SVG to Slides: product facts and SVG compatibility

Product facts

Product	SVG to Slides
What it does	Converts SVG files into native, editable Google Slides shapes. Every SVG path becomes its own shape.
Ways to use it	Chrome extension (drag and drop onto a slide), web uploader (returns a Google Drive file), Google Slides add-on (dialog inside Slides)
Price	Free. No daily cap, no Pro tier.
Account	None for the extension. The web uploader takes an optional Google account email to share the file to.
Google permissions	Chrome extension: none. Add-on: reads the current presentation's page size, shows a dialog, and calls the converter.
Files per drop	Up to 25 SVGs per drop in the extension. The web uploader takes a batch and makes one slide per SVG.
Where conversion runs	Extension: in your browser, with a WebAssembly engine. Web uploader and add-on: on the svgslid.es backend.
File retention	Web uploader files are deleted after 7 days. Make a copy in Drive to keep one.
Gradients	Kept by the web uploader. The extension and add-on fill the shape with the gradient's first colour.
Text	Web uploader: converted to outlined shapes, not editable text. Extension and add-on: not converted.
Placement	The extension fits each SVG to about a fifth of the slide, centred where you click. The add-on fits it to the current slide.
Also works in	Google Drawings
Current versions	Chrome extension 1.0.1
Source code	github.com/joegelman/svg-to-g-slides (MIT)
Built by	Joe Gelman. Contact: joe@glmn.co

SVG compatibility

Tested November 11, 2026 on 20 small SVGs, one feature each. Fully supported: 11 of 20 on the web uploader, 7 of 20 in the Chrome extension and add-on, which share one converter. Each file name links to the file.

Test file	Web uploader	Extension and add-on
01-single-path-icon.svgOne filled path	Works	Works
02-multi-colour-logo.svgCircle, rounded rectangle and path in three colours	Works	Works
03-basic-shapes.svgrect, circle, ellipse, polygon, polyline, line	WorksLines and polylines become filled outline shapes	WorksLines and polylines become filled outline shapes
04-stroked-line-icon.svgLine icon with the stroke set on the root <svg> (Lucide and Feather style)	WorksStrokes become filled outline shapes	Not convertedNothing pastes
05-arcs.svgArc commands (A and a)	Works	Works
06-nested-transforms.svgtranslate, rotate and scale on nested groups	Works	Works
07-even-odd-holes.svgfill-rule="evenodd" cut-outs	Works	Works
08-linear-gradient.svgLinear gradient fill	WorksKept as a gradient	PartlySolid fill in the first colour
09-radial-gradient.svgRadial gradient fill	WorksKept as a gradient	PartlySolid fill in the first colour; a white-centred gradient pastes white
10-text.svg<text> element	WorksOutlined into shapes, not editable text	Not convertedNot converted
11-css-classes-illustrator.svgColours set by CSS classes in a <style> block (Illustrator style)	PartlyShapes kept, colours become black	PartlyShapes kept, colours become black
12-figma-clip-path.svgFigma-style frame clip and white background	WorksFrame clip and background skipped	WorksFrame clip and background skipped
13-clip-path-crop.svgclip-path that crops a shape	PartlyClip ignored; the full shape shows	PartlyClip ignored; the full shape shows
14-mask.svgmask that cuts a hole	PartlyMask ignored	PartlyMask ignored
15-use-symbol-sprite.svg<use> referencing a <symbol> (icon sprites)	Not convertedNot converted	Not convertedNot converted
16-opacity.svgfill-opacity	PartlyShapes kept, transparency lost	PartlyShapes kept, transparency lost
17-current-color.svgstroke="currentColor"	PartlyConverted, but black instead of the inherited colour	Not convertedNot converted
18-pattern-fill.svgPattern fill	PartlyShape kept, filled black	PartlyShape kept, filled black
19-filter-shadow.svgDrop-shadow filter	PartlyShape kept, shadow dropped	PartlyShape kept, shadow dropped
20-colour-formats.svgrgb(), named, short hex and hsl() colours	Partlyhsl() becomes black; the rest are exact	Partlyhsl() becomes black; the rest are exact

Download all 20 test files (.zip)

What the extension pasted into Google Slides

How these were tested

Each file was converted with the code the extension and web uploader run. Extension output was pasted into a Google Slides deck. Web uploader output was read from the generated .pptx file. Several files mimic Illustrator, Figma and icon-library exports; they were written for this test, not exported from those apps.

Have an SVG that doesn't convert? Send it to joe@glmn.co.