PDF to SVG
Save PDF pages as images inside SVG files
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About PDF to SVG
PDF to SVG renders each page at the resolution you choose and wraps the picture in an SVG file sized to the page. The result is an image of the page, not vector artwork: it holds no editable paths or text, and it softens like any bitmap when enlarged beyond the resolution it was rendered at.
Conversion runs locally, so a supplier's drawing is never uploaded to a third-party converter — which also means it is not retained anywhere you cannot see.
How to use PDF to SVG
- Load the PDF.
- Set the DPI. The SVG keeps the page's size either way; a higher DPI puts more pixels inside it, so it stays sharp further into a zoom.
- Choose the pages to convert; each becomes its own SVG file.
- Convert. A single page downloads as an SVG; several pages arrive as a ZIP.
On a production
Some web page builders, slide templates and design tools accept an SVG upload but refuse a PDF. Wrapping the page picture in SVG gets a floor plan or a rigging diagram past that upload filter. When a supplier's drawing has to be edited as vectors, open the PDF itself in Inkscape or Illustrator instead — both import PDF pages as editable paths.
Frequently asked questions
- Will the text be editable?
- No. The page is stored as a picture, so its text can be neither selected nor retyped, and there are no paths to pick apart. For editable vectors, open the PDF in Inkscape or Illustrator, which import PDF pages as vector artwork.
- Does the SVG scale without losing quality?
- Only as far as its resolution allows. The SVG is sized to the page, but the picture inside it has a fixed number of pixels: at 300 DPI it holds about four times as many across as at 72 DPI and stays sharp much further into a zoom, while a 72 DPI render already looks soft on a high-resolution screen.
- Why is my SVG larger than a PNG of the same page?
- Because it contains that PNG. The picture is stored inside the SVG as base64 text, which adds about a third to its size. If you do not need the SVG wrapper, PDF to PNG gives you the same picture in a smaller file.