Scissor vs Xakto

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Scissor compared with Xakto
Detail	Scissor	Xakto
What it does	Free vector and pixel design editor that runs in your browser	Inspect and edit any website like a design tool, then hand the changes to your coding agent
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	NZ
Pricing model	Free	Freemium
Pricing	Not given	Free: $0 forever, no card or account required. Pro: $59 a year (about $4.92 a month billed yearly), or monthly subscription available. Lifetime: $149 once, for the first six months or 200 buyers, includes every 1.x version and version 2 at half price. Team: $12 a seat, a month, from three seats, com
Key features	Pen, curvature, pencil and shape tools with editable Bézier paths and live shapes Type on a point, in an area and on a path with OpenType features and glyphs panel Layers, groups, masks and clipping support Fill with solid colours, gradients, meshes and patterns, and recolour artwork Live non-destructive effects including shadows, glows, blur, distort, warp and 3D Image trace to convert raster images into editable vector paths Pixel layers for painting and raster work alongside vector art Multiple grid types including orthogonal, isometric, hexagonal and perspective Free Transform tool for scaling, rotating and distorting selections Open SVG, PDF, EPS, .ai and PSD files; export to SVG, PDF, PNG, JPEG and WebP	Inspect CSS, Tailwind, React and HTML Edit the live page like a design tool Check WCAG 2.2 AA and usability heuristics Clone pages to React, Figma, PDF or HTML Extract design system as DESIGN.md and W3C design tokens MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and other coding agents Full site scan Annotations and reports Page export to Figma, PDF, HTML, CSS, PNG, JPG
What makes it different	Runs entirely in browser with no install, account or upload required All work stays on your device with complete privacy—no server uploads Works offline and can be installed as a Progressive Web App Available in 15 languages Full-featured vector editor with Bézier paths, effects and image tracing	Hand changes directly to your coding agent over MCP All work stays on your computer, no server reads your pages Founding price locked for life, no surprise subscription increases Pay once with Lifetime option including version 2 at half price Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	13 −1 (down) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	6	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	32	12
Referring domains (Majestic)	101	1

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