Boxy SVG for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By Onuriss

  Fantastic Basic SVG Editor

  Boxy SVG is a super tool to have on hand - especially at under $10. Are there more expensive vector tools out there, with more features? YEP, but some are old and out of date, some are bulky and resource hogs, and some require you to sign-up for an online account to save locally on your Windows… Boxy SVG does what it’s designed to do, and it does so extremely well. I’ve used it to create quick logos, design vector shapes to import into 3D printing design tools, and create designs for vinyl cutting. If you are looking for a fast SVG tool, look no further!

  
  
• By banjohij

  Something like an early beta

  Seems to consistently display imported SVGs different than other programs, including transforms being off, objects showing a fill when they shouldnt, and other things being wrong; similar sorts of issues also seem to happen when opening SVG files made by Boxy SVG in other programs. This is quite odd since it is clearly an ELectron based app, so I would expect it to display SVGs the same way Chrome does. It is missing basic functionality other low-end/free programs have like adding drop shadows or blur to lines and such. The only XML editor that I could find in the program (i.e., the “Elements Panel”), which was necassary to get anything done, was also clearly just the Chromium developers tools, so no better than just using a standard browser to edit the SVGs. The interface is nicely straightforward, which makes doing simple things convenient, but it is good for only really doing simple things. Overall, I’ve wasted enough time with Boxys bugs and limitations, so back to the free alternatives (InkScape, Vectr, etc) for me, for now.

  
  
• By anolip

  My favorite SVG editor

  I’ve been using Boxy SVG for over half a year now. I just make icons for my app: nothing too advanced, but I needed a good editor and it turns out that was pretty hard to find. I tried out a few apps before settling on this one, which in my opinion was significantly better and more user friendly. Normally I don’t leave reviews, but almost every week I see an update to the app that makes it better and better so I wanted to thank the dev for his efforts. You’re doing a great job!

  
  
• By Uli Troyo

  Perfect for developers

  Boxy SVG is the perfect solution for working with SVGs on the web. The elements tab at the bottom of the view allows you to debug your path coordinates manually, and to extract usable HTML markup. It's lightweight, intuitive, and very nice-looking! I use OMGSVG to clean up my vectors regardless of the software I use to produce them, but with Boxy SVG there's a lot less to clean up and optimize. Highly recommend for developers looking to incorporate SVGs in their designs (and you should).

  
  
• By I_need_a_nickname_why?

  Great tool, GREAT support, active development

  BoxySVG is a great, simple, SVG drawing tool. It focuses on clean design and staying close to SVG. If you are making SVG for use in web design or for some application where the SVG structure matters, BoxySVG is perfect. The author is very responsive, and the app is actively developed with bug fixes or new features every few months. Many of the "professional' SVG drawing tools are making things super complicated and obscure what you are actuakly creating. Some will transform an existing simple SVG into something crazy and complex. Converting circles to splines, or whatever. More features are not necessarily a good thing.

  
  

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