# Boxy SVG

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Boxy SVG and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Boxy SVG as a capable, well-built SVG editor with depth suited to serious vector work, and it works with hand-crafted SVG files.

## Why people recommend it

- Impressive depth for serious SVG work (2 comments): "It's genuinely impressive, especially considering how much depth a serious SVG editor requires." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47065200)) "it's an impressive piece of software and has been for many years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47065826))
- Long-standing, impressive, fantastic software (2 comments): "it's an impressive piece of software and has been for many years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47065826)) "Just checked it out and it's fantastic." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47068389))

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://boxy-svg.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Boxy SVG", https://hackerapproved.com/p/boxy-svg/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).