Optimize your SVGs

Up to 80% smaller. Visually lossless. Done in milliseconds.

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Free to use — No signup required for basic optimization

26 free guides on SVG

Optimization, security, animation, accessibility — practical, in-depth, no fluff.

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API

Integrate SVG optimization into your workflow. No signup needed for basic use.

POST/v1/optimize
— Optimize a single SVG
POST/v1/optimize/url
— Optimize from URL (API key required)
POST/v1/optimize/batch
— Optimize multiple SVGs
POST/v1/register
— Get a free API key
GET/v1/usage
— View your usage stats
GET/v1/health
— API status & version
api.svg.dog
curl -X POST https://api.svg.dog/v1/optimize \
  -F "file=@icon.svg"

Base URL: https://api.svg.dog

Learn SVG, deeply

All 26 guides →

Hand-written articles for developers — from quick optimization wins to deep dives on accessibility, animation, and the format's history.

8 min read

How to Optimize SVG Files: A Complete Guide

Learn every technique for optimizing SVG files — from manual editing to automated tools. Reduce file size by up to 80% without losing quality.

12 min read

How to Animate SVG: CSS, SMIL, WAAPI, and GSAP Compared

Four ways to animate SVG, with a live CSS-driven demo, the path-drawing trick, and a clear decision matrix for when to reach for each. Includes Lottie context and reduced-motion guidance.

12 min read

A Brief History of SVG: From Format Wars to the Web’s Lingua Franca

How SVG survived the 1998 W3C format wars, a decade as a plug-in, the rise of Flash, and finally became the silent default for icons, logos, and charts on the modern web.

Pricing

Start free. Pay only if you outgrow it.

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For quick one-off use

Freeforever
  • ✓20 optimizations / day
  • ✓Max 1 MB per file
  • ✓Up to 20 files per batch
  • ✗No API access
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Free API

For devs & small projects

Freewith email signup
  • ✓500 optimizations / month
  • ✓Max 2 MB per file
  • ✓Batch up to 10 files
  • ✓URL optimization
  • ✓Full REST API access
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Pay-per-Use

For scaling beyond 500 / month

€0.005/ optimization

Volume discount: €0.001 above 10,000 / month

  • ✓Everything in Free API
  • ✓Unlimited optimizations
  • ✓Max 10 MB per file
  • ✓Batch up to 50 files
  • ✓No monthly base fee

Get your free API key

500 SVG optimizations per month, no credit card required.