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SVG

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XML based scalable vector graphics format

File type: Vector graphic file

File extension svg is associated with the vector graphics format based on XML markup language. An svg vector file is stored in simple text format with XML tags. It is an open standard developed by World Wide Wide Consortium.

Found 6 different file type records with the same svg filename suffix.

What is svg file?

File type category:
Vector graphic file

Date updated: June 27, 2025

File extension svg is mainly used for a vector XML based graphic format.

SVG is a vector format (for both static and animated graphics) based on the XML markup language, and was developed as an open standard by the World Wide Wide Consortium.

Some of the key features of the SVG format are:

  • Supports hyperlinks ("XLinks")
  • Supports vector shapes (e.g. lines, curves, etc.)
  • Supports raster objects
  • Supports text
  • Supports manipulations and combinations of objects including grouping, transformations, and scripting based on events 

Being based on XML (which is essentially text-based), SVG images are susceptible to compression. The svgz option is the standard way to do this in which the SVG file is saved using gzip compression as a svgz file.

There are several variants of SVG in use (SVG 1.0, SVG 1.1 and SVG Tiny 1.2 at the time of writing). In particular, the SVG Tiny (SVGT) and SVG Basic (SVGB) are subsets of the full SVG standard mainly intended for use on device with limited capabilities such as mobile phones or PDAs. Additionally, it should be noted that browser support for SVG is somewhat patchy - at present, in a lot of browsers, including Internet Explorer, a third-party plug-in (which many users will not have) is required to display SVG images.

MIME types used for SVG graphic files:
image/svg-xml
image/svg+xml
image/vnd.adobe.svg+xml

How to open svg file?

The SVG XML based vector graphics format is viewable in various picture image viewers. You can view svg file simply by opening it in your web browser.

How to convert svg file?

SVG files can be exported to another graphic format using various image converters and graphic editors.

Suggested software to open svg file:

Associated software actions with the svg file

Programs for viewing svg files:

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Articles about svg files

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Active Backup Expert project

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: July 24, 2019

The svg file extension was also used by Active Backup Export (ABE) backup solution from OrionSoftLab meant for earlier versions of Microsoft Windows.

The svg file used in this program contains saved projects with wildcards and paths to files required to be backed up.

How to open svg file?

Use Active Backup Expert to open the *.svg extension files.

How to convert svg file?

Probably can be exported to other formats.

Suggested software to open svg file:

Associated software actions with the svg file

Software applications that can open svg files:

Microsoft Windows

Software applications that can edit svg files:

Microsoft Windows

Software capable of saving svg files:

Microsoft Windows

Software apps that create svg files:

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Word glossary backup

File type category:
Backup file

Date updated: April 19, 2024

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The svg file extension is associated with Microsoft Word, a powerful authoring program that gives you the ability to create and share documents by combining a comprehensive set of writing tools with the easy-to-use Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, which is part of Microsoft Office.

The svg files were used in some versions of Microsoft Word for backups of their glossary files.

The gly was used for glossary files in some versions of Microsoft Word. Its possible that the .svg files are its backup.

Suggested software to open svg file:

Associated software actions with the svg file

Software applications that handle other tasks involving svg files:

Microsoft Windows

Saved game data

File type category:
Game file

Date updated: December 14, 2017

The svg file extension is sometimes used for saved game files (eg. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 first person shooter computer games and other PC games).

Suggested software to open svg file:

Associated software actions with the svg file

Software apps that export svg files:

Microsoft Windows

Software applications that handle other tasks involving svg files:

SuperView Graphic bitmap

File type category:
Graphics file

Date updated: April 18, 2018

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The svg file extension was also used for some old Amiga graphic format used in SuperView program, released around 1993-1994.

Seems to be obsolete file format without support from developer.

SVG fonts format

File type category:
Font and typeface file

Date updated: August 19, 2024

Files with svg file extension are also associated with font format defined by svg XML based vector graphics format.

The svg fonts are used to deliver of glyph outlines in display-only environments (format was developed specially for embedding fonts to web sites).

The SVG fonts viewing on web sites are supported by Apple Safari and Android Browser. Chrome and Opera discontinued support for SVG fonts. Internet Explorer never supported this font file format.

How to open svg file?

Use compatible tools to work with *.svg files.

How to convert svg file?

Probably can be exported to other formats.

Suggested software to open svg file:

Associated software actions with the svg file

Software applications that can open svg files:

Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Multiplatform

Software applications that can edit svg files:

Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Multiplatform

Software capable of saving svg files:

Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Multiplatform

Programs for viewing svg files:

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Software apps that create svg files:

Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Multiplatform

Software apps that import svg files:

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Multiplatform

Software apps that export svg files:

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

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