How to resize an SVG online
- Open the editor. Go to rayzia.com and open the editor at /vector/. Nothing to install, and no account needed to start. It runs in any browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS or a tablet.
- Drag in your SVG. Drop the file onto the canvas, or use File then Open. Rayzia reads it as native SVG, so every part of the drawing arrives as its own editable object rather than a locked image.
- Select what you want to resize. Press Ctrl+A to select everything, or drag a band from empty canvas across the part you want to grab. A selection box appears with handles.
- Scale by handles or by numbers. Drag a corner handle, and hold Shift to keep the proportions. For a precise change, the Scale tool takes exact width and height multipliers instead: enter 2 to double the size or 0.5 to halve it, then hit Apply.
- Match the artboard and export. If the page should fit the new size, press Shift+O for the Artboard tool, then drag the board's handles or pick a preset such as A4 or Full HD. Exporting clips to the board, and SVG and PNG export are free.
Resize the artwork, or resize the page
"Resize an SVG" means one of two things, and Rayzia handles both. The first is scaling the drawing itself. Select it and drag a corner handle, or reach for the Scale tool when you need numbers: it takes width and height multipliers, and a + Copy button applies them to a duplicate so the original is left alone.
The second is changing the page. In Rayzia the page is an artboard, a named rectangle on an infinite canvas that works as a crop frame rather than a container. Press Shift+O for the Artboard tool, then drag a corner or edge handle to resize the board, or choose a preset from its option bar (A4, Letter, IG Post, IG Story, YouTube, Full HD, Square) with portrait and landscape buttons beside it. A Move Artwork with Artboard toggle decides whether the drawing travels with the board. When you want the page to hug the artwork exactly, Convert Selection to Artboards creates a board matched to each selected object's bounding box. On export, anything outside the board is clipped rather than removed, so the artboard is how you control the final framing of the file.
Why the quality holds when you resize
A raster image is a grid of pixels, so resizing it means resampling, and edges blur or alias. An SVG stores geometry instead. Scale it and the numbers are recalculated, then the shapes are redrawn cleanly at the new size, whether that is a favicon or a poster. Rayzia keeps the file vector the whole way: paths stay as paths, and text stays as text you can retype. The SVG you export carries only your artwork, with no leftover cruft. Every step is one undo away, and the editor auto-saves as you work and keeps running if your connection drops. If you need a raster copy at the end, PNG export keeps transparency.
Resizing SVGs: common questions
Is it free to resize an SVG?
Yes. Resizing needs nothing beyond the free plan, which includes every tool, the AI assistant, SVG and PNG export and 3 cloud files. Pro is $8 a month if you need PDF export or unlimited cloud files.
Does resizing an SVG reduce its quality?
No. SVG is a vector format, so shapes are stored as geometry and simply redrawn at the new size. There are no pixels to stretch, which is why the same file stays sharp as a favicon or a poster.
Can I set exact pixel or millimetre dimensions?
For shape primitives, yes: a rectangle's option bar has W and H fields with a unit choice of px, pt, mm, cm or in. For arbitrary artwork, the Scale tool applies exact width and height multipliers, so from a known starting size you can land on a precise target, and artboard presets cover standard sizes such as A4 and Letter.
Can I resize just one part of the SVG?
Yes. The file opens as separate editable objects, so click the one you want, or Shift+click to add others to the selection. Drag a corner handle to scale only what is selected, holding Shift to keep the proportions.