# How to enable SVG for php-imagick

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-enable-svg-for-php-imagick/108646>\
**Category:** 🏷️ General\
**Tags:** not\_nc\_related\
**Created:** [February 22, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-enable-svg-for-php-imagick/108646 "2021-02-22T15:20:10Z")\
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SVG support is disabled by default due to security concerns as described here. It also explains how you can enable additional formats:

[https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/17/admin\_manual/configuration\_files/previews\_configuration.html?highlight=svg#previews-configuration](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/17/admin_manual/configuration_files/previews_configuration.html?highlight=svg#previews-configuration)

> **[nextcloud/viewer](https://github.com/nextcloud/viewer)**
>
> 🖼 Simple file viewer with slideshow for media. Contribute to nextcloud/viewer development by creating an account on GitHub.

See also:

> **[r/NextCloud - Displaying SVGs rather than downloading them](https://www.reddit.com/r/NextCloud/comments/b94pp1/displaying_svgs_rather_than_downloading_them/)**
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> 7 votes and 4 comments so far on Reddit

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