# Inkscape extension - Send to LightBurn & Save SVG

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/inkscape-extension-send-to-lightburn-save-svg/193067>\
**Category:** Community Laser Talk\
**Tags:** REST-API\
**Created:** [October 10, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/inkscape-extension-send-to-lightburn-save-svg/193067 "2026-10-10T02:15:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![NicholasL](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/nicholasl/32/40942_2.png) [@NicholasL](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/NicholasL)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/inkscape-extension-send-to-lightburn-save-svg/193067/1 "2026-10-10T02:15:21Z")

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As many of you know, [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/) is a pretty neat free and open-source vector graphics editor that does a great job at creating graphics you can use in LightBurn.

I recently made a couple of Inkscape “User Extensions”, while testing the new REST API labs feature that @goeland86 has been working on, and for anybody interested, I’ve put the files and instructions for them here:

> **[GitHub - nicholas-a11y/Inkscape](https://github.com/nicholas-a11y/Inkscape)**
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> Contribute to nicholas-a11y/Inkscape development by creating an account on GitHub.

#### Send to LightBurn

Sends your graphics straight into LightBurn without affecting the current Inkscape document:

 ![image](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/8/785005c072e3589c99f67ef48ee95fd9fc0a0e30.png)

#### Save SVG

Saves a separate, LightBurn-friendly SVG:

 ![image](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/d/0d3e4864dc32396b6dab310fbe5c509107ff1ce3.png)  
I thought this might be useful in schools, so students who may not have access to LightBurn on their device can still work on the graphics side of their laser projects.

And if they use the [‘LightBurn Layers’ palette](https://github.com/nicholas-a11y/Inkscape#lightburn-colour-palette-optional), the process of later importing the SVG file into LightBurn and applying Cut Settings will be a breeze if a [template file](https://docs.lightburnsoftware.com/latest/Explainers/TemplateFiles/) is used:

 ![image](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/0/5016ed3e2f33216c1f8e0d7c38f928de8e7e48d7.png)

The extensions will appear in Inkscape’s Extensions menu once you restart Inkscape after following the instructions on the GitHub site.

 ![image](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/6/36d3d9d0c6e009d09eba2df73da0b81a2a023dc7.png)

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**Author:** ![sqw](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@sqw](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/sqw)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/inkscape-extension-send-to-lightburn-save-svg/193067/2 "2026-10-10T06:49:14Z")

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Brilliant idea!!! I’ll try this over the weekend.