# Viewer for .svg files

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/viewer-for-svg-files/138268>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Tags:** files-reader-app\
**Created:** [April 28, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/viewer-for-svg-files/138268 "2022-04-28T16:54:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mleikin](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/mleikin/32/39232_2.png) [@mleikin](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/mleikin)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/viewer-for-svg-files/138268/1 "2022-04-28T16:54:07Z")

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Hello community.  
I would like to know if there is any viewer for .svg files that you could recommend.  
Thank you very much

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**Author:** ![stratege1401](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/stratege1401/32/7570_2.png) [@stratege1401](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/stratege1401)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/viewer-for-svg-files/138268/2 "2022-04-28T21:11:48Z")

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Hi,

GIMP - [https://www.gimp.org/](https://www.gimp.org/)

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**Author:** ![anon75456558](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/anon75456558/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon75456558](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/anon75456558)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/viewer-for-svg-files/138268/3 "2022-04-28T22:05:34Z")

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You’ll find the answer by searching the forum.

[https://help.nextcloud.com/search?q=nextcloud%20enable%20svg](https://help.nextcloud.com/search?q=nextcloud%20enable%20svg)

> [@How to enable SVG for php-imagick](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-to-enable-svg-for-php-imagick/108646/2):
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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) See also:

> [@Does using imagick for theming poses a security risk](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/does-using-imagick-for-theming-poses-a-security-risk/29334/2):
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> After some more searching through the docs the answer is no, there is no (significant) additional security risk. The imagick lib is only used for the logo (which we provide so that’s ok). To enable preview generation we would have to add an entry in enabledPreviewProviders of config.php. Which is not required for the theming to work.

And enabling SVG files you can setup the [Preview Generator](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/previewgenerator) app to get working svg thumbnails.

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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/viewer-for-svg-files/138268/4 "2024-12-13T14:10:58Z")

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