SVG Icon Editor for Clean App Icons

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Axialis IconVectors Changelog

Version 2.10

Release rollout: Windows - October 6, 2026; macOS - coming soon; Linux - coming soon.

New Features

• 14 Batch Processing Commands - The Explorer expands from three batch operations to 14: Add Badge Overlays, Adjust Icon Colors, Apply Auto Gradient, Apply Palette, Center and Fit, Change Line Stroke, Convert to currentColor, Make Icon Versions, Make PNG and ICO Bitmap Icons, Optimize SVG Files, Outline Strokes, Replace Colors, Resize Icons, and Rotate / Flip.
• Batch Options and Previews - Valid settings are remembered immediately, previews include Back, output suffixes can be empty when paths remain safe, and diagnostics explain unsupported inputs, changed source files, and recovery failures.
• Explorer-to-Editor Workflow - New Icon remembers the current Explorer folder as the save destination. Optional Auto Save Icons saves the current document when opening the next Explorer icon, and closing an Explorer-opened icon returns to Explorer.
• Keyboard and Wheel Shortcuts - Escape closes an idle Editor document, Ctrl + wheel zooms, Alt + wheel scrolls horizontally, and additional keyboard movement and layer-order shortcuts improve editing speed.
• Screen Eyedropper - On Windows, sample any desktop pixel through a magnified preview; left-click applies Fill and right-click applies Stroke.
• Element Library Search - Filter the current tab by display name or SVG filename, keep the popup within the screen, and open the library folder in the built-in Explorer.
• MCP Catalog of 166 Tools - All 14 batch operations are available through MCP with shared preview, validation, and write safeguards. ICO export supports selected pixel sizes and 32-bit transparency without changing the Editor document.

Improvements

• Folder Browsing - Accepted locations are remembered for new instances, high-DPI thumbnails and first-visit folder counts are corrected, and dragging over a folder no longer opens it automatically.
• Path Editor - Fixes improve hidden and zero-size paths, Bezier handles, closed-path corners, multi-corner rounding, anchor selection, path release, and Pen continuation.
• Paste and Selection - Newly pasted elements remain selected together, while oversized and out-of-canvas artwork is fitted or centered more predictably.
• Badges, SVG and Rendering - Badge operations undo as one action, invalid geometry is rejected, and SVG import, gradient cleanup, currentColor inheritance, group opacity, and grid restoration are improved.
• MCP Bridge Diagnostics - Port conflicts, duplicate element IDs, large replies, batch diagnostics, and batch-plan lifetime are handled more safely and clearly.

Version 2.0

Release rollout: Windows - September 3, 2026; macOS - September 15, 2026; Linux - September 18, 2026.

New Features

• Integrated Icon Explorer - Browse, organize, and open SVG files from a virtualized thumbnail grid without leaving IconVectors. Thumbnails range from 64 to 256 px, the background can be Light, Dark, Checkerboard, or Borderless, and a filename filter narrows what is shown.
• Editor / Explorer Workspaces - Switch between the two with F4, F5, Ctrl+Tab, or the Control Bar switch while preserving the Editor layout exactly as you left it. Shift+F5 opens an independent Explorer window.
• Faster Folder Navigation - Use Back, Forward, Recent Folders (up to 20), Up, drive buttons that remember the last folder visited on each drive, and a path field that you can edit directly.
• Built-in File Management - Copy, paste, duplicate, rename, batch rename (with optional -N numbering and zero padding), delete with confirmation, create a New Folder, and Group in Folder, all from the Explorer. Paste and duplicate never overwrite an existing file.
• Advanced Drag and Drop - Move or copy SVGs between folders (Ctrl copies, Shift moves, and hovering over a folder opens it), exchange files with Windows File Explorer, and drop SVGs onto the Editor to import them as editable groups.
• Batch Processing - Run Apply Palette, Resize Icons, and Apply Strokes on many selected SVG files at once using the same transformations as the Editor. Every batch is planned and validated before anything is written, reports exact changed, unchanged, unsupported, and failed counts, and rolls back on failure. More operations are planned.
• New Colors Panel - Use one redesigned pane with a PALETTES page and a COLORS page offering HEX, RGB, and HSL values plus Hue and Saturation/Value controls.
• Faster Fill and Stroke Workflow - Left-click applies a color to Fill and right-click applies it to Stroke everywhere in the Colors panel, including the White, Black, currentColor, and None quick colors.
• Recent Colors - Reuse recently applied colors from the Colors panel instead of rebuilding them.
• Even-Odd and Non-Zero Fill Rules - Path > Fill Rule controls how compound paths and holes render. The fill rule is imported from and exported to SVG.
• More Powerful MCP Integration - The local server now exposes exactly 155 tools, including Icon Explorer navigation, file operations, the batch plan/apply protocol, and new editing capabilities. Setup is documented for Gemini CLI, Kiro, Cline, and GitHub Copilot CLI alongside Codex, Claude, Cursor, and Visual Studio Code with GitHub Copilot.

