sK1 - Vector Graphics Software
sK1
Ihor Novikov, the founder and the lead developer of open-source sK1 vector graphics editor and UniConvertor, passed away at the age of 49 in March 2021, due to COVID-19 It has been a tragic loss for his family and friends, and a very unexpected one Ihor was full of life and energy *Open-source vector graphics program with professional color management and Cairo-based rendering engine for prepress industry.
He was a strong supporter of free and open-source software, particularly for vector graphics, which led him to starting sK1 project in 2003 He was a frequent guest and speaker at Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) conferences His work on UniConvertor and reverse-engineering of proprietary formats, such as CorelDraw’s, laid the foundation to enabling open-source graphics software, such as Inkscape, to work with formats like CDR, CMX, WMF, AI, etc
Ihor was a truly selfless person and a kind soul His life’s dream was to do something great for humanity He was an extremely motivated person and always worked tirelessly And he was always there to help
He will be dearly missed and remembered as a good father and a friend for evermore
~ Albert, Ihor’s son
Ihor's legacy lives on in his project - and the project's development is still active Should you be interested in exploring or contributing to the project, please visit the project's GitHub page This website will remain operational too and you can always get in touch with other team members through GitHub
sK1 2 0 is professional quality open source illustration software for Windows, GNU/Linux and macOS platforms sK1 2 0 is a powerful and mature application that makes users more productive and provides them professional and free solution even for exotic *nix OSes Whether you are a newbie user or an experienced designer, sK1 2 0 makes it easy to get started With its professional color-management engine and wide-range file format compatibility, sK1 2 0 provides color accuracy and drawing flexibility you need for all types of projects
The application is written using wxWidgets toolkit, so it is a real cross-platform software which uses platform specific controls sK1 2 0 supports professional publishing features, such as multiple page document, CMYK color, separations, ICC color management, professional precise printing and press-ready PDF output So this application could substitute professional proprietary software like CorelDRAW or Adobe Illustrator
UniConvertor is a universal vector graphics translator It is a command line tool/library which uses SK2 document object model to convert one file format to another The project is a cross-platform software and can be compiled under GNU/Linux (and other UNIX-like systems), macOS and Win32/64 operation systems
sK1 Color Picker is advanced palette editor powered by regular picking tool and zoomed pick Application supports a lot of opensource and proprietary palette file formats
We have collected and processed a lot of color palettes to provide sK1 users with a good set of color swatches like other graphics software While sK1 application got a lot of filters for different color palette file formats, we prepared this collection available for wide range of graphics applications
