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SVG Optimizer

SVGs exported from Illustrator, Figma and Inkscape carry a lot of baggage: editor metadata, comments, hidden layers, pointless groups and numbers with six decimal places. This tool runs the industry-standard SVGO engine in your browser to strip all of that — usually 20–60% smaller files that render pixel-identically. Your files never leave your device.

🔩 Choose SVG files or drag & drop .svg files here — batch supported

Fewer decimals = smaller file. 3 is invisible in practice; 1–2 suits icons and logos.

Optimized files will appear here with before/after sizes and previews.

For web graphics, icons and logos — production-ready SVGs, a fraction of the exported size.

100% free · No sign-up · No daily limits · No watermarks · Processed in your browser — files never leave your device

UNDERSTAND YOUR RESULTS

SVG Optimizer — Shrink SVGs with SVGO, In Your Browser guide

Optimize SVG files in your browser with SVGO, the industry-standard optimizer: strip editor metadata, comments and hidden junk, tidy groups and paths, and round bloated numbers — for files typically 20–60% smaller that render pixel-identically. Batch several SVGs at once, or paste code and copy the optimized result straight back out. Free, private and done entirely on your device.

How to use this tool

  1. Drop one or more SVG files onto the panel, or paste SVG code into the box and click Optimize pasted SVG. File results appear as cards with a live preview and before/after sizes.
  2. Choose an optimization level: Safe uses SVGO’s proven default plugin set; Maximum additionally minifies IDs and class names. Keep viewBox ticked for responsive web graphics, and set the number precision — 3 decimals is invisible in practice, 1–2 suits icons and logos.
  3. Download each optimized file from its card, grab everything as one ZIP, or copy the optimized code from the paste panel. Compare the before/after previews to confirm the render is unchanged.

A worked example

A logo exported from Illustrator at 48 KB — full of editor metadata, comments and six-decimal coordinates — typically optimizes to around 19 KB with Safe settings: same logo, same pixels, less than half the download weight on every page that shows it.

How it works

The SVGO engine (the optimizer used in build pipelines at countless production sites) parses your SVG into a tree and applies a pipeline of plugins: removing comments, metadata and editor-specific data (Illustrator, Figma, Inkscape and Sketch all leave some), deleting empty groups and useless attributes, converting styles, merging paths and rounding coordinates to the chosen precision. Safe mode sticks to transformations that cannot change the render, and the preview pair lets you verify that with your own eyes.

Frequently asked questions

Is the optimized SVG really identical?

In Safe mode, yes — the plugins only remove data that does not affect rendering: metadata, comments, redundant groups and surplus decimals. The before/after previews sit side by side so you can confirm it yourself.

Why is my SVG so big in the first place?

Design tools export for editing, not for the web: they embed metadata, keep hidden layers and guides, preserve every group you ever made and write coordinates to six decimal places. An optimizer exports for delivery instead.

Should I keep viewBox on?

Almost always, yes — viewBox is what lets an SVG scale to any size in a browser. Only remove it if a specific pipeline asks for a fixed width and height only.

Will this break my icon system?

Only the Minify IDs option can, and only if your CSS or JS targets those IDs. Leave it off for SVG sprites and icon systems; turn it on for standalone graphics where nothing external references the internals.

Is my file uploaded anywhere?

No. SVGO runs entirely in your browser as JavaScript — your graphics never leave your device.