Following the fork, Inkscape's developers changed it greatly: they changed the programming language from C to C++; adopted the GTK+ (formerly GIMP Toolkit) toolkit C++ bindings (gtkmm); redesigned its user interface, and added a number of new features.
Sejak dikembangkan dalam fork itu, Inkscape berganti dari menggunakan bahasa pemrograman C ke C++; berubah ke GTK+ toolkit C++ bindings (gtkmm); merancang ulang antarmuka pengguna dan menambahkan sejumlah fitur baru.