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SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) stores images as mathematical descriptions of shapes, paths, curves, and colors. Because they are mathematical rather than pixel-based, SVG images scale to any size without losing quality — a logo in SVG looks equally sharp at 16x16 pixels and 1600x1600 pixels.

PNG (Portable Network Graphics) stores images as a grid of pixels. At small sizes it looks perfect, but scale up a PNG and you see pixelation (the individual pixels become visible). Scale a PNG beyond its original resolution and it looks blurry.

For icons, logos, illustrations, and diagrams, SVG is always the better archival format. PNG is needed when you require a rasterized version for specific applications.

Many platforms and applications cannot display SVG files: email clients (Outlook, Gmail), social media profile pictures, most phone apps, older browsers, Microsoft Office, and image processing tools that only handle raster formats.

Common SVG to PNG conversion scenarios include: creating a PNG favicon from an SVG logo, generating thumbnails for an app marketplace, exporting illustrations for use in Figma or other design tools that need raster images, and creating profile pictures or social media assets from a vector logo.

SVG files are resolution-independent, so you can convert them to PNG at any size without quality loss. The trick is to rasterize at a size that is at least 2x the display size — this ensures sharp rendering on high-DPI (Retina) screens.

For a website favicon: rasterize at 64x64 pixels, then scale down to 32x32 and 16x16. For a social media profile: rasterize at 800x800, then compress and resize as needed. For print materials: rasterize at 300 DPI times the print dimensions (a 4-inch logo at 300 DPI = 1200x1200 pixels). After converting here, use our Resize tool to set the exact dimensions you need.