alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .SVG

File description

Scalable vector graphic file supports animation and interactivity for two-dimension graphics. SVG is an XML based vector image file format. This file format is termed as open standard developed by W3C. All SVG files are treated in XML manner so that they could be indexed, compressed, searched and scripted. Scalable vector graphic files could be edited and created using any text editor but often drawing software are used for this purpose.

All major web browsers like – Google chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer supports SVG to some extent and can directly render the markup.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .SVG file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .SVG extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .SVG file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .SVG file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Other possible reasons why your .SVG file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .SVG file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .SVG file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .SVG file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .SVG file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .SVG file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.