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SVG Optimizer

Remove unnecessary comments, metadata, whitespace, and editor namespaces from SVG files. See the file size reduction instantly — free, browser-side.

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Optimisation options

Input SVG

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Optimized SVG

Why optimize SVG files?

SVG files exported from design tools frequently contain 30–70% unnecessary markup — editor metadata, comments, empty groups, and verbose whitespace that have no effect on rendering. Removing this bloat makes SVG files faster to download, faster to parse, and easier to read in code editors.

Optimizations applied

  • Comments: XML comments (<!-- -->) are purely documentation — safe to remove.
  • Metadata: <title>, <desc>, and <metadata> elements are for accessibility and tools — not needed for pure rendering.
  • Empty groups: <g></g> elements with no children add structure overhead with no visual effect.
  • Whitespace: Collapsing multi-space gaps and newlines can significantly reduce file size.
  • Editor namespaces: Inkscape, Sodipodi, and RDF-based namespaces are removed.

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