Why this converter has an editor in front of it
A server-side converter is a blind render: you upload the file and a machine you cannot see rasterises it with whatever fonts it happens to have installed. The substitutions only show up in the finished PDF. Rayzia converts the page you are looking at. Your file opens in a full editor, paths stay paths and text stays text you can retype, so anything wrong with the artwork gets fixed before it goes anywhere near a PDF. If a font is missing, the family list loads any Google font on demand, and an upload button accepts .ttf, .otf, .woff, .woff2 and .ttc files. Because the PDF embeds a raster of the canvas the editor itself drew, the letterforms in the output are the ones you approved on screen. And because the editor is client-side, the file you drag in is opened in the browser rather than uploaded; the PDF is generated there too, and cloud save stays a separate, optional action.
How to convert an SVG to PDF
- Open the editor. Go to rayzia.com/vector/ in any browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS or a tablet. There is nothing to install and no account is needed to start.
- Drag in your .svg. Drop the file onto the canvas, or use File then Open. Rayzia reads it as native SVG, so each shape and each line of text arrives as an editable object rather than a locked image.
- Tidy anything that needs it. Fix stray colours or retype a caption. If a font substituted, load the right one from the family list. If you want a specific page, press Shift+O for the Artboard tool and pick a preset such as A4 or Letter; export crops to the board, and the PDF page is sized to that crop.
- Open File ▸ Export for Screens. Pick Document as the target, or Selection if something is selected, and choose PDF as the format. PDF is the Pro format in this dialog.
- Pick a scale and export. The scale sets the DPI of the raster inside the PDF: 0.5x and 1x are on any plan, while 2x, 3x and 4x are Pro. A higher scale means a higher DPI on the same page size. Export downloads the finished PDF.
What is actually inside the PDF
A plain answer, because it is worth spelling out. The PDF Rayzia writes is a high-resolution JPEG of your artwork wrapped in a minimal PDF, sized to the crop in points. It is not a vector PDF: the text inside it is not selectable, and zooming far enough in will show pixels. What you control is how many pixels there are. The export scale multiplies the raster's resolution while the page size in points stays fixed, so the scale is in effect your DPI dial. For a file that stays editable and scalable, export SVG instead, which is free on any plan. For print work, ask the shop what resolution they want at your page size and choose a scale that clears it.
SVG to PDF: common questions
Is converting SVG to PDF free?
Editing is free, and so are SVG, PNG, JPG and WebP export at the standard scales. PDF export is part of Pro at $8 a month, alongside the 2x, 3x and 4x export scales, unlimited cloud files and watermark-free share links.
Is the PDF vector or raster?
Raster. The PDF embeds a high-resolution JPEG of your artwork at an exact page size in points, so its text is not selectable and deep zoom shows pixels. If you need a vector file, export SVG, which is free.
Is my SVG uploaded to a server?
No. The file you drag in is opened in the browser, and the PDF is generated there as well; nothing is sent to a server to convert. Saving to the cloud is a separate, optional action.
What DPI should I pick for print?
The export scale sets the DPI: a higher scale packs more pixels into the same page size. Print shops differ in what they ask for, so check the requirement for your job and pick a scale that meets it at your page size.