SVG to PNG converter

Why convert SVG to PNG?

SVG is vector; PNG is a fixed-resolution bitmap. Rasterizing SVG to PNG freezes the artwork at a pixel size that works in email, docs, and apps that reject SVG.

What changes in the file

• Both formats are lossless; pixels stay bit-stable aside from color-space handling
• PNG can keep an alpha channel for later edits
• Vector paths are rasterized at a fixed pixel resolution
• Conversion runs on this device — the file is not uploaded

How to convert SVG to PNG

1. Drop one or more SVG files onto the converter (or pick them from disk).
2. Confirm the output is set to PNG, then adjust quality, size, or metadata if needed.
3. Download the converted PNG file — processing never left your browser.

Vector becomes a bitmap

SVG is instructions: paths, text, fills. PNG is a grid of pixels at one size. Formatly rasterizes by drawing the SVG into a canvas at the SVG’s stated pixel size (or a fallback if the file omits width/height), then encoding PNG. After that, scaling up is interpolation, not a sharp vector. Pick the size you need before you convert — email headers, app icons, and docs all want different pixel boxes.

Filters, webfonts, and external images inside the SVG may render differently than in Illustrator or a browser tab. Scripts in SVG are not a full app runtime here. Complex SVG that depends on hosted fonts can fall back to a system font and look ‘off’.

When you should not rasterize

Keep SVG for logos on websites that accept it, for icons that must stay sharp at every breakpoint, and for anything you will edit as paths. Rasterizing to PNG is for destinations that reject SVG: many email clients, Word/PowerPoint, and older app asset pipelines.

Formatly does not encode SVG. You cannot round-trip PNG back to editable paths. If you need a smaller web bitmap with alpha, PNG is the portable choice; WebP is an alternative target if the destination allows it.

Resolution and transparency

The PNG can keep transparency from the SVG’s transparent areas. It cannot keep infinite scale. Export at 2× or 3× if the PNG will be shown on dense screens, then let the layout scale down. A 24×24 raster of a logo that must appear at 96px will look like a stamp.

This page is the wrong tool for converting a photograph saved as a fake ‘.svg’ wrapper, or for print-ready 300 dpi jobs that belong in a design suite.

The SVG never uploads

Drop an .svg with Network open. Parsing and canvas draw happen in the page. You should not see the markup posted to Formatly for rendering. The PNG download is the raster from this tab. Late-loaded scripts are application code, not your logo file.

Common questions