Written by Jamie Park — UI/UX Designer. More about me →
I design interfaces for a living. That means I convert SVGs to PNGs a lot — app icons at 3 resolutions, logo exports for partner sites, icon sets for developer handoff. Over the years I have tested every free SVG to PNG converter I could find. Here is the honest comparison.
CloudConvert: supports 200+ formats. Uploads your file to their server. Fine for non-sensitive work. Useless for client projects under NDA.
Convertio: similar to CloudConvert. Upload-based. 25MB file limit on free tier. Converts accurately but slow queue times on weekends.
SVGOMG + manual export: technically not a converter, but some developers use it to clean SVGs then export from a design tool. Too many steps for batch work.
Adobe Express: requires an Adobe account. Converts well. Another upload-to-server tool. Adobe's privacy policy claims a license to use uploaded content for service improvement. I read that line and closed the tab.
SVG2PNG: runs entirely in your browser. No upload, no account, no server. Batch 50 files. Sets custom resolution. Preserves transparency.
Every upload-based converter I tested had some version of "we may use uploaded content to improve our services" buried in the privacy policy. For a personal project, maybe fine. For client work under NDA, absolutely not. I only use svg2png.org for paid client projects now — the browser processes everything locally and nothing leaves the machine. Convert SVG to PNG privately →
Written by Jamie Park — UI/UX Designer. More about me →