12.5. Desktop Editor

The DRAW-SVG online editor consists of two parts: the client part, which runs in the web browser, and the server part, which includes services such as parsing, proxies, user account management, etc. These services are useful for expert functions.

The desktop application is built with the client side limited to basic functions that are independent of the server. It is based on the Node.js platform.

The application is available on the GitHub website.

Installation on a Windows PC can be easily done using the installer for the latest version.

Alternatively, the installation can be done from the source code distribution using the npm utility. The source code can be obtained via Git or by downloading the zip file of the latest version.

$ git clone https://github.com/DRAWSVG/drawsvg-editor
$ cd drawsvg-editor
$ npm install
$ npm start
	  

Figure 12.4. Desktop SVG Editor