Free Online PDF to SVG Converter
Convert PDF pages into resolution-independent, scalable vector SVG files directly inside your browser.
All PDF parsing executes in-browser using Mozilla's pdfjs-dist engine and SVGGraphics. No documents, pages, or vector assets are transmitted across the network.
Drop a PDF file here or click to browse
Supports multi-page PDFs. Converted 100% locally in your browser.
Technical Architecture: PDF.js SVGGraphics Pipeline
Unlike raster screenshot converters that flatten documents into pixelated PNG/JPEG bitmaps, this utility traverses the native PDF operator stream to translate drawing commands into clean SVG XML markup (<path>, <g>, <text>):
// Native vector extraction using PDF.js SVGGraphics
const page = await pdfDoc.getPage(pageNum);
const viewport = page.getViewport({ scale: 1.5 });
const opList = await page.getOperatorList();
const svgGfx = new pdfjsLib.SVGGraphics(page.commonObjs, page.objs);
const svgElement = await svgGfx.getSVG(opList, viewport);
const svgString = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(svgElement);
Technical Specifications & Limitations
| Aspect | Specification | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Vector Geometry | Preserves Bezier curves, stroke weights, fills, clip paths | Infinitely scalable without pixelation |
| Multi-Page Export | Individual .svg downloads or bundled .zip archive | Generated in memory via JSZip |
| Scanned Document Fallback | Encapsulates raster bitmap within <image> tag | Scanned paper documents contain no vector path geometry |
| Font Encodings | Standard Unicode fonts render as text; custom fonts map to vector glyphs | Ensures visual fidelity across SVG viewers |
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