SVG to EXR Converter
Convert SVG to EXR in your browser. The SVG is sanitized and rendered at the pixel size you choose, so it is sharp at any resolution you ask for. You get a ZIP-compressed OpenEXR with 16-bit half-float channels, the 8-bit sRGB values converted to linear light. Nothing is uploaded.
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- No upload, no wait
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Drop images here
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SVG expected · other image formats also work
How to use SVG to EXR
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Add your SVG files: drop them here, choose them, or paste from the clipboard.
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There is nothing to tune: the EXR is written losslessly. Resizing and rotating are under More options if you need them.
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Click Convert. Each file is decoded and encoded in a background thread on this device.
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Download the .exr files one at a time or together as a ZIP.
Why use Aback Images for svg to exr
Where the EXR goes next
EXR opens in Nuke, Blender, Houdini, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop, Krita and OpenImageIO.
EXR next to SVG
Rasterising turns a description of shapes into stored pixels, so the EXR is usually larger than a small SVG, and grows with the size you render at.
Written without a lossy pass
The EXR is written losslessly, so the pixels decoded from the SVG arrive unchanged.
Processed on your device
Your images are decoded, edited and encoded inside this browser tab by Web Workers. Nothing is uploaded to a server.
SVG vs EXR
What changes from SVG to EXR
Encoding: the SVG uses XML text describing paths, shapes and text, sometimes gzipped as .svgz; EXR uses none, RLE, ZIP, PIZ, PXR24, B44 or DWA, chosen per file, and the download is a ZIP-compressed OpenEXR with 16-bit half-float channels, the 8-bit sRGB values converted to linear light.
Bit depth: not fixed: coordinates and colours are continuous values in the SVG; EXR allows 16-bit half or 32-bit floating point per channel, and the EXR written here has 16-bit half float per channel.
Colour: sRGB by default, other spaces through CSS colour functions in the SVG; EXR supports scene-linear RGB, often ACEScg or linear Rec.709, written here as linear-light RGB.
Transparency: the SVG stores it as opacity on any element, with anti-aliased edges; the EXR keeps it as an A channel stored like any other channel.
Animation: SMIL or CSS animation described in the markup; a single still rendering is converted.
Metadata: the SVG can carry title, description and RDF metadata elements; EXR can carry named header attributes such as chromaticities, timecode and camera data, but nothing is copied across.
About SVG
SVG describes shapes, paths and text as XML instead of pixels, so it stays crisp at any size. It is the standard for logos, icons and illustrations on the web.
An SVG is an XML document: a root <svg> element with a viewBox, then paths, shapes, text, gradients and filters. It can also embed raster images and, dangerously, scripts, which is why untrusted SVG is sanitized before rendering here.
SVG files usually come from icon sets, logos, design tools (Figma, Illustrator, Inkscape) and diagram exports.
About EXR
OpenEXR is the high dynamic range format of film visual effects. It stores half or full floating-point channels in linear light, plus any extra render passes, and is the working format of compositing pipelines.
An EXR starts with the magic number 76 2F 31 01 and a version field, then a header of named, typed attributes (channels, compression, dataWindow, displayWindow) and a table of offsets to scanline or tile blocks.
When converting SVG to EXR makes sense
EXR is the better choice for visual effects, compositing and 3D render output, while SVG suits logos, icons and illustrations.
EXR strengths: True high dynamic range in linear light; Any number of channels and render passes; Lossless compression options. Drawbacks to weigh: Needs tone mapping to look right on a normal screen; Very large files; No browser or phone support.
Limitations
- Rasterising fixes the picture at one pixel size; set a larger size under More options if you need to print or zoom.
- Text that was not converted to outlines is drawn with the fonts on this device, so lettering can look different from the designer's screen.
- No range is added: the EXR holds the 8-bit picture in linear light, and nothing in it is brighter than the original white.
- Compositing and 3D software read the EXR as linear light, the convention for the format, so it displays correctly there.
- The file holds colour and, when the image has transparency, an alpha channel; there are no extra render passes.
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Frequently asked questions
Does converting SVG to EXR lose quality?
EXR is written losslessly, so the pixels are stored exactly as decoded.
What resolution will the output be?
SVG has no fixed pixel size, so it is rendered at its declared width and height. Use the resize options to render it larger: because it is vector, an SVG stays perfectly sharp at any size you choose here. Files are sanitized first, so scripts and external references never run.
Does saving as EXR add dynamic range?
No. The values come from an 8-bit image, converted to linear light so compositing software displays them correctly, but nothing brighter than the original white is invented. The file is ready to use as a plate or texture in an EXR pipeline.
Which apps open EXR files?
Nuke, Blender, Houdini, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop, Krita and OpenImageIO. It does not open in web browsers.
Are my images uploaded anywhere?
No. Processing happens inside your browser with WebAssembly and Web Workers. The site only downloads the app code and codecs; your files never leave your device. You can confirm this with the live upload counter on the tool, or in your browser's network panel.
Can I process many files at once?
Yes. Drop a whole selection or folder. Files are processed in parallel on several worker threads, each result can be downloaded on its own, and everything can be saved as one ZIP.
Is it free? Is there a file limit or watermark?
It is free with no account, no watermark and no daily limit. The only limit is your device's memory: very large images (over roughly 100 megapixels) may be refused to keep the tab from crashing.