SVG Converter in Java

Aspose.HTML for Java converts SVG to PDF, XPS, DOCX, JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and TIFF. Pass an SVG file, URL, inline SVG string, or SVGDocument to a suitable Converter.convertSVG() overload with the save options for the required output.

SVG, or Scalable Vector Graphics, is an XML-based format for two-dimensional graphics. Shapes, paths, text, colors, and transformations remain resolution-independent in the SVG source. Conversion is useful when the target workflow requires a fixed-layout document or a raster image instead of SVG markup.

How SVG Conversion Works

1. Prepare the SVG source as a file, URL, inline string, or SVGDocument.
2. Create the save options for the required output, such as PdfSaveOptions, XpsSaveOptions, DocSaveOptions, or ImageSaveOptions.
3. Call a Converter.convertSVG() overload with the source, save options, and output path.

The following example writes a circle to document.svg, loads the file as an SVGDocument, and converts it to output.gif with ImageFormat.Gif.

// Convert SVG to GIF in Java

// Prepare SVG code and save it to a file
String code = "<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'>\n" +
        "<circle cx='50' cy='50' r='40' stroke='black' stroke-width='3' fill='red' />\n" +
        "</svg>\n";
try (java.io.FileWriter fileWriter = new java.io.FileWriter("document.svg")) {
    fileWriter.write(code);
}

// Initialize an SVG document from the SVG file
SVGDocument document = new SVGDocument("document.svg");

// Initialize ImageSaveOptions
ImageSaveOptions options = new ImageSaveOptions(ImageFormat.Gif);

// Convert SVG to GIF
Converter.convertSVG(document, options, "output.gif");

Download complete Java examples and data files from GitHub.

SVG Conversion Guides

• Convert SVG to PDF – convert SVG to a fixed-layout PDF and configure PDF page settings.
• Convert SVG to PNG – convert SVG to a lossless raster image and configure resolution and background color.
• Convert SVG to JPG – convert SVG to compressed JPG output and configure page size and rendering settings.

Related SVG Workflows

• Fine-Tuning Converters – configure page setup, resolution, backgrounds, and other conversion options.
• Extract SVG from a Website – find and save inline and externally referenced SVG content.
• Converting Between Formats – choose converters for HTML, SVG, EPUB, MHTML, and Markdown.

Other Platforms

• SVG Converter in .NET
• SVG Converter in Python via .NET

Try Online SVG Conversion

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