Convert SVG images to PNG and JPEG with our free SVG to PNG Converter. Upload an SVG file and instantly render it to a high-quality PNG or JPEG image. Perfect for web developers, designers, and anyone who needs vector graphics in a raster format. All processing happens in your browser — no data is stored or transmitted, ensuring complete privacy.
SVG is a vector format that scales without losing quality, but some platforms and document tools only accept raster images like PNG or JPEG. This converter rasterises your SVG using the browser's canvas at the resolution you choose. To embed the result inline instead, use the Image to Base64 tool.
A small SVG circle renders to a PNG of the chosen size, preserving transparency where the SVG has none:
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="64" height="64">
<circle cx="32" cy="32" r="30" fill="#1976d2" />
</svg>circle.png (64x64 pixels, transparent background)SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is a vector format: it stores shapes as mathematical descriptions — lines, curves, fills — so the image stays crisp at any size. PNG and JPEG are raster formats: a grid of coloured pixels at a fixed resolution. The two serve different needs. SVG is ideal for logos, icons, and illustrations that must scale from a favicon to a billboard without pixelating; raster is what most photo editors, document tools, and older platforms expect.
Converting SVG to PNG means rasterising: the renderer draws the vector shapes onto a pixel grid (a canvas) at the chosen width and height, then exports those pixels. Because raster output is fixed-resolution, the target size matters — render at 2x or 3x the display size for sharp results on high-DPI screens. PNG supports transparency (an alpha channel), so transparent areas of the SVG stay transparent in the output; JPEG does not, so transparent regions become solid (usually black or white). Use PNG for icons and graphics with transparency, JPEG only for dense photographic content.
Common reasons to rasterise an SVG are embedding it in a PDF, Word, or PowerPoint file that lacks SVG support; submitting an app icon at exact pixel sizes; or working in a toolchain that only accepts raster assets. To embed the resulting image as text, use Image to Base64, or inspect an existing image's metadata with the Image Data Extractor.