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Introducing svgia 2025.3: Power Tools and Enhanced Experience

2025-07-26T00:00:00+08:00

Hello Designers!

We’re excited to announce the release of svgia 2025.3, packed with powerful new tools and significant enhancements to streamline your design workflow. This version introduces an integrated icon library, advanced text editing capabilities, and numerous productivity improvements. Let’s explore what’s new!

New Tools and Features

1. Integrated SVG Icon Library

The editor now includes a comprehensive SVG icon library with 53,529+ ready-to-use icons! Access them directly within the editor and easily integrate them into your designs. Explore our new repository page for more information about the available icon collections.

2. Advanced Text Tool

Our new text tool allows you to add and edit text directly in the editor. Choose from multiple new fonts and customize typography with precision. Perfect for creating labels, titles, and text-based designs.

3. Mirror Tool

Create symmetrical designs effortlessly with the enhanced Mirror Tool. Flip and mirror your artwork along any axis for perfect symmetry and balanced compositions.

4. Advanced Copy Tool

The new copy tool provides sophisticated duplication options with spacing, rotation, and scaling parameters. Create complex patterns and arrangements with just a few clicks.

5. Grid and Ruler Tools

Stay aligned and precise with the new grid and ruler tools. Snap objects to grid points, use rulers for accurate measurements, and maintain perfect alignment in your designs.

6. Bitmap Import and Editing

Import and display bitmap images directly in the editor. Basic editing capabilities allow you to adjust and integrate raster graphics seamlessly with your vector designs.

7. Shadow Effects

Add stunning shadow effects directly from the properties panel. Adjust shadow color, blur, offset, and opacity to create depth and visual interest in your designs.

Feature Enhancements

8. Drag-and-Drop Layer Reordering

The left object tree panel now supports direct drag-and-drop to change layer hierarchy. Reorganize your design structure intuitively by simply dragging objects to new positions.

9. Global Color and Stroke Controls

New global fill color, stroke color, and stroke width displays with quick settings. Easily manage consistent styling across your entire design.

10. Object Highlighting

Hover over objects in the tree panel to see them highlighted on the canvas. This visual feedback makes it easier to locate and identify elements in complex designs.

11. Enhanced Pen Tool

Click directly on paths to add anchor points, or Alt+click existing anchor points to delete them. The pen tool is now more intuitive and efficient for path editing.

12. Custom Mouse Cursors

New custom mouse cursors provide better visual feedback for each tool, making it easier to understand which tool is active and what action you’re about to perform.

13. Improved File Management

Enhanced file management with list and grid view options. Move files between folders and organize your projects more efficiently.

14. Global Document Search

Utilize the global document search feature to quickly locate specific files within the online document system. This functionality allows for efficient navigation and retrieval of documents, enhancing your workflow.

15. Selection Box Dimensions

Selection boxes now display width and height dimensions directly, providing instant size feedback without needing to check the properties panel.

16. Drag-and-Drop Image Import

Simply drag and drop image files directly into the editor to import them. Streamlines the process of adding external graphics to your designs.

17. Context-Aware Properties Panel

The right properties panel now automatically displays relevant attributes based on your current selection, showing only the controls you need for the selected object type.

Bug Fixes

We’ve addressed numerous issues to improve stability and user experience:

Polygon Tool Fix: Resolved exceptions when creating polygons with fewer than 3 sides
Group Fill Recovery: Fixed issue where group objects couldn’t restore original state after canceling fill color changes
Group Selection Fix: Resolved empty rectangle selection issue after group operations
Zoom Panel Updates: Optimized scaling operations and fixed delayed panel display updates
Document Zoom State: New documents now properly clear previous zoom states
Brush Tool Stability: Fixed exceptions and bugs when clicking empty areas with brush tool
Locked Object Selection: Clicking empty areas with locked objects now properly cancels current selection
Point Edit Tool: Resolved occasional exceptions when dragging in point edit mode
Color Picker History: Fixed missing history records in color picker
Server Timestamp Sync: Resolved occasional server timestamp inconsistency issues

Final Words

svgia 2025.3 represents our most feature-rich release yet, with powerful new tools and significant workflow improvements. The integrated icon library, enhanced text capabilities, and improved file management make this version a substantial upgrade for professional designers.

We continue to listen to your feedback and build features that matter most to your creative process. Thank you for your ongoing support and trust in svgia.

As always, we welcome your suggestions and encourage you to share your feedback through our contact page.

Happy designing!

