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SVG Optimizer for Node.js and CLI. ⚙️

27 mentions on Hacker News by 24 people: 4 stories, 23 comments · first 2012-12-06 · latest 2026-08-01

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  1. https://archive.softwareheritage.org/browse/origin/directory... (last snapshot 07 May 2026, 22:16:47 UTC)
    comment by toomuchtodo · 2026-07-30 · in SVGO repository has been made private
  2. …version is 3.2.0 (so run SVGO locally for the latest optimizations), but I understand that once https://github.com/svg/svgo/pull/1943 is merged Jake will release an updated version of SVGOMG.
    comment by KTibow · 2024-04-28 · in SVG Viewer – View, edit, and optimize SVGs
  3. …or commas between the viewbox numbers. I rescind my 115 claim and reset it back to 116. [1] https://github.com/svg/svgo/issues/12 [2] "a list of four numbers <min-x>, <min-y>, <width> and <height>, separated by whitespace and/or a comma"
    comment by zimpenfish · 2023-05-11 · in Tell HN: The “Y” logo in the top-left corner has been upgraded to SVG
  4. Look at software you use and identify underlying libraries. SVGO https://github.com/svg/svgo is used by many graphics software but hasn't seen donations commensurate with usage https://opencollective.com/svgo
    comment by TAForObvReasons · 2022-12-21 · in Ask HN: FOSS Projects Worth Donating To?
  5. …- Maybe re-add interactivity? Cheap option: just support copying alt-text in a context menu. [0] https://github.com/svg/svgo
    comment by lelandfe · 2022-05-20 · in Render mathematical expressions in Markdown On GitHub
  6. …GUI [3] to interactively adjust precision and see the resulting render (and file-size). [1] https://github.com/svg/svgo [2] https://github.com/jakearchibald/svgomg [3] https://jakearchibald.github.io/svgomg
    comment by McKayDavis · 2022-04-18 · in SVG passthrough precision
  7. There's SVGO ( https://github.com/svg/svgo ).
    comment by pilaf · 2022-02-18 · in Open-source online SVG path editor
  8. …what is offered, or not. In fact, if you are using svgo, even indirectly, you have agreed to this: https://github.com/svg/svgo/blob/main/LICENSE >THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING…
    comment by ruined · 2022-01-10 · in What NPM should do to stop a new colors attack
  9. …everything else) because ImageMagick is able to convert MOST of thse, but not every format. https://github.com/svg/svgo https://github.com/joedrago/colorist https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/docs/cwebp https://imagemagick.org/
    comment by sandreas · 2021-12-02 · in ImageMagick: CLI for Image Editing
  10. …to you) If anyone likes the icons, doesn't like the float precision, and is in a Node environment, https://github.com/svg/svgo has a bunch of config options to help optimize SVGs. https://lean-svg.netlify.app/ is a site that lets you play…
    comment by Brendinooo · 2020-09-23 · in Show HN: Mono Icons – A simple, consistent open-source icon set
  11. Unfortunately the reference to the actual minifier, SVGO ( https://github.com/svg/svgo ), is buried in the middle of the post. SVGO is an incredible project driven by a single volunteer in spare time (originally Kir Belevich…
    comment by sheetjs · 2019-08-13 · in Minify Your SVGs
  12. …ttps://github.com/jankovicsandras/imagetracerandroid You can use svgo to optimize the SVG afterwards: https://github.com/svg/svgo
    comment by jankovicsandras · 2017-11-27 · in Super Tiny Website Logos in SVG
  13. Most vector tools export to SVG, and you can use SVGO[1] to clean it up and optimize it. 1: https://github.com/svg/svgo
    comment by netghost · 2017-01-09 · in Building Better Interfaces with SVG (2015)
  14. Would this https://github.com/svg/svgo help?
    comment by akie · 2016-10-02 · in Show HN: Ascii to SVG
  15. …and transforms, but in the end I had to manually edit SVG's XML source to fix nestings. sigh . [1]: https://github.com/svg/svgo
    comment by prashnts · 2016-09-03 · in 500 Byte Images: The Haiku Vector Icon Format
  16. I've cleaned thousands of SVGs with: https://github.com/svg/svgo npm install -g svgo svgo -f /path/to/svg/files
    comment by eosrei · 2016-08-22 · in Svgsus – Organize, clean and transform your SVGs
  17. If all you want to do is clean your svg files, svgo is the tool to use: https://github.com/svg/svgo
    comment by justinph · 2016-08-22 · in Svgsus – Organize, clean and transform your SVGs
  18. Svgs usually contain a lot of redundant and useless information. We clean the svgs using SVGO, https://github.com/svg/svgo (and a few of our own plugins) to get more beautiful svg files. The output often gets bloated by apps like Sketch,…
    comment by stonebranch · 2016-08-22 · in Svgsus – Organize, clean and transform your SVGs
  19. Yes, SVGO is really good at this and other kinds of SVG optimisation and manipulation: https://github.com/svg/svgo/
    comment by premasagar · 2015-02-26 · in Vivus, bringing your SVGs to life
  20. …are using, minimize total KB and network requests. There are two tools I use to help with this: 1. https://github.com/svg/svgo (node) 2. https://gist.github.com/mrinterweb/11303706 (ruby - I wrote this one)
    comment by mrinterweb · 2014-05-17 · in Font Awesome 4.1 released
  21. …a great little node.js-based tool called SVGO for removing the fluff and optimising SVG files: https://github.com/svg/svgo
    comment by premasagar · 2013-10-24 · in Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library
  22. …to the spec (See DataTypeNumber) it's perfectly OK to have an 'e' in a number. I've added an issue: https://github.com/svg/svgo/issues/63
    comment by sambeau · 2012-12-06 · in SVGO – Node.js-based SVG optimizer with plugins
  23. …about lossy optimizations – there is an idea of curves simplifying with Visvalingam’s algorithm - https://github.com/svg/svgo/issues/9
    comment by d-_-b · 2012-12-06 · in SVGO – Node.js-based SVG optimizer with plugins