Improvements

• Smarter Control Bar - Controls adapt to the current workspace, document, and selection.
• Live Folder Updates - The Explorer stays in sync when files are added, changed, renamed, or removed by another application. Ctrl+R refreshes on demand.
• Better Multi-file Workflows - Select several SVGs at once for file operations, drag and drop, and batch processing.
• Improved Empty-document Experience - The Explorer stays fully usable when no SVG document is open.
• Improved UI and Reliability - Navigation, panels, popups, drag and drop, and workspace restoration are smoother and more predictable.
• Updated Windows Toolchain - Built with the MSVC v145 toolchain and updated graphics dependencies.

Fixes

• Bug Fixes - Numerous issues have been fixed.

Version 1.70

• Element Library - New disk-backed library for inserting reusable SVG elements. Direct subfolders become tabs, optional line folders provide matching line variants, and inserted elements remain editable SVG artwork.
• SVG Properties - New dialog for managing the editor canvas viewBox, output width and height, preserveAspectRatio, root id, title, and description.
• Pixel-Align Selection - New one-click command and Control Bar button to align selected artwork to the pixel grid for cleaner pixel-perfect icons.
• Editor Keyboard Shortcuts - New canvas shortcuts for line caps, line joins, Pixel-Align Selection, and temporary switching between Selection and Path Editor tools.
• Several bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.60

• Auto Gradient - Create a same-tone lighter-to-darker SVG gradient from the current fill or stroke color in one click. Supports linear and radial gradients, angle control, force from subtle to strong, and application to fill, stroke, or both.
• Dashed and Dotted Stroke Styles - New non-destructive SVG stroke styles for Solid, Dotted, Short Dash, Dash, Long Dash, Rounded Dash, and Custom Dash patterns using standard stroke-dasharray, stroke-dashoffset, and stroke-linecap attributes.
• Fit Icon to Canvas - New command to resize the canvas around the current artwork when preparing icons for clean export sizes.
• Precise Zoom Controls - Editable status-bar zoom field, Set Zoom Level dialog, visible numpad shortcuts, and a Zoom tool that lets you drag a canvas area and fit it to the workspace.
• Center on Largest - New Element > Center command that centers selected elements on the largest selected element for fast badge, overlay, and composition alignment.
• MCP Enhancements - MCP automation can use the newer paint workflows, including Auto Gradient, while continuing to support live document inspection, cleanup analysis, rendering, and export.
• Snap to Grid Reliability - Snapping is now more consistent when drawing, moving elements, and editing path nodes.
• Cleaner Path Editing Output - Boolean union and Bezier handle removal now produce cleaner straight-edged paths.
• Safer SVG Output - Save and minified export better preserve root dimensions, viewBox data, comments, and required SVG attributes.

Version 1.50

• Analyze/Clean Up Icon - Inspect the current icon for off-grid geometry, inconsistent strokes, hidden leftovers, empty groups, transform baggage, and unused defs, then apply low-risk or full cleanup fixes from a modeless dialog.
• Claude-Compatible MCP - Public MCP tool names now use Claude-safe identifiers such as app_ping and document_getSvg while keeping backward compatibility for older dotted tool calls.
• Icon Cleanup MCP Command - The public MCP surface now includes document_analyzeCleanupSvg so AI clients can inspect cleanup issues and optionally apply conservative low-risk fixes.
• Linux Version - IconVectors 1.50 is now available for Linux in addition to Windows and macOS.
• Small Improvements and Bug Fixes - Workflow polish and reliability improvements were made across editing, export, packaging, and MCP integration.

Version 1.40

• Public MCP Integration - IconVectors now exposes a local Model Context Protocol server so AI assistants can create, draw, edit, inspect, render, and export SVG vector icons through the running editor.
• Compatible Local AI Clients - Designed for Codex and other OpenAI tooling on the same machine, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Visual Studio Code with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and other desktop or CLI hosts that can launch a local stdio MCP server.
• Live Editor Automation - MCP workflows act on the real document state, including layers, groups, palettes, transforms, and existing export/code-generation pipelines.
• Bug Fixes - Numerous enhancements and fixes improve reliability across editing, export, and automation scenarios.

Version 1.30

• WPF Geometry - New Source Code target for Microsoft geometry-based workflows.
• VectorDrawable - New Source Code target for Android vector XML generation.
• SwiftUI - New Source Code target for SwiftUI path-based code generation.
• Recolor with Palette - Recolor the current icon using only selected palette colors by closest-color mapping.
• Lock Layers - Lock/unlock elements and groups directly in the layer list to prevent accidental mouse edits.
• GPU Acceleration - Optional GPU-assisted rendering mode to improve editor responsiveness on compatible systems.
• Auto-center Canvas - New toggle to center the canvas automatically when resizing windows or toggling Focus Mode.
• Focus Mode - New distraction-free mode to hide UI panels/toolbars quickly from keyboard or menu.

