape

Note: Also see the Boxy SVG tool.

Fortunately, Inkscape is very easy to install on your Nintendo Switch in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Nintendo Switch.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install Inkscape.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Switchroot L4T Ubuntu Jammy, which is currently version 5.1.2 Ubuntu Jammy.
Inkscape will run on L4T Ubuntu ARM64.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Nintendo Switch with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Inkscape

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Inkscape.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Creative Arts category.

Now scroll down to find Inkscape in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Inkscape for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io