diff --git a/src/public/app/services/utils.js b/src/public/app/services/utils.js
index 7cbdfb351..6422fa236 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/utils.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/utils.js
@@ -508,6 +508,26 @@ function createImageSrcUrl(note) {
     return `api/images/${note.noteId}/${encodeURIComponent(note.title)}?timestamp=${Date.now()}`;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Given a string representation of an SVG, triggers a download of the file on the client device.
+ * 
+ * @param {string} nameWithoutExtension the name of the file. The .svg suffix is automatically added to it.
+ * @param {string} svgContent the content of the SVG file download.
+ */
+function downloadSvg(nameWithoutExtension, svgContent) {
+    const filename = `${nameWithoutExtension}.svg`;
+    const element = document.createElement('a');
+    element.setAttribute('href', `data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,${encodeURIComponent(svgContent)}`);
+    element.setAttribute('download', filename);
+
+    element.style.display = 'none';
+    document.body.appendChild(element);
+
+    element.click();
+
+    document.body.removeChild(element);
+}
+
 export default {
     reloadFrontendApp,
     parseDate,
@@ -547,5 +567,6 @@ export default {
     escapeRegExp,
     areObjectsEqual,
     copyHtmlToClipboard,
-    createImageSrcUrl
+    createImageSrcUrl,
+    downloadSvg
 };
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/mermaid.js b/src/public/app/widgets/mermaid.js
index cab971860..204133d54 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/mermaid.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/mermaid.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import libraryLoader from "../services/library_loader.js";
 import NoteContextAwareWidget from "./note_context_aware_widget.js";
 import server from "../services/server.js";
+import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 
 const TPL = `<div class="mermaid-widget">
     <style>
@@ -138,19 +139,6 @@ export default class MermaidWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
         }
 
         const svg = await this.renderSvg();
-        this.download(`${this.note.title}.svg`, svg);
-    }
-
-    download(filename, text) {
-        const element = document.createElement('a');
-        element.setAttribute('href', `data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,${encodeURIComponent(text)}`);
-        element.setAttribute('download', filename);
-
-        element.style.display = 'none';
-        document.body.appendChild(element);
-
-        element.click();
-
-        document.body.removeChild(element);
+        utils.downloadSvg(this.note.title, svg);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/mind_map.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/mind_map.js
index 28a899f66..abaad5f6b 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/mind_map.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/mind_map.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import libraryLoader from "../../services/library_loader.js";
 import TypeWidget from "./type_widget.js";
+import utils from "../../services/utils.js";
 
 const TPL = `
 <div class="note-detail-mind-map note-detail-printable">
@@ -114,20 +115,7 @@ export default class MindMapWidget extends TypeWidget {
         }
 
         const svg = await this.renderSvg();
-        this.download(`${this.note.title}.svg`, svg);
-    }
-
-    download(filename, text) {
-        const element = document.createElement('a');
-        element.setAttribute('href', `data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,${encodeURIComponent(text)}`);
-        element.setAttribute('download', filename);
-
-        element.style.display = 'none';
-        document.body.appendChild(element);
-
-        element.click();
-
-        document.body.removeChild(element);
+        utils.downloadSvg(this.note.title, svg);
     }
 
 }
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