8 Best Free MAC SVG Editor Software

Here is a list of the best free MAC SVG editor software. These SVG editors for MAC help you edit SVG files and if required, SVG files can be annotated too. There are a number of tools to help you edit SVG file by making use of path, node, and handle tools. These do not require you to have a knowledge of coding, but just a knowledge to tweak around with graphic tools. Edited SVG files can be saved as SVG or exported to several other formats as required.

My Favorite MAC SVG Editor Software:

Out of the SVG editor software for MAC I tested, I like Inkscape the most. That is because it is quite feature rich and works well with SVG files. Though it requires some work on your part in the beginning, it is totally worth it as it produces quite outstanding results. You can work easily with paths, nodes, handles, etc. You are provided with the options to edit path, erase path, fill path, create diagram connectors, enable snapping, snap nodes, snap paths, snap handles, etc. The best part is that, you can save SVG files as plain SVG, Inkscape SVG, compressed plain SVG, and compressed Inkscape SVG.

Also check out the list of SVG Editor Software For Windows, SVG Viewer Software For Windows, and Free MAC Photo Editor Software.

Inkscape

Inkscape is a good freeware that can be used to edit SVG files on Mac for free. But in order to install it on MAC and successfully run it, you need to have either X11 or XQuartz on your MAC. After installing Inkscape, you have to install PSD Import Extension that helps you open SVG files on Inkscape. The best part of Inkscape is that, you are allowed to work with paths and nodes. SVG files can be saved as plain SVG, Inkscape SVG, compressed plain SVG, and compressed Inkscape SVG. This feature helps it to be a good alternative to Adobe Illustrator.

Inkscape has several tools to edit SVG; some of them are: Edit paths by nodes, transform objects, tweak objects, erase path, fill path, create diagram connectors, enable snapping, snap nodes, snap paths, snap handles, etc.

There are various other path tools to help you further edit SVG files on MAC, like: object to path, stroke to path, trace bitmap, trace pixel art, union, intersection, difference, exclusion, division, cut path, combine, break apart, inset, outset, dynamic offset, linked offset, simplify, reverse, etc.

If required, the use of layers and various other editing options can be put to use, like: making use of objects, text, filters, and extensions.

Edited SVG can be saved as PDF, PNG, PS, EPS, EMF, WMF, POV, FX, ODG, TEX, DXF, GPL, XCF, HPGL, HTML, XML, etc.

GIMP

GIMP is one of the best MAC SVG editor freeware and can be used as a good alternative for Photoshop on MAC. The best feature of GIMP is that it lets you import path and merge imported paths. You can also work with your own paths using GIMP.

Options can be chosen to work with layers, channels, paths, colormap, histogram, selection editor, navigation, paint dynamics, pallets, gradients, patterns, etc. There are various other tools to help you annotate SVG files.

There are various Path options provided to help you add path, edit path attributes, add new path, raise path, lower path, duplicate path, delete path, merge visible path, path to selection, add to selection, subtract from selection, intersect with selection, selection to path, stroke path, copy path, paste path, export path, export path, etc.

Raster tools available are:

• Color Tools: Color balance, hue, saturation, colorize, brightness, contrast, threshold, levels, curve, posterize, desaturate, etc.
• Filters tools: Blur, enhance, distorts, light and shadow, noise, edge detect, render, web, map, decolor, etc.

There are several other tools as well that can be put to use, like: selection, paint, transform, color, path, color picker, text, and GEGL operation.

Projects can be saved as XCF.BZ2, XCFBZ2, XCF.GZ, and XCFGZ. Edited SVG can be exported as PDF, HTML, PPM, PNG, GIF, JPEG, etc.

DrawBerry

DrawBerry is a basic SVG editor for MAC. The best part of this software is that you can create SVG files here. Here you are provided with options to insert text, curve, polyline, etc. There are other inspectors options, like: zoom, layer, page, grid, ruler, stroke, arrow, fill, shadow, text, and geometry. Nodes and edges of SVG can be raised, lowered, converted to curve or polyline, and aligned. Various Boolean operations can also be performed, like: Union, difference, intersection, or exclusive OR.

Options are also provided to work with view inspector, shape inspector, color panel, color swatches, and shape library.

SVG files can be saved as Vectorial PDF, Vectorial EPS, Vectorial SVG, Bitmap TIFF, Bitmap PNG, Bitmap JPEG, and Bitmap PSD.

