Affinity Designer vs SVGX

Comparing the features of Affinity Designer to SVGX

Feature
Affinity Designer
SVGX

Capability Features

Advanced Typography
Flow text along pathCustom typographyLigaturesArtistic textCharacter stylesParagraph styles
Background Image CSS
Background Repeat Preview
Backgrounds Preview
Bookmarks
Combine Color Spaces
Contour Tool
Copy Markup
Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
Customizable Grids and Guides
Dark Mode
Enhanced Pencil Tool
Auto CloseSmoothnessUse Line Style
Export to PNG
Grayscale and No FX View Modes
Grayscale ViewNo FX View
Handle Large Documents
Inline Editing
Knife Tool
Layer Groups and Color Tagging
Layer States
Linked Symbols and Constraints
Live Outline View
Locate SVG Files
Match Attributes Tool
No Internet Required
Non-destructive Adjustments
Offline Usage
Pixel Preview Mode
Preview & Zoom
Print and Digital Output
DigitalPrintMerchandise
Raster Workspace
Recents
Save SVG
Save Workspace Setups
SHA256 Hash Verification
Shape Builder
Stroke Width Control
Unlimited Artboards
Unlimited
Unlimited Objects per Document
Thousands
URL Encoding
Vector Warp
Vector Workspace
X-ray View
Zoom Level
One million percent and beyond

Integration Features

Cross-device File Compatibility
Icon Library Compatibility
FeatherHeroiconsZondiconsHero PatternsIoniconsTeeny IconsSimple IconsSystem UIcons
Mac Compatibility
Multi-Platform Availability
WindowsmacOSiPad
PNG Export Support
Supported File Format
JPEGPDFSVGPSDPNGTIFFGIFDWGDXF
SVG File Support
SVGO Optimization
Windows Compatibility

Limitation Features

Documents Folder Access Required
Mac Disk Access Permission
No App Store Distribution
No Code Signing
Not Open Source
PNG Export Limitation
SVG must have width and height attributes

Other Features

Virus Scan Recommendation

Pricing Features

Donations Supported
Free Tier
Free Trial
Gitware Distribution Model
Gitware
Source Code Purchase