SVG Optimizer

How to use the SVG Optimizer

1. Paste SVG code into the left panel or upload a .svg file.
2. Select the optimization options you want to apply.
3. Click Optimize: the cleaned SVG appears on the right with a size reduction report.
4. Copy the result or download the optimized .svg file.

What each option removes

• Comments: <!-- ... --> blocks left by design tools like Illustrator, Figma, or Sketch. They add nothing to the rendered output.
• Metadata: <metadata> tags and editor-specific XML namespaces (xmlns:inkscape, xmlns:sodipodi). These are only useful in the originating design tool.
• Hidden elements: nodes with display:none or visibility:hidden that do not contribute to the visible graphic.
• Collapse whitespace: unnecessary spaces, tabs, and line breaks between tags. The resulting SVG is harder to read but significantly smaller.
• Minify inline styles: compacts style attribute values by removing redundant spaces and shortening color values.

Why optimize SVGs?

SVGs exported from design tools like Illustrator or Inkscape contain a lot of extra markup that is useful for editing but unnecessary for display. A typical icon SVG can be reduced by 30-70% by removing this metadata. Smaller SVGs mean faster page loads and less bandwidth, especially for sites with many inline icons.

For production use

This tool is a lightweight client-side optimizer. For a production build pipeline, consider SVGO (the industry-standard Node.js SVG optimizer) or integrate it via a bundler plugin (Vite, Webpack, PostCSS).

Privacy

All optimization runs in your browser. No SVG code is sent to any server.