Boxy SVG for mac:
Boxy SVG for mac aims to provide a powerful yet approachable SVG editor that serves non-technical users, professional designers, and web developers in a single workflow.
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is the standard format for vector-based artwork such as icons, illustrations, charts, banners, and interface assets. Boxy SVG focuses on making SVG creation, editing, and production-ready output simple, precise, and efficient.
Target Users:
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Non-technical users:
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Create and edit icons, banners, and simple illustrations
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Modify templates without learning complex design software
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Designers:
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Perform precise vector editing and layout work
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Manage typography, paths, layers, and reusable components
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Web developers:
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Edit and inspect SVG and CSS directly
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Produce clean, maintainable SVG code for production use
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Core Features:
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Familiar, productivity-focused interface based on widely used vector-editing patterns
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Real-time, on-canvas editing of:
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Object geometry
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Transforms
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Fills, strokes, gradients, and effects
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Save files in SVG and SVGZ formats
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Export to PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF, and HTML
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Integrated stock vector browser with clearly licensed free artwork
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Font browser with live preview and easy font application
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Fully configurable keyboard shortcuts for 100+ commands
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Manual guides, smart snapping guides, and customizable grid
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Comprehensive path tools:
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Unite, intersect, subtract, exclude
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Open/close paths, reverse direction, simplify
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Object arrangement tools:
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Align, distribute, rotate, flip
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Layer ordering, grouping, and locking
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Document & Editing Tools:
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Layer and object panel with visibility and lock controls
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Artboards or pages within a single document
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Symbols / reusable components
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Shared styles for colors, strokes, and text
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Undo/redo history with non-destructive editing
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Numeric precision input with unit support (px, %, em, etc.)
Text & Typography:
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Text editing with font size, weight, spacing, and alignment controls
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Support for text on paths
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Convert text to vector outlines when needed
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Web-font usage that respects font licensing rules
For Web Developers:
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High-fidelity, Chromium-based SVG rendering engine
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Built-in SVG and CSS inspector with:
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Element tree view
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Attribute and style editing
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Clean, production-ready SVG output with options to:
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Preserve IDs, classes, titles, and accessibility tags
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Remove editor-only metadata
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SVG sprite workflow support:
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Edit and manage symbols and
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Safe export for icon systems and sprite sheets
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Accessibility & Standards Support:
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Keyboard-accessible interface
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Support for SVG
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ARIA and data-attribute editing
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Standards-compliant SVG output
Performance & Compatibility:
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Optimized for large and complex SVG files
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Smooth pan and zoom with smart rendering
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Best experience in Chromium-based browsers with graceful support for others
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