Vector files, explained
Straight answers about SVG, PNG and the space between them. Written for the person who has a file and needs it to work somewhere specific.
Why your SVG file is bigger than it should be
An SVG is text, and tracing a detailed image produces a lot of it. Where the bytes go, what rounding coordinates is worth, and why too large often means inches.
Does iLovePDF convert SVG? What to use instead
iLovePDF has no SVG converter in either direction. What its thirty tools convert, why the names get confused, and what to use for PNG to SVG and SVG to PNG.
Coming next
The pieces currently being written, roughly in the order they will appear.
- What an SVG file is made of, in plain language
- How to open an SVG, on desktop, in a browser, and on a phone
- Does converting to vector lose quality? A short, honest answer
- Raster versus vector, without the hand-waving
- Illustrator's image trace next to a trained tracer
Rather just convert something?
Drop in a PNG, JPG or WebP and get editable vector paths back in about twenty seconds.