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A way to uninstall Inkscape from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Inkscape for Windows. The Windows version was created by Inkscape. Check out here for more info on Inkscape. Detailed information about Inkscape can be seen at . The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Inkscape directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Inkscape is MsiExec.exe /I{00512908-13E3-4B23-9EC7-7EB30E0A904E}. Inkscape's primary file takes around 450.89 KB (461713 bytes) and is called inkscape.exe.

The executables below are part of Inkscape. They take an average of 10.63 MB (11150413 bytes) on disk.

  • gdb.exe (9.24 MB)
  • gdbus.exe (57.58 KB)
  • gspawn-win64-helper-console.exe (26.97 KB)
  • gspawn-win64-helper.exe (27.71 KB)
  • inkscape.exe (450.89 KB)
  • inkview.exe (429.32 KB)
  • python.exe (98.63 KB)
  • pythonw.exe (97.13 KB)
  • python.exe (135.08 KB)
  • pythonw.exe (109.05 KB)
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This data is about Inkscape version 1.4.2 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Inkscape:

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Some files, folders and registry data can not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove Inkscape from your computer.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape
  • C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\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-win64-helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\gspawn-win64-helper-console.exe
  • 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\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\libbrotlienc.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-3-x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libcurl-4.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libdatrie-1.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-8.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_seh-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\libgirepository-2.0-0.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\libgmp-10.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgobject-2.0-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgomp-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libGraphicsMagick++-12.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libGraphicsMagick-3.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgraphite2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgsl-28.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgslcblas-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libgspell-1-3.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\libgtksourceview-4-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libharfbuzz-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libharfbuzz-subset-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libhwy.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libiconv-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libicudt76.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libicuin76.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libicuuc76.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libidn2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libimagequant.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\libjxl.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libjxl_cms.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libjxl_threads.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\liblcms2-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libLerc.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libltdl-7.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\liblzma-5.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libmpdec-4.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libmpfr-6.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libncursesw6.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libnghttp2-14.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\libnghttp3-9.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\libpanelw6.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\libpcre2-8-0.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-145.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Inkscape.SVG
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Inkscape
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B90496FF-9F08-4BEB-8928-F49AB6308EEB}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\inkscape.exe

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Inkscape\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{B90496FF-9F08-4BEB-8928-F49AB6308EEB}\


A way to delete Inkscape from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Inkscape is an application by the software company Inkscape. Some computer users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Inkscape or simply activate the Search field and type in "Inkscape". The Inkscape application will be found automatically. After you click Inkscape in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Inkscape, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Inkscape:





  • The web site of the application is: https://inkscape.org
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{00512908-13E3-4B23-9EC7-7EB30E0A904E}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Inkscape.
Uninstall Inkscape


8. After uninstalling Inkscape, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Inkscape that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Inkscape using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Inkscape by Inkscape from your PC, nor are we saying that Inkscape by Inkscape is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Inkscape in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-05-13 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-05-13 11:33:07.887