SVG optimizer: smaller, same look

Compress SVG files and clean out what you can’t see. Every result is checked against the original, and everything happens in your browser.

Drop SVG files here
They’re optimized straight away · several files at once is fine
Choose SVG files
Paste SVG code instead

How to compress an SVG

  1. Drop your SVG files into the box, or paste the code.
  2. Read the result: each file shows its size before and after, and the percentage saved.
  3. Change the settings if you like: pick a strength, or keep layers and notes. The files update on their own.
  4. Download one file, or all of them together in a ZIP.

Smaller files, with a safety check

Most SVG files carry things no one ever sees: editor data, comments, hidden items and numbers with far more decimal places than a screen or a cutting machine can use. Removing them makes a file quicker to load and easier to work with. The risk with any optimizer is going too far and bending a curve, so Vectacle draws the before and after and compares them. If they differ, it steps back to more precision. If nothing passes, you get your original file, untouched.

Who it’s for

Cricut and Silhouette crafters

Lighter files open faster in Design Space and Silhouette Studio. Tick Keep layers and names so your layers stay organised.

Etsy sellers

Shrink SVG downloads before you zip them for a listing. Your customers get tidy files, and you stay comfortably under upload limits.

Print shops

Clear out leftover editor data from customer files before they go into your layout app. For a press-ready file, carry on to SVG to PDF.

Websites

Logos and icons load quicker when they’re small. Use Copy code to paste an optimized SVG straight into your page.

More SVG tools

Need an SVG to start with? The Vectacle converter turns PNG and JPG pictures into clean SVG files.

More free SVG tools

HEIC to JPGiPhone HEIC photos to JPG or PNG: several at once, and a step on to SVG if you want it. PDF to SVGPick a PDF page and turn it into a traced SVG with the main converter. QR code to SVGQR codes as clean vector shapes for vinyl and print: link, Wi-Fi, email, phone. SVG editorDelete stray shapes, move, resize, recolour and add text, then download your SVG. SVG nestingFit SVG designs tightly on a mat or sheet to save vinyl, with copies, spacing and rotation. SVG offsetWeld shapes into one and add a sticker border or layered offset, in inches or mm. SVG to PDFA true vector PDF from any SVG: fit to artwork, A4, Letter or custom, one page or many. SVG to PNGSharp PNG or JPG from any SVG: transparent, at any size or print DPI, many at once. Text to SVGType text, pick a font and download real outlines. Script letters can weld into one piece. ToolsAll free tools.

Questions

How do I compress an SVG file?

Drop the SVG into the box above. It is optimized straight away, and you can see the size before and after, then download the smaller file. Several files at once are fine.

Will optimizing change how my SVG looks?

It shouldn’t. After shrinking, Vectacle draws both versions and compares them. If the look changed, it tries again with more precision, and if that still doesn’t work it gives you the original file back.

What does an SVG optimizer actually remove?

Things you can’t see: editor data from apps like Illustrator and Inkscape, comments, hidden items, extra decimal places, and long-winded ways of writing shapes and colours.

What do Gentle, Balanced and Strong mean?

They set how many decimal places are kept in the numbers that describe your shapes. Strong gives the smallest files. Balanced suits most files. The look check runs at every level.

Will my layers survive for Cricut or Silhouette?

Tick Keep layers and names before downloading. Groups and IDs stay as they are, and Cricut Design Space uses those as layer names. The file ends up a little larger.

Why did my file hardly shrink?

Some files are already tight, and SVGs made by Vectacle start out clean. A file with an embedded photo stays large too, because the photo is stored inside it and this tool doesn’t touch photos.

Are my files uploaded?

No. The optimizer runs in your own browser, so your SVG files stay on your computer.

Is this the same as SVGO?

Yes, it’s built on SVGO, the open-source tool many web developers use. Vectacle adds the look check and plain settings, so you don’t need a command line.