SVG to EPS Converter
Hand a print shop, a stock agency or a LaTeX document the Encapsulated PostScript file it asks for, made from the SVG you already have. Paths stay paths; only the things PostScript cannot express are changed.
Image Converter
or drop JPG, JPEG, JPE … files here ·
Max 95 MB per file· Up to 20 files· Deleted after 30 minutes
Files are processed on our servers and deleted after 30 minutes.
85 keeps photos visually identical to the original. Lower it only when you need a smaller file.
JPG, BMP and EPS have no transparency. Transparent pixels are filled with this color.
Hex color used behind transparent pixels, e.g. #FFFFFF.
This format holds a single image. Choose GIF or WebP output if you want to keep the animation.
A multi-size icon contains several resolutions in one file; browsers and operating systems pick the one they need.
Keep the original dimensions, or enter one side and the aspect ratio is kept.
Pixels for the side you chose above.
Percentage of the original dimensions.
sRGB is right for screens and the web. Keep the original for print workflows; grayscale discards color.
Metadata only, 0 keeps the original value. Printers and some portals read this number; it does not change pixel dimensions.
How to use this tool
- 1
Upload the SVG files
Up to 20 SVGs per batch, 95 MB each. Convert text to paths in your editor first if the file uses fonts the recipient may not have.
- 2
Pick the background for transparent areas
EPS has no transparency, so Transparent areas fills them with white unless you choose black or a custom color under Advanced settings.
- 3
Press Convert to EPS
Download each .eps file or one ZIP for the batch. Uploads are deleted after 30 minutes.
SVG to EPS keeps your artwork as vectors and fills transparent areas with a solid color, because PostScript has no transparency.
Who still asks for EPS instead of SVG
PostScript was Adobe's 1984 page-description language, and Encapsulated PostScript, documented in the EPSF 3.0 specification of 1992, is a single PostScript drawing with a bounding box so other documents can place it. SVG came from the W3C in 2001 and grew up in browsers. Print and publishing workflows built around PostScript never fully moved over.
That leaves three groups with an SVG on one side and an EPS requirement on the other: sign makers and print shops whose RIP software or prepress checklist names EPS, contributors to vector stock libraries, and academics whose LaTeX templates or journals still compile with latex and dvips.
| Organisation | Requirement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Shutterstock (contributors) | Vector illustrations are submitted as EPS files compatible with Illustrator 8 or 10 | — |
| Adobe Stock (contributors) | Vector files accepted as AI or EPS | — |
| arXiv | Figures for papers compiled with plain latex must be EPS; pdflatex papers use PDF, PNG or JPG | — |
| Many sign and print shops | EPS, AI or PDF for cut vinyl, engraving and large-format output | — |
SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics
SVG is an XML-based vector format standardised by the W3C in 2001. Instead of pixels it describes shapes, paths and text, so it stays sharp at any size and is usually tiny for logos and icons. It supports transparency, CSS styling, scripting and animation, and every browser renders it natively. SVG is unsuitable for photographs, and complex illustrations can become slow to render. Illustrator, Inkscape, Figma and browsers can open and edit it.
- Compression
- –
- Transparency
- Yes
- Animation
- Yes
- Introduced
- 2001 · W3C
EPS
Encapsulated PostScript
EPS is a PostScript-based graphics file from Adobe, long used to exchange vector artwork with printers and publishers. It can contain vectors, text and embedded raster images along with a low-resolution preview. EPS does not support transparency, and modern software has largely replaced it with PDF and SVG. Opening it typically requires Illustrator, Inkscape, Affinity Designer or a Ghostscript-based tool, and browsers cannot display it.
- Compression
- –
- Transparency
- No
- Animation
- No
- Introduced
- Adobe
SVG becomes EPS when a print shop, a vector stock agency or a LaTeX build specifies PostScript; the reverse trip brings old EPS logos onto the web, where browsers cannot display PostScript.
Transparency, fonts and color in SVG to EPS
Partial transparency does not survive
Shadows at 40% opacity, semi-transparent overlays and blend modes are flattened onto the Transparent areas color. Place the artwork on the background it will be printed on before converting if the look depends on it.
Three things change between the formats. Transparency goes, because the PostScript imaging model paints opaque layers only; transparent regions take the background color you pick, white by default. Fonts are the second: SVG text references a font by name, so outline text before converting when the file leaves your computer. Color is the third. SVG works in sRGB and so does the EPS; prepress conversion to CMYK is a separate step that print shops usually handle with their own press profile.
Everything else, including curves, strokes, fills and the artboard size, converts as drawn. Logos and icons with flat colors come through untouched. If you only need a picture of the artwork for a slide or a website, SVG to PNG gives a raster copy instead.
SVG to EPS questions
Does the EPS stay editable as vectors in Illustrator?
Shapes and paths from the SVG are written as PostScript drawing commands, so Illustrator, Affinity Designer and CorelDRAW open them as editable vector objects. Effects PostScript cannot describe, such as filters and partial opacity, are flattened into the nearest equivalent.
What happens to the text in my SVG?
An SVG usually names its fonts instead of containing them. If the recipient lacks the font, their software substitutes another one. Turning text into outlines before upload removes that risk: in Inkscape use Path > Object to Path, in Illustrator Type > Create Outlines.
Will the EPS be in CMYK for my printer?
No. SVG colors are defined in sRGB, and the EPS keeps those RGB values. Most print shops convert RGB artwork to their press profile themselves; if yours insists on CMYK, open the EPS in Illustrator or Affinity and convert it with the shop's profile.
Can I use the EPS in a LaTeX document?
Yes. The classic latex plus dvips route needs EPS figures and reads them with \includegraphics. With pdflatex, current TeX Live distributions convert EPS on the fly through the epstopdf package, though a PDF figure from SVG to PDF skips that step.
Why is my gradient banded or missing in the EPS?
Complex SVG gradients, masks and blur filters have no direct PostScript form. They are approximated or rasterized during flattening. Simplify the effect in the SVG first, or accept a PDF if the recipient takes one.
Can I go back from EPS to SVG later?
Yes, the EPS to SVG converter reads PostScript paths back into SVG. Anything flattened on the way to EPS, such as transparency, stays flattened.