jonsq / scalable-vector-graphics-plugin-for-paint.net

Paint.NET filetype plugin for loading SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) and its compressed variant SVGZ files.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Plugin for Paint.NET

This is a Paint.NET filetype plugin for loading SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) and its compressed variant SVGZ files. SVG elements can be rendered as a flat image file or each on a separate layer.

The plugin is a tiny wrapper around the SVG.NET Library which does the actual SVG reading.

Tested on Paint.NET 4.2.16 & 4.3 Beta Build 7929.

Download links

Here are the download links for latest release:

Installer	Manual Installation
SvgFileTypePlugin_setup.exe (399 KiB)	SvgFileTypePlugin.zip (274 KiB)

How to install

🔴 Note: Before install make sure you don't have any other file type plugin installed handling the same file types as this plugin.

To auto install (recommended) the plugin perform the following steps:

• Download and run SvgFileTypePlugin_setup.exe
• Follow the steps of the setup wizard.

To manually install the plugin perform the following steps:

• Download and extract SvgFileTypePlugin.zip
• If you're using Paint.NET 4.3 or later:
  • If you're using Classic version of Paint.NET:
    • Create a new folder named SvgFileTypePlugin in the <Paint.NET>\FileTypes directory (default location is C:\Program Files\paint.net\FileTypes).
  • If you're using Microsoft Store version of Paint.NET:
    • Create a new folder named SvgFileTypePlugin in the <Documents>\paint.net App Files\FileTypes directory.
  • Put the extracted files in this newly created folder.
• If you're using Paint.NET 4.2:
  • If you're using Classic version of Paint.NET:
    • Put the extracted files in the <Paint.NET>\FileTypes directory (default location is C:\Program Files\paint.net\FileTypes).
  • If you're using Microsoft Store version of Paint.NET:
    • Put the extracted files in the <Documents>\paint.net App Files\FileTypes directory.
• Restart Paint.NET.