Svgo

svgo Plugin

Node.js tool for optimizing SVG files. Remove redundant information, optimize paths, and reduce file size.

Commands

SVG Optimization

• svgo optimize svg — Optimize SVG files

Utility

• svgo _ _ — Passthrough to svgo CLI

Usage Examples

• "Optimize this SVG"
• "Reduce SVG file size"
• "Clean up SVG code"
• "Optimize all SVGs in a folder"

Installation

npm install -g svgo

Or via yarn:

yarn global add svgo

Or via pnpm:

pnpm add -g svgo

Examples

# Optimize single file
svgo optimize svg input.svg -o output.svg

# Optimize in place
svgo optimize svg input.svg

# Optimize directory recursively
svgo optimize svg -rf path/to/svgs -o path/to/output

# Set precision
svgo optimize svg input.svg -p 2

# Multiple passes for better optimization
svgo optimize svg input.svg --multipass

# Use custom config
svgo optimize svg input.svg --config svgo.config.mjs

# Process multiple files
svgo optimize svg one.svg two.svg -o one.min.svg two.min.svg

# Any svgo command with passthrough
svgo _ _ input.svg --precision 3
svgo _ _ -rf ./svgs -o ./optimized

Key Features

• Size reduction - Remove redundant metadata and comments
• Path optimization - Simplify and optimize SVG paths
• Precision control - Adjust numeric precision
• Plugin architecture - Extensible with custom plugins
• Recursive processing - Process entire directories
• Config support - JSON/MJS configuration files
• Multipass mode - Multiple optimization passes
• Batch processing - Handle multiple files at once

Notes

• Default precision is 3 decimal places
• Preserves rendering while reducing size
• Can remove editor metadata and hidden elements
• Supports custom plugin configurations
• Great for web optimization
• Safe for production use