Side-by-Side Comparison of All 8 SVG Nexus Browser Tools
Every tool on the SVG Nexus tools directory runs 100% locally in your browser without an account. Use the table below to pick the right entry point:
| Tool | Primary Job | Key Outputs | Verified Limits & Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vector Studio (/en/tools/studio) | Multi-layer icon compositing, linear/radial gradients & 3D lighting | SVG, PNG, WebP, TSX, Vue, Svelte, CSS, Sprite | 3D lighting reads best on single convex silhouettes; 2 MB file upload cap. |
| Online SVG Editor (/en/tools/svg-editor) | DOM node/path inspection, viewBox framing, stroke width & transforms | Cleaned SVG, PNG/WebP, framework snippets | 2 MiB upload cap; <textPath> curved text not editable; 50-step undo/redo. |
| Icon Badge Generator (/en/tools/icon-generator) | Parametric squircle/hex/circle badges, status tags & AI prompt text | Framed SVG badge, raster PNG/WebP, AI prompt | One badge per run; small badge text depends on font metrics; 1024px badge note. |
| SVG Optimizer (/en/tools/svg-optimizer) | Strip XML bloat, round decimals & compare real byte telemetry | Minified SVG (Web, App, or Print preset) | One file per run; Web preset may flatten inconsistent filters; >=2 decimals. |
| SVG to PNG & WebP (/en/tools/svg-to-png) | HTML5 Canvas rasterization resolving currentColor & backdrops | PNG or WebP at 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048 px | Preset square sizes up to 2048×2048 px; one image per run. |
| SVG to CSS (/en/tools/svg-to-css) | Encode vectors for CSS stylesheets & pseudo-elements | UTF-8 / Base64 Data URI, background-image, CSS mask | CSS mask flattens multi-color icons to one color; watch stylesheet size. |
| Sprite Generator (/en/tools/svg-sprite-generator) | Bundle repeated UI icons into one <symbol> sheet | <svg><symbol> sheet + <use href> HTML/React | Accepts up to 40 files per sprite; requires consistent viewBox & unique IDs. |
| SVG to JSX (/en/tools/svg-to-jsx) | Convert XML attributes into typed UI framework components | React TSX, Vue 3 SFC, Svelte components | Inlines <style> tags to attributes by default; verify SMIL animations. |
Quick Task-to-Tool Decision Rules
- Need to fix a broken export from Figma or Illustrator? Start in the Online SVG Editor to fix
viewBoxclipping and delete hidden rectangles, then pass through the SVG Optimizer. - Need a colorful SaaS feature icon or PWA launcher mark? Use Icon Badge Generator for uniform squircle frames, or Vector Studio when combining multiple icon layers.
- Shipping into a React, Next.js, Vue 3, or Svelte codebase? Use SVG to JSX for individual components, or SVG Sprite Generator if the same glyphs repeat dozens of times per screen.
- Styling Markdown links or email signatures? Use SVG to CSS for pseudo-elements and SVG to PNG & WebP for email clients.