How to Edit an SVG File
If you want to just open an SVG image without editing it, you can do it in your web browser. Browsers can easily interpret and display SVGs. If you want to modify an SVG file, you can directly modify the SVG file in a text editor, but it’s not possible to change most things beyond colors. Hence, you can use certain free and paid software for editing vector art, which include:- Adobe Illustrator: You can use Adobe Illustrator to create and edit vector graphics. Export adobe projects as SVGs.
- Microsoft Visio: It’s a flowchart, diagram, and infographic maker.
- You can also edit your SVG on the free graphics editor, CorelDraw.
- GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program): it’s a free, popular, and open-source image editing program.
- Google Docs: You can just create the drawings in Google docs and export them to SVG.
- Inkscape: It’s a free vector drawing and text tool. You can create a new design, click on Create and Edit Text Objects, then click anywhere on the canvas. You can fill the color and stroke. Then click on the path menu and then on the object to path. Make it a single path by clicking on the path menu and union. Click on a node to select and adjust handles. You can delete them if you find any stray nodes. Now you can save your design as an SVG by clicking on save as type.
What are the uses of SVG files?
SVG files can be used for images that do not contain as many details as a photograph. Now, let us discuss a few uses of SVG online.- Icons
- Logos
- Illustrations
- Animations and Interface Elements
- Infographics and Data Visualizations