Scribus

Scribus is a free Open Source SVG editor for Mac, and also a desktop publishing software. Here you can choose the options to edit or insert text frame, image frame, render frame, table, shape, polygon, line, bezier curve, and freehand curve. SVG file can be rotated, flipped, snapped, etc. Here you are also provided with the options to work with the scripts.
SVG file can be saved as SLA and GZ. It can then be exported as SVG, EPS, PDF, XPM, XBM, PPM, BMP, and PNG.

How to edit SVG files on MAC using Scribus:

• Open Scribus.
• Choose option of Import and then select the option to Get Vector File.
• Select SVG file to be edited and make the edits that are required.
• Export edited SVG or save SVG as required.

PhotoScape X

Apply raster editing on SVG files on MAC with PhotoScape X for free. It does not lets you play with vectors of SVG files or add new vector forms, but provides various raster editing options. You can also use it to Bulk edit SVG on MAC (albeit, limited to the raster editing, that I mentioned above). Also, the edited files cannot be saved in SVG format, and instead can be saved in PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, and TIFF formats.

So, its not really a true SVG Editor, but if you just want to open SVG file on Mac, and want to perform non-vector operations on it, then it can be used.

Editing options available on this freeware to edit SVG on MAC are:

• Transformation options: Rotate, resize, flip, crop, sharpen, straighten, vignette, miniature, or bloomed.
• Color adjustments: Contrast, vibrance, clarity, color, brighten, darken, deepen, darkening highlights, lightening shadows, sharpen, blur, defocus, clear skin, bloom, vignetting, and films.
• Other adjustments: auto level, auto contrast, blur, film grain, color emphasis, color replacement, white balance, backlight correction, edge, threshold, watercolor pencil, colored pencil, newsprint, crystallize, jitter, clear skin, cellophane, fisheye, illusion, reflection, dilate, erode, emboss, swirl, wave, motion blur, zoom blur, radial blur, and glass tile.

Many film effects, duotone, and lightleak effects can be applied with a single click. Frames, shapes and borders can also be applied to SVG file.

Add brush effects and personalize them by changing their size, hardness, strength, etc. Different sticker, image, text, magnifier, filter, arrow, line, etc can be easily inserted into SVG files. Image files can be shared on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa.

PhotoScape X also acts as an image viewer, batch image processor, collage creator, image combiner, and GIF creator.

Pinta

Pinta is a free and open source SVG editor for MAC, that can be used to apply very basic editing to SVG files. No support is available to edit or add curves, lines, or any other vector adjustments. You can only apply raster editing options to edit SVG. Also, the edited image can be saved only in BMP, ICO, JPEG, PNG, TGA, TIFF, or ORA formats.

Here Layers can be added, deleted, duplicated, merged, and moved up/down. SVG files can be rotated, flipped, resized, or cropped. You can add numerous add-ins in order to add new features to the software.

Other images can also be inserted into SVG file. There are various useful tools as well to help you edit SVG on MAC:

• Adjustments options: Auto level, black & white, brightness/contrast, curves, hue/saturation, invert colors, posterize, and sepia.
• Effects options: Artistic, blurs, distort, noise, photo, render, and stylize.

OpenOffice

OpenOffice is a popular Office suite for Mac. Apart from opening documents, it can also be used to to open SVG files and add annotations to them. The best part is that edited SVG file can be saved in SVG format itself.

Here you can add different elements, like: images, charts, graphs, text, word art, symbols, icons, geometrical shapes, etc.

Various other simple actions can be performed, like: zoom, rotate, move, crop, resize, stretch, etc. Add more complex elements to your SVG file, like: 3D objects, block arrows, flow chart, callout, stars, etc.

The file can be saved as SVG, ODG, OTG, SXD, STD, HTML, XHTML, PDF, SWF, BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, MET, PBM, PCT, PGM, PNG, PPM, RAS, SVM, TIFF, WMF, and XPM.

LibreOffice

LibreOffice is another free Office Suite that can be used to apply basic editing and annotation to SVG files. Vector editing options are not available. The edited SVG can be saved as SVG here.

Here SVG files can be cropped, rotated, zoomed, flipped, etc. Different items can be inserted into SVG file, like: text, images, graphs, charts, textbox, fontwork, 3D objects, stars, shapes, lines, callouts, flowcharts, symbols, etc. Properties of these objects can also be changed, like: character, paragraph, area, shadow, graphic, line, position, and size.

SVG files can be saved as ODG, OTG, FODG, HTML, XHTML, PDF, SWF, BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, MET, PBM, PCT, PGM, PNG, PPM, RAS, SVM, TIFF, WMF, and XPM.