How it works

What runs locally and what uses AI

PDFSVG keeps file tools in the browser where possible. The AI generator is separate because it needs to send your prompt to an AI service.

1. Local tools

SVG cleaning, preview, React conversion, and SVG to PDF export run in browser code.

2. AI SVG generation

Prompt to SVG sends your prompt to an AI service and returns SVG code for local preview.

3. Conversion limits

Scanned PDFs, embedded fonts, masks, and print workflows usually need a more specialized converter.

PDFSVG separates local file tools from AI code generation. SVG cleaning, SVG to PDF, and SVG to React run in the browser. Prompt to SVG sends only your prompt and style choice to the AI provider.

Why PDF to SVG is experimental

PDF is a page format. SVG is a web vector format. A simple vector PDF may map well enough, but a scanned document or a font-heavy page often cannot become clean SVG paths without tracing, conversion tools, and manual cleanup.

Why AI is used for code

AI works better when it writes or refactors SVG code than when it tries to reproduce an arbitrary file exactly. That is why the first AI feature is prompt to SVG, not AI-powered file conversion.