Introducing svgia 2024.1: What’s New and Improved

2024-08-06T00:00:00+08:00

Hello Designers!

We’re thrilled to announce the release of svgia 2024.1, marking a year since our initial launch. This new version comes packed with exciting features and enhancements designed to elevate your design experience. Let’s dive into what’s new and improved!

New Features

1. Redesigned App UI

We’ve given svgia a complete overhaul! The new user interface is sleek and modern, offering a more intuitive and visually appealing workspace. Check out the updated design in the screenshot above and compare it to our previous version to see the significant improvements.

2. Updated Website UI

Our website UI has also received a makeover. Explore the new design and improved navigation as you read through this post. We’re committed to enhancing your overall experience, both within the application and online.

3. Enhanced Mac Experience

We’ve fine-tuned svgia’s performance for macOS, ensuring a smoother and more efficient experience tailored for Mac users. Expect improved stability and responsiveness.

4. New Mirror Tool

Introducing the Mirror Tool! This new feature allows you to create symmetrical designs effortlessly by mirroring your artwork along any axis. It’s a powerful addition for creating balanced and precise designs.

5. Advanced Duplicating Tool

Our new duplicating tool is a game-changer! It’s so robust and versatile that we’re planning a dedicated blog post to showcase its capabilities. Stay tuned for an in-depth look at this fantastic tool.

6. Performance Optimization

We’ve optimized svgia for better performance by refactoring code that was causing slowdowns. Enjoy faster processing and more efficient handling of complex designs and large files.

7. Tool Reorganization

We’ve reorganized the tools on the top left menu for improved accessibility. Finding and using your tools has never been easier with our new, streamlined layout.

8. Fine-Grain Control on Anchor Points

Achieve precise adjustments with enhanced control over anchor points. This update allows for meticulous modifications to your paths and shapes, making your design work more accurate.

9. Improved Brush Tool

The Brush Tool has been upgraded to offer more flexibility and customization options. Create detailed and dynamic brush strokes with greater precision.

10. New Panning Tool

Navigate your canvas effortlessly with the new Panning Tool. Drag the view directly with your mouse for smooth and intuitive movement, you can still use the middle mouse dragging in other editing mode as an alternative option.

11. Enhanced Color Picker

The Color Picker now supports HSB color system(Hue/Saturation/Brightness), giving you more control over color selection and customization. Achieve the perfect shades and tones for your designs.

12. Rounded Corners for Rectangle Tool

Add rounded corners to your rectangles with ease. Adjust the corner radius directly in the right panel to customize the look of your shapes.

13. Expanded Star Tool Options

The Star Tool now includes additional options for the number of edges, inner radius, and outer radius. Create more interesting shapes with greater precision and creativity.

14. Adjust numeric props value throuh dragging

Increase/decrease props input control on the right panel by dragging on the label or using the middle mouse wheel scroll inside the input. This feature allows for a convenient way of adjustments to your design elements.

15. Export Selected Objects

Export selected objects as separate SVG or PNG files directly. Streamline your workflow and simplify the process of exporting individual assets.

16. Optimized Pen Tool

The Pen Tool has been optimized for better usability. Click on a previous point to reset the handle out type, making path creation smoother and more intuitive.

17. Fine Adjustments with Arrow Keys

Use arrow keys for precise adjustments to your design elements position, it also works for the selected anchor points.

18. Constrain Proportions with Shift

Hold the Shift key while resizing to constrain proportions and maintain aspect ratio. Ensure your designs stay consistent and proportional.

Bug Fixes

We’ve addressed several issues based on user feedback to enhance the overall stability of the application. Here are some of the bugs fixed in this release:

Point Selection Bug: Resolved an issue where invisible curve handles could mask underlying points in point editing mode.
Tree Update Issue: Fixed a rare problem where the left tree panel did not update correctly after adding or deleting objects.
Lock Object Mode Display: Corrected a displaying issue when objects were locked.
Undo/Redo Issue: Fixed cases where Undo/Redo did not restore object selection accurately.
Selection Problem: Addressed issues with selection after quickly changing editing modes.
Anchor Point Type Change: Fixed problems with changing anchor point types under certain conditions.

Features Under Development

We’re continuously working on new features based on your feedback. Here’s a glimpse of what’s coming in future releases:

Scissor Tool
Distortion Tool
Path Eraser Tool
Smooth Pen Tool
Integrated Online SVG Library
Puppet Warp Tool

Final Words

It’s been a year since our last release, and this update brings an extensive list of new features. While the initial version was our first step into the market, this latest release represents a mature, fully developed tool designed to significantly enhance your daily productivity.

