Install Boxy SVG on Raspberry Pi

Boxy SVG

Quick and streamlined vector graphics creator.
Boxy SVG is both simple but powerful, capable of whipping up a quick logo design in minutes or building the most sophisticated digital artwork. Unlike Inkscape or other Linux SVG editors, Boxy SVG uses Chromium's rendering engine for the SVG - the most complete and stable way for making your vector image appear as intended. It is easy to export to PNG, PDF, or numerous other image formats.

All Pi-Apps logos and Botspot branding is made using Boxy SVG, a free tool with an audience of millions.

To run: Menu -> Graphics -> Boxy SVG
To run in a terminal: boxy-svg

Fortunately, Boxy SVG is very easy to install on your Raspberry Pi in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Raspberry Pi.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install Boxy SVG.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Bookworm.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3, Pi 4, and Pi5.
Boxy SVG will run on either PiOS 32-bit or 64-bit.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Raspberry Pi with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Boxy SVG

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Boxy SVG.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Creative Arts category.

Now scroll down to find Boxy SVG in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Boxy SVG for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io