SVG42PDF

Unlike other graphic formats, SVG is usually hard to convert to PDF. Existing tools often suffer from the following limitations:

• Do not work on all operating systems
• Versions for different operating systems have different command-line interfaces
• SVG is interpreted incorrectly
• Dependencies are difficult to install
• Have licencing issues

SVG42PDF is a tool for converting SVG to PDF using existing tools and libraries. Method of conversion can be specified by user, or it can be selected automatically.

Installation

From PyPI:

pip install --upgrade svg42pdf

From Github:

pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/karel-brinda/svg42pdf

Examples

Use first working method:

svg42pdf input.svg output.pdf

Use Cairo:

svg42pdf -m cairo input.svg output.pdf

Use ReportLab:

svg42pdf -m reportlab input.svg output.pdf

Use Inkscape:

svg42pdf -m inkscape input.svg output.pdf

Use ImageMagick (does not keep vector representation):

svg42pdf -m imagemagick input.svg output.pdf

Use Wkhtmltopdf (using the Qt WebKit, creates big white margins):

svg42pdf -m wkhtmltopdf input.svg output.pdf

FAQ

• Why is there 42 in the name?

  There are already too many tools called svg2pdf.