Convert SVG to image (JPEG, PNG, etc.) in the browser

Question

I want to convert SVG into bitmap images (like JPEG, PNG, etc.) through JavaScript.

Answer 1

Here is how you can do it through JavaScript:

1. Use the canvg JavaScript library to render the SVG image using Canvas: https://github.com/gabelerner/canvg
2. Capture a data URI encoded as a JPG (or PNG) from the Canvas, according to these instructions: Capture HTML Canvas as gif/jpg/png/pdf?

Answer 2

jbeard4 solution worked beautifully.

I'm using Raphael SketchPad to create an SVG. Link to the files in step 1.

For a Save button (id of svg is "editor", id of canvas is "canvas"):

$("#editor_save").click(function() {  // the canvg call that takes the svg xml and converts it to a canvas canvg('canvas', $("#editor").html());  // the canvas calls to output a png var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas"); var img = canvas.toDataURL("image/png"); // do what you want with the base64, write to screen, post to server, etc... });