How to convert an svg image to png or jpg

Surely you have ever heard or heard about the SVG image format, it is a format that is not among the most popular and known, but that has some features that make it quite interesting. In this post we will explain what the SVG format is and how you can easily convert it to another better known as JPG or PNG.

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What is SVG

SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics, it is a text-based graphics language that describes images with vector shapes, text, and embedded raster graphics. The advantage of SVG files is that they provide resolution independent graphics and High Resolution Dots Per Inch (HiDPI) in a compact format.

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What is SVG about?

It is an open, royalty-free, vendor-neutral standard developed under the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) process and widely supported by modern web browsers. This format is ideal for interactive, custom, and data-driven graphics. Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer 9 and later browsers support the SVG format without the need to install external plugins.

Despite this, you can always find a program that is not compatible with SVG and which you need to use. In these cases you can always use an image converter to another format such as PNG or JPG.

How to convert SVGA to JPG or PNG

Online-convert.com is a handy website that allows you to upload an SVG file to convert it to JPG or PNG, its use is very simple, since you only have to search for the image in question from the corresponding button, the file will be uploaded to the server and the conversion will be done immediately. This converter allows us to choose a file from our PC, from a URL or from services such as Dropbox and Google Drive. For the most foodies it even includes the possibility of modifying the characteristics of the image.

Here ends our tutorial on how to convert this type of image to JPG or PNG, remember to share it with your friends on social networks so that it can help more users. See you in the next tutorial!