Free online SVG to BMP converter

Some legacy Windows programs, embedded-device utilities, and game or imaging pipelines accept BMP files but cannot import SVG artwork. The conversion rasterizes the SVG at a chosen pixel size so the receiving software gets a fixed bitmap.

SVG format

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based vector graphics format. It describes paths, shapes, text, gradients, and other drawing instructions instead of storing a fixed grid of pixels.

Web browsers, Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, design systems, and icon libraries use .svg files for logos, icons, diagrams, charts, and interface graphics. Vector artwork can scale cleanly, but correct rendering can depend on installed fonts, linked images, CSS, filters, and the SVG renderer.

BMP format

BMP is a raster image format closely associated with Microsoft Windows. A .bmp file stores image pixels at a fixed width and height, commonly as 24-bit RGB or 32-bit data.

BMP is widely supported by Paint, older Windows applications, industrial software, and some device tools. It is often uncompressed, so it is simple for software to read but can be substantially larger than an SVG or PNG of the same image. BMP also has several variants; transparency in 32-bit BMP files is not handled consistently by older applications.

Convert an SVG to BMP

Upload the .svg file to the converter on 101convert.com, select BMP as the output format, choose the required width, height, or resolution when available, then download the converted .bmp. Set final pixel dimensions before converting: they determine the detail available in the bitmap.

For desktop control, rasterize the SVG in Inkscape and then save the raster image as BMP:

1. Open the SVG in Inkscape and verify that text, linked images, and effects render correctly.
2. Select File → Export.
3. Choose the export area: page, drawing, selection, or a custom area.
4. Enter the required pixel width, height, or DPI value and export a PNG.
5. Open the PNG in Paint, GIMP, or another bitmap editor, then use File → Save As or File → Export As to create a .bmp file.

ImageMagick can perform the conversion from a command line when it has an SVG renderer such as librsvg or resvg available:

magick -density 300 -background white input.svg output.bmp

To produce an exact pixel canvas, use:

magick -density 300 -background white input.svg -resize 1920x1080! output.bmp

The ! forces the specified dimensions and can distort the artwork if its aspect ratio differs. Omit it to preserve proportions, or use a canvas/extent operation when the target requires a fixed canvas without stretching.

Quality and compatibility

Conversion is irreversible: editable paths, text, and scalable geometry become pixels. Enlarging a small BMP after conversion causes soft edges and pixelation, so export at the largest size required by the destination.

Use pixel dimensions required by the target software. For print, calculate pixels from intended physical size: a 4 × 6 inch image at 300 DPI requires 1200 × 1800 pixels. DPI metadata alone does not add detail; pixel dimensions do.

If the destination does not support BMP transparency, use a solid background such as white during rasterization. Complex SVG filters, browser-specific CSS, scripts, web fonts, and external resources may render differently in conversion software; inspect the resulting BMP at 100% size before supplying it to the target program.