Version 1.20

• Text Tool – Insert text and convert it directly into editable paths, with one glyph per character.
• Color Palettes Panel – A new dockable panel for managing palettes and swatches: add, remove, rename, sort swatches, add icon colors, load, and save palettes.
• Swatch Management – Add, delete, rename (double-click), reorder with drag & drop, or remove swatches by dragging them outside the panel.
• Add Icon Colors to Palette – A new command in the Icon menu that collects all colors used in the current icon, removes duplicates, sorts them by hue, and adds them to the selected palette.
• Pen Tool Enhancement – Create curves while drawing by click-and-drag, without switching tools.
• Corner Rounding – With the Path tool, round corners using on-canvas handles or by entering exact values (double-click).
• Control Bar – New "Add Color to Palette" command available directly from the fill and stroke color menu.
• Preview Panel – Drag & drop the preview icon to external applications (exports a temporary SVG file).
• New Languages – 27 new languages added, for a total of 34: English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian. Right-to-left UI is now supported for languages that require it.
• Bug Fixes – Numerous enhancements & issues fixed.

Version 1.10

• Enhanced Editor – The editor is now more responsive, offering a smoother rendering frame rate.
• Improved Element Selection – Choose elements by clicking either their wireframe or visible pixels.
• Refined Layer Management – The element layer list is easier and more intuitive to use.
• Better SVG Compatibility – The app supports a wider range of SVG files and no longer crashes on certain ones.
• Preview Window – A new preview window lets you view icons in smooth or pixel mode at various scales, with light or dark backgrounds.
• Svgicons.com Integration – Directly open free icons from Svgicons.com in VectorIcons with a single click.
• Upgraded Scale Tool – Scale elements by percentage or by entering exact dimensions.
• Element Alignment – Align elements horizontally or vertically with ease.
• Element Distribution – Distribute elements evenly with fixed spacing, both horizontally and vertically.
• Trace Bitmap – Import bitmap images, automatically traced into black & white SVG paths. Works when pasting bitmaps too.

Version 1.0

• SVG Vector Icon Editing - Easily open and save SVG icons. The editor is fine-tuned for small vector images, allowing you to design pixel-perfect icons quickly.
• User-Friendly Editor - Create and modify icons effortlessly using a range of intuitive tools, including adjustable zoom, grids, snap-to-grid, and more.
• Developer-Oriented Design - Focused on icon creation for software development, it includes only essential tools and exclusive features tailored to developers.
• Layer Management - Work with multiple layers to organize complex icons. Easily move, rename, group, ungroup, show, or hide layers for better control.
• Selection Tool - Select, move, resize, rotate, and duplicate elements using your mouse or keyboard shortcuts for faster workflows.
• Path Editing Tool - Precisely edit paths: add, remove, or move anchor points; adjust Bézier curves; and convert points between smooth and angular.
• Pen Tool - Draw polylines and seamlessly convert them into curves.
• Geometric Shape Tools - Quickly create rectangles, ellipses, and lines, with the option to convert shapes into paths for further editing.
• Advanced Color Editing - Change stroke and fill colors using a powerful color picker and a variety of pre-defined palettes.
• Control Bar - Modify element properties—such as colors, stroke width, opacity, coordinates, and canvas alignment—through a handy control panel.
• Live Code Viewer - Instantly view the source code of your icon in real time, in various formats including SVG, minified SVG, XAML, SVG Symbol, VueTS, ReactTS, and C++.
• Compatible with Industry Standards - Seamlessly integrates with tools like Visual Studio, VS Code, and Adobe Illustrator. Copy and paste SVG code directly between apps.
• Boolean Operations - Perform vector logic operations such as union, subtract, intersect, and exclude with ease.
• Icon Canvas and Artwork Resizing - Resize either the canvas alone or the entire icon along with its artwork.
• Icon Color Adjustments - Fine-tune icon appearance with brightness/contrast, hue/saturation, levels, desaturation, and inversion controls.
• Icon Color Variants Generator - Instantly generate icon variations for different states like Hot, Disabled, and Dark Mode.
• Badge Overlay Addition - Add external icons as badge overlays with simple drag-and-drop functionality.
• Badge Overlay Cutout - Apply a cutout effect beneath the badge to improve visibility—combines multiple steps into a single command.
• Badge Overlay Shadow - Add a shadow under badge overlays with one-click functionality for enhanced visual depth.
• Dark and Light UI Themes - The application features a Dark Theme user interface. It automatically adapts to your default OS settings, but you can manually select Dark r Light mode in the Preferences window (F2).
• Multiple Instances Support - Open multiple editor windows at once and easily transfer icon elements between them.