Bug 488194 - Not able to use "save as" option for SVG format
Summary: Not able to use "save as" option for SVG format
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: gwenview
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 24.05.0
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Gwenview Bugs
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Reported: 2024-06-08 07:59 UTC by kdebug
Modified: 2025-08-22 18:54 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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screenshot of SVG image and gwenview menu where is "Save As" option placed (25.86 KB, image/png)
2024-06-08 07:59 UTC, kdebug
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Description kdebug 2024-06-08 07:59:48 UTC
Created attachment 170250 [details]
screenshot of SVG image and gwenview menu where is "Save As" option placed

It is commonly know fact that any image viewable in gwenview can be converted to mostly used formats like jpg, png etc.
But the same is not applicable to the SVG format files. gwenview is able to show the SVG image but not able to save the image in any other format.

Please look into the matter.
Comment 1 A Linux User 2025-08-22 18:54:22 UTC
The fact that Gwenview cannot generate SVG files is deliberate.
SVG files are very different images, thet do not work on e.g. pixels, but on geometrical properties ((here is a circle with radius r at position x,y)).
For those, one needs an SVG editor like Inkscape.
Generating them from PNGs or similar is non-trivial and not within the scope of Gwenview.