PDF to SVG
Save each page of a PDF as an SVG drawing. Lines, shapes and letters become vector shapes that stay sharp at any size. Free, and it runs in your browser.
About This Tool
PDF to SVG saves each page of a PDF as a separate SVG file. SVG is a vector format: lines, shapes and letters are stored as shapes, so the page stays sharp however far it is enlarged.
Every page is converted to real vector shapes, whatever fonts it uses. You choose how letters are kept: as shapes, so that the page looks the same wherever it is opened, or as text, which gives a smaller file whose words can be edited but which is shown in another typeface wherever the page's font is not installed. Photographs and other pixel images on a page are kept inside the file as the images they are. A scanned page is therefore one picture inside an SVG file, and no sharper than the scan.
The first time you open the tool it downloads its drawing engine (about 28 MB), which your browser then keeps. After the conversion you can open a full-size preview of a page and download the pages one by one or together as a ZIP file; each file is named after the number its page has in the PDF. All processing happens in your browser; the PDF is not uploaded.
How to Use
Upload Your PDF
Drag and drop your PDF file or click to browse and select.
Choose the Options
Once the file is added, choose how letters are kept, "As shapes" or "As text", and, if you want only some pages, type them in "Page Range", for example 1-3, 5, 7.
Convert and Preview
Click "Convert to SVG". The pages appear under "Converted SVGs"; click a page to see it full size.
Download
A single page gives a "Download" button. For several pages, click "Download All as ZIP", or use the download button on a page to save that page alone.
Use Cases
Logos and Graphics
A logo or drawing that exists only as a PDF comes out as vector shapes you can edit in design software.
Technical Diagrams
Line drawings and their lettering convert to vector paths that stay sharp on a large print.
Web Development
Get one SVG file per page to place on a web page. Choose "As text" to keep the words as text.
Posters and Slides
Enlarge a page for a poster or a slide without it blurring, as a picture of the page would.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is SVG format?
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is a vector image format that can be scaled to any size without losing quality. It is widely used for logos, icons, and web graphics.
Will the SVG be truly vector?
Yes, for everything on the page that is drawn: lines, shapes and letters become vector shapes whatever fonts the page uses. Photographs and scans are pixel images in the PDF and stay so inside the SVG file, so a page that is only a scan is one picture in an SVG file.
Should I keep letters as shapes or as text?
As shapes, the page looks exactly the same in every program, but its words are drawings and cannot be edited or searched as text. As text, the file is smaller and the words can be edited, but a program that does not have the page's font shows them in another typeface, so the page can look different.
Can I preview before downloading?
Yes. Click a page to see it full size, with a "Download" button for it.
Why does the tool download something first?
Pages are drawn by an engine of about 28 MB that runs in your browser. It is downloaded the first time you open the tool and kept by your browser for the next time. Your PDF is not sent anywhere.
What happens to notes and form fields?
They are drawn into the page as it looks: the icon of a note, and what was typed into a form field. The SVG file has no fields to fill in.