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can not install and start inkcut

bianca107
Feb. 4, 2026
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    bianca107
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    Feb. 4, 2026, 6:59 p.m. Feb. 4, 2026, 6:59 p.m.
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    Hi
    have done test for 10 hours ore more
    Get this message
    2026-02-04 19:53:36,182 | CRITICAL | inkcut |
    <html>
    <h3>Sorry, an error prevented Inkcut from starting</h3>
    <p>
    This is either a bug or a required library may be missing on your system.
    As always you can request help on the forums at
    <a href="inkcut.org">inkcut.org</a>.
    </p>

    <p>
    First try to restart the application. If the error persists you can try
    clearing the saved settings in <a href="C:\Users\pp/.config/inkcut">C:\Users\pp/.config/inkcut</a>
    and restart the application again</a>.
    </p>

    <p>
    If that still doesn't work please report a new issue at
    <a href="github.com/codelv/inkcut">github.com/codelv/inkcut</a>
    with the following error:
    </p>

    <pre>new_workspace.start()
    File "c:\users\pp\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages\inkcut\ui\workspace.py", line 46, in start
    self.workbench.get_plugin('inkcut.ui')
    File "c:\users\pp\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages\enaml\workbench\workbench.py", line 144, in get_plugin
    plugin = manifest.factory()
    File "c:\users\pp\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages\inkcut\ui\manifest.enaml", line 30, in plugin_factory
    from inkcut.ui.plugin import InkcutPlugin
    File "c:\users\pp\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages\inkcut\ui\plugin.py", line 14, in <module>
    import importlib.metadata
    ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'importlib.metadata'</pre>

    <p> and include the logs from <a href="C:\Users\pp/.config/inkcut\logs">C:\Users\pp/.config/inkcut\logs</a>.
    </p>
    </html>

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    inkcut123
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    Feb. 9, 2026, 8:35 p.m. Feb. 9, 2026, 8:35 p.m.
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    Hello, to get help usually you need to provide details of your system, like operating system. I guess this is window because of the directory, I would try with claude or mistral to ask about this error, I have fixed some similar problem but on linux and I made a tutorial here but I don't think it will be very helpful: inkcut.org/t/inkcut-on-ubuntu-2404/146/post/530/

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    joheli
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    Feb. 11, 2026, 1:21 p.m. Feb. 11, 2026, 1:21 p.m.
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    Hello,
    I just installed Inkcut on Windows 11 using this Guide www.codelv.com/projects/inkcut/download/,
    however I'm getting the same Error as bianca107 posted.
    The same issue is described here (inkcut.org/t/installing-on-win10-problem/159/),
    but as far as I know, I'm not using the inkcut_open.py .
    If someone has solved that problem, or can point out, what I did wrong during the installation,
    I would be grateful.

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    joheli
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    Feb. 13, 2026, 4:31 p.m. Feb. 13, 2026, 4:31 p.m.
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    Good news: I figured out my issue.
    As usual it was a simple installation error and here is how i fixed it:
    If anyone has been following this guide (inkcut.org/t/installing-inkcut-on-windows/3/),
    the python download link leads to an ancient version of python, 3.7 or something.
    I had installed some older version of python as well.
    You make sure, that inkcut is installed with a version 3.8 or newer, since there was a naming change for the 'importlib.metadata',
    hence it cannot be found.
    Following the same install steps with a different version, everything will (hopefully) work...

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