# PDF to SVG

> Convert one text-based PDF page into a best-effort true SVG text layer locally, with honest guidance when image export is the right fallback.

Canonical: https://helpers.aibrush.co/en/pdf-to-svg

## Supported files

PDF to SVG accepts standard .pdf files. It works best with selectable text PDFs. Scanned, image-only, or complex artwork PDFs should use image export instead.

## Options

Convert one selected page at a time.

Name the SVG output before download.

Keep output honest: text becomes SVG text; raster pages are directed to image export.

Password-protected PDFs can be unlocked locally before conversion.

## How to use PDF to SVG

1. **Upload PDF** — Upload a PDF and unlock it locally if the file requires a password.
2. **Select page** — Select exactly one page in the page rail.
3. **Review text** — Review whether selectable text was found and adjust the output filename.
4. **Convert and download** — Select Convert to SVG and download the SVG result.

## FAQ

### Are my PDFs uploaded?

No. PDF.js reads the page in a browser worker and the SVG is created locally.

### Is this a raster image inside an SVG?

No. This tool avoids rasterized SVG wrappers. If true SVG text cannot be created, it points you to PDF to PNG instead.

### Will complex PDF artwork become editable SVG paths?

Not in this local v1. The supported slice exports selectable text into SVG text elements and documents the limitation before upload.