PDF to SVG

SVG is the web's vector image format. A logo, floor plan, chart, schematic or infographic in SVG scales to any size without getting jagged, because it's made of lines, curves and fills rather than pixels. Browsers display it directly and design tools let you edit each element.

PDF is vector-based too, so most pages translate to SVG without loss. This tool converts the PDF's drawing instructions one by one into SVG paths, fills, strokes, clipping, gradients, patterns and images. The output is a standalone, standards-compliant SVG with the page size in points, so prints come out at the original physical size.

Exact vectors. Letters become outlines, so the page looks exactly like the PDF even on a computer without the original fonts. An invisible text layer is added on top, keeping the text selectable and searchable in a browser. Best for logos, print artwork and web graphics.

Editable text. Text goes in as real <text> elements with font family, size and colour, so you can rewrite labels in Illustrator, Inkscape or Figma. The look then depends on whether the font is installed; if not, a similar one is used.

Image + text layer. A fallback for very complex pages: the page is embedded as a high-resolution image with invisible, selectable text on top.

Not sure? Start with Exact vectors, and switch to Editable text only if you need to change the wording.

Lines and curves keep their width, caps, joins and dash patterns. Fills (including even-odd), clipping, transparency, blend modes, linear and radial gradients, tiling patterns, Type 3 fonts and embedded images all carry over. Photos are embedded as JPEG and transparent images as PNG.

A few rare PDF features have no exact SVG equivalent: soft masks (such as fading transparent shadows) are simplified, mesh gradients become a solid colour, and text used as a clipping path is shown without the clip. The result tells you if any were found, in which case it's worth trying the Image + text layer mode.

• Logos: many companies only have their logo as a PDF. As SVG it stays sharp on every screen.
• Plans and schematics: technical drawings keep precise lines and can be zoomed freely.
• Cutting machines: laser cutters, plotters and vinyl cutters usually expect SVG.
• Design work: select, recolour or delete individual elements.

Each page becomes its own SVG; several pages are bundled into a ZIP. Text-heavy SVGs can be larger than the PDF, since SVG can't store fonts as compactly. If you only need pictures of the pages, PDF to PNG gives smaller files.

The whole conversion runs in your browser. Your PDF isn't uploaded or stored, so unpublished artwork and confidential plans are safe to convert. There's no sign-up and no watermark. For a password-protected PDF, remove the password first with Remove password.

Pages are processed one at a time with a progress bar, and the browser stays responsive in between, so documents with dozens of pages convert fine. After the download, a preview of the first SVG appears below the button.