# SVG Path Editor

8 Hacker News commenters recommended SVG Path Editor and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free tool for editing individual SVG path commands while keeping clean integer coordinates. No critical caveats were recorded.

## Why people recommend it

- Clean, minimal SVG path output (3 comments): "I like that it does not produce crude floating point numbers, but keeps the clean integers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46799337)) "used it many times to create SVGs that had nice code" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48041137)) "a tool to craft minimalistic well-behaved SVG paths" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48041045))
- Editing individual path commands easily (2 comments): "I use this often when I need to work with individual path commands" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46792938)) "I like how it highlights the commands when you hover over them" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46792934))
- Saves effort on path work (2 comments): "super effortless one-click instantaneous install process" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46801212)) "This tool would have made my life so much easier!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46795465))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Inkscape](https://hackerapproved.com/p/inkscape.md): 95 recommend
- [VectorPea](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vectorpea.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

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