What happens when you convert SVG to PDF
- The SVG is placed on a PDF page the same size as the image, stored losslessly.
- SVG is a vector format, so it is rendered to pixels at the width you choose, 1024 pixels by default. Pick the largest size you will need, because the PDF cannot be scaled up cleanly afterwards.
How to convert SVG to PDF online
- Press "Choose SVG files" and select one or more files, or drag them onto the box. You can add files of any size your device can hold in memory.
- Adjust the settings if you need to. The output is lossless, so there is no quality setting to worry about.
- Press "Convert to PDF". Images convert in a second or two each.
- Save each PDF with its download button. Close the tab and every trace of the files is gone from memory.
Why convert SVG to PDF?
SVG files usually come from logos, icons, charts and illustrations on the web. People convert them to PDF because a PDF looks the same on every device and is what forms, portals and printers ask for.
In short, SVG is good at what it was made for, and PDF is the more practical choice when the file has to open, upload or print somewhere else. SVG renders natively in every browser, while PDF opens in every browser's built-in viewer.
How to convert SVG to PDF on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android
On Windows
Open this page in Chrome, Edge or Firefox, drag your SVG files in from File Explorer, and press Convert. Each PDF is saved to your Downloads folder.
On a Mac
Safari, Chrome and Firefox all work. Drag the SVG files from Finder onto the drop zone and the PDF files land in Downloads.
On iPhone and iPad
Open the page in Safari and tap Choose SVG files. You can pick from Photos or from the Files app. The converted PDF appears in Files, in the Downloads folder.
On Android
Open the page in Chrome, tap Choose SVG files and pick them from Files or your gallery. The PDF is saved to the Download folder, where any file manager can find it.
Best settings for SVG to PDF
Each image becomes one page sized to the image at 96 pixels per inch, so a 1200 pixel wide image makes a page 12.5 inches wide. PDF viewers and printers scale pages to fit, so the page size rarely matters on screen.
The SVG is stored with lossless compression inside the PDF, so it is exactly as sharp as the original. Transparent areas are placed on a white page.
SVG vs PDF: the differences
| SVG | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scalable Vector Graphics | Portable Document Format |
| Type | image | document |
| Created by | the World Wide Web Consortium | Adobe |
| First released | 2001 | 1993 |
| Compression | Lossless | Lossy or lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | No |
| Animation | Yes | No |
| Vector or raster | Vector | Vector |
| Colour | any colour, described as shapes rather than pixels | any colour, pages can mix text, vectors and images |
| In a browser | renders natively in every browser | opens in every browser's built-in viewer |
| Common uses | logos, icons, charts and illustrations on the web | documents, forms, invoices and print-ready files |
| MIME type | image/svg+xml | application/pdf |
About SVG and PDF files
What is an SVG file?
SVG describes shapes as text instructions, so it stays sharp at any size and a simple logo can be under 5 KB. Turning it into pixels fixes it at one resolution, so choose the output size before converting.
What is a PDF file?
A PDF fixes the layout of every page so it looks the same on any device. Converting a PDF to an image renders each page to pixels; converting an image to PDF wraps it as a page.
SVG to PDF not working? Common problems
- Colours look slightly different. Browsers convert images to the standard sRGB colour space when they decode them, so wide-gamut and CMYK images can shift a little.
- A phone photo comes out upright even though it looked sideways elsewhere. That is correct: the rotation stored in the photo is applied during conversion, so the PDF is always the right way up.
- Transparent areas turned white. PDF cannot store transparency; convert to PNG or WebP instead if you need it.
Convert SVG to PDF from the command line
If you work in a terminal, ImageMagick converts SVG to PDF in one line:
magick input.svg output.pdfTo convert every SVG in a folder at once, use magick mogrify -format pdf *.svg. For best results with SVG, set the size with -density or -resize. The converter on this page does the same job without installing anything.
SVG to PDF converter FAQ
Will I lose quality converting SVG to PDF?
No. PDF is written losslessly, so the result matches the SVG exactly at the size you choose.
Why is the PDF a different size from the SVG?
An SVG is a short list of drawing instructions, while the PDF stores every pixel, so the output is normally larger and grows with the width you choose.
Are my SVG files uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs inside this browser tab using your browser's own image decoder, so your files stay on your device. You can disconnect from the internet after the page has loaded and it still works.
Can I convert several SVG files to PDF at once?
Yes. Select or drop as many files as you like; they are converted one after another and each gets its own download button.
How do I open a PDF file?
PDF opens in every browser's built-in viewer. PDF is common for documents, forms, invoices and print-ready files.
Is this SVG to PDF converter free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many files you convert. The site is paid for by advertising, and because conversions run on your device there is no server cost per file.
Can I convert SVG to PDF on my phone?
Yes. The converter works in Safari on iPhone and iPad and in Chrome on Android. Converted files are saved to the Downloads folder.