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Finally! one that can import PDFs, a must have for tuning. For example, "Print to PDF" from the browser and import it in an editable format.

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My question, as you made it a PWA, why bother with Electron?

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BTW, I bet you have it tasked, but having a shortcut profile selector with AI and Inkscape ones would help.

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> Finally! one that can import PDFs, a must have for tuning. For example, "Print to PDF" from the browser and import it in an editable format.

To be honest Boxy SVG is not the best tool for manipulating PDFs. It should be able to import most PDF files as it is using Mozilla's PDF.js library under the hood, but once you import the file you have to deal with limitations of the SVG format such as lack of support for multi-page documents, flowed texts and forms.

> My question, as you made it a PWA, why bother with Electron?

Electron-based apps feel much more native than PWAs on macOS, for example you can make the app use native menubar and tabs. The gap between PWAs and Electron/native apps is probably going to be closed at some point in the future: https://fugu-tracker.web.app/

> BTW, I bet you have it tasked, but having a shortcut profile selector with AI and Inkscape ones would help.

I will try to implement this functionality later this year, it is tracked on https://boxy-svg.com/ideas/42/keyboard-shortcuts-presets

Thanks for the reply. I imported a PDF with forms and it drew them fine. In Inkscape I also have to clear the kernings, and reflow. It's not perfect, but it's a good starting point. Figma and XD can't import PDFs at all.

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