How to make a graphics tool similar to Canva or Adobe Illustrator?

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    Eclipse Theia is a cloud & desktop IDE framework implemented in TypeScript.

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  • fabric.js

    Javascript Canvas Library, SVG-to-Canvas (& canvas-to-SVG) Parser

    Since you specifically want a web application, take a look at fabric js. It's like cairo but it runs in the browser. You're still responsible for the UI, recommend taking a look at how Theia organizes their front end to see what a modular IDE UI looks like in web.

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