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InkscapeSVG-Edit
Free

Free software; no paid version.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux Web, Self-hosted
  • Uses standard SVG as its main format, which many other applications support
  • Node editing, layers, complex path operations, text on a path and live SVG XML editing
  • Runs in any modern browser
  • Works natively with SVG
  • Complex documents can slow the canvas down
  • The macOS build needs care and has historically been the weakest platform
  • Fewer features than desktop editors like Inkscape
  • No official hosted homepage listed in the research
Downloadable app Web application, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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