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4.10 Scribus SVG Export

Scribus 1.0 includes an SVG export plug-in, which enables you to export Scribus pages or objects as SVG.

This plug-in has the capability to export SVG 1.0 standards 2D graphics primitives and text, which can then be displayed in web browsers with SVG capability, within SVG viewers or further edited with SVG capable vector editors, like Sketch, Sodipodi or Adobe Illustrator.

Using the Plug-in:

Simply have the page you want to be exported, selected and use File > Export > Save as SVG..

Scribus - SVG Q and A

Why add SVG Export to Scribus?

Increasingly, Scribus has more sophisticated drawing tools, which are both familiar and easy to use. End users might like to use Scribus created objects in other applications like web design. Many other applications can import SVG and export an SVG object into other file formats. This also makes it easy for your print and web objects to be created from the same source.

What features can I export with the plug-in?

Basic 2D graphics and text. Text on a path works sometimes with other applications, sometimes not. Adobe Illustrator and Sodipodi (increasingly) both do a good job of importing Scribus SVG.

What features are not supported

Compression - SVGZ, Images like TIFF and PNG, animations. Compression and images are on the todo list.

Why SVG ?

SVG as a file format has many advantages:

A Scribus page displayed in a broswer:

Scribus Page Exported as SVG in Browser


Scribus and Print Production § Document Index § PDF Export and PDF Forms