# dsward2/macSVG

macSVG - An open-source macOS app for designing HTML5 SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) art and animation with a WebKit web view ➤➤➤

Repository: https://github.com/dsward2/macSVG
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/macsvg
Homepage: http://macsvg.org/
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: macos, svg, animation, swift, objective-c, scalable-vector-graphics, graphics, html5, webkit, xml, smil, ios, morphing, bezier, editor, path, mac, vector-graphics, web-developer, arkansas
Last push: 2022-07-17T04:46:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3607, "days_push": 1508, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1289, forks 83 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:15.353125+00:00)

## What it is
macSVG is a MIT-licensed open-source macOS application for visually designing and editing HTML5 SVG 1.1 vector graphics and animation, using the macOS WebKit framework for interactive rendering and Cocoa plug-in bundles for element editing. It produces standalone SVG documents with path animation, shape morphing, and SMIL effects suitable for web pages and mobile apps.

## Use cases
- design animated svg graphics for a web page on mac
- edit svg animation xml with a visual editor
- create svg path animation without hand-writing code
- morph shapes with smil animation
- make lightweight animated graphics to replace gif or flash
- draw and animate bezier vector paths for html5

## When to choose
- you want a free native macOS GUI app specifically for authoring SVG art and SMIL animation
- you need small, resolution-independent animated graphics for HTML5 web views across desktop and mobile platforms
- you want to visually edit bezier paths, stroke-dasharray effects, and shape morphing rather than editing XML by hand

## When to avoid
- you need a full general-purpose vector illustration tool for print or complex artwork rather than SVG animation
- you need a cross-platform desktop editor - macSVG runs on macOS only
- you need a project with recent maintenance - the last release was 2022 and it depends on the legacy WebKit WebView Apple is moving away from

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, animation, graphics
- domain: graphics, web-development, web-design
- platform: -
- tags: svg, vector-graphics, html5, webkit, smil, animation-editor, xml, objective-c, shape-morphing, bezier-path, wysiwyg, macos

## Member repositories
- dsward2/macSVG (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.353125+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:55:43.973215+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dsward2/macSVG (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.353125+00:00, sha 70c15aba75ca)
  - homepage: http://macsvg.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:11:57.919098+00:00, sha 588e328fe02b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.