Thank you for your continued support. As always, we welcome your suggestions and encourage you to share your feedback through our contact page.

Happy designing!

Notes on the first release of svgia

2023-08-08T00:00:00+08:00

Today we are excited to announce the first release of our online vector image editor svgia.com!

Backgrounds and design philosophy

SVG(Scalable Vector Graphics) is a great format for the web, the vector image can be scaled to any size without losing accuracy. The small size makes it perfect for the web. It is also very useful in other scenarios.

As a group of designers and programmers, we have been using the SVG format for a long time, but the lack of convenient editing tools always causes headaches. There is professional softwares like Adobe illustrator, but it is expensive and not easy to use.

Year after year, it becomes clear that we need a simple svg file editing tool that is designed for the web, solving the exact requirement we need, easy to use, only including core functionalities of the toolset but sufficient for most cases.

So we decided to make our own. The main design philosophy of this tool is simplicity, yet it still covers all the aspects we have been concerned about for years. This is a tradeoff between features and useability.

Another main concept is it must be web based, which means you can use it anywhere with a web browser. This makes the app lightweight and no need for any download/installment. All the documents are saved on the server and can be accessed anywhere.

The web based design also reduced the development costs, we only need to implement it once, it can be used across platforms like macOS and windows. It also gives more flexibility to the user.

But relaying the web browser still has some problems, the performance may be a little slow compared to the native desktop app. However, we have been testing for many times that this is acceptable for most cases, it is very rare to edit an extra large size svg file.

Planned features in the future

The first release is only a minimum viable product(MVP), it has a barely useful toolset that we think can be called a product. It still lacks a lot of features we want to add, but it’ll be no end if we are always adding new features. That’s why we release it first.

There will be more features in the next few releases, this is a continuous process and we will make it better and better with iteration after iteration.

Most notably, for the long term view we have planned the following features.

Teamwork / collaboration

This is what we need for our own team, files can be edited from different users or even together for the same file. Like other online documents systems, there will be access controls, comments and requests, and the whole collaboration process.

We will add a lot of free artwork libraries, and also make it easy for the artist to upload their work to the market, they can share it free or charge a little bit to make money.
For the first step, we’ll add more free artworks online, especially the base elements for many categories, this can hugely speed up your design process.

Character and avatar tools/generator

This feature has a low priority,furthermore, the character should come with a pre-designed animating library and ready for many common actions. we will add it with the animation feature together in the future.

Animation editing

This is a very long feature and we even consider making separate products. Many things are still undetermined in the brain storm stages, and we also want to listen to your opinions.

Final words

Thanks for reading, we hope this tool solves your problem. Welcome joining us together! You can send us the feedback through the contact page, we are happy to hear your suggestions.

With the first release, we have already made the most important step, there is still a long journey ahead, let’s start the trip together!

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Introducing svgia 2025.3: Power Tools and Enhanced Experience

New Tools and Features

1. Integrated SVG Icon Library

2. Advanced Text Tool

3. Mirror Tool

4. Advanced Copy Tool

5. Grid and Ruler Tools

6. Bitmap Import and Editing

7. Shadow Effects

Feature Enhancements

8. Drag-and-Drop Layer Reordering

9. Global Color and Stroke Controls

10. Object Highlighting

11. Enhanced Pen Tool

12. Custom Mouse Cursors

13. Improved File Management

14. Global Document Search

15. Selection Box Dimensions

16. Drag-and-Drop Image Import

17. Context-Aware Properties Panel

Bug Fixes

Final Words

Introducing svgia 2024.1: What’s New and Improved

New Features

1. Redesigned App UI

2. Updated Website UI

3. Enhanced Mac Experience

4. New Mirror Tool

5. Advanced Duplicating Tool

6. Performance Optimization

7. Tool Reorganization

8. Fine-Grain Control on Anchor Points

9. Improved Brush Tool

10. New Panning Tool

11. Enhanced Color Picker

12. Rounded Corners for Rectangle Tool

13. Expanded Star Tool Options

14. Adjust numeric props value throuh dragging

15. Export Selected Objects

16. Optimized Pen Tool

17. Fine Adjustments with Arrow Keys

18. Constrain Proportions with Shift

Bug Fixes

Features Under Development

Final Words

Notes on the first release of svgia

Backgrounds and design philosophy

Planned features in the future

Teamwork / collaboration

Online market for artists to share their work

Character and avatar tools/generator

Animation editing

Final words