Enhanced Metafile (EMF) to SVG converter

EMF → SVG takes a Windows-only vector picture to the vector format browsers understand, so an Office chart can go on a web page without turning into pixels.

Converted with Office engine → Image engine · input deleted within 24 h
Free: 5 conversions a day · 5 MB each
Higher limits →

From real runs

What you get — and what changes

Element	Result	What happens
Vector paths	Kept	Bars, gridlines and curves are SVG paths; the burndown chart SVG stays sharp at any browser zoom.
Text	Changed	Labels are turned into outlines, so the SVG looks the same without fonts but its text cannot be selected or translated.
Embedded bitmaps	Kept	Clip-art that Office built from bitmaps stays bitmap: the server icon's 12 image pieces are embedded inside the 31,615-byte SVG.
Picture bounds	Kept	The SVG's view box is trimmed to the drawing, so it drops into an img tag without extra white space.
Background	Changed	A white rectangle sits behind the drawing; delete it in an editor if you need the picture on a coloured page.
Size of wide pictures	Changed	Pictures wider than A4 are fitted first: the 316 mm burndown chart has a 442 × 249 view box, which only matters if a tool reads the SVG's physical size.

Vector paths Kept
Bars, gridlines and curves are SVG paths; the burndown chart SVG stays sharp at any browser zoom.
Text Changed
Labels are turned into outlines, so the SVG looks the same without fonts but its text cannot be selected or translated.
Embedded bitmaps Kept
Clip-art that Office built from bitmaps stays bitmap: the server icon's 12 image pieces are embedded inside the 31,615-byte SVG.
Picture bounds Kept
The SVG's view box is trimmed to the drawing, so it drops into an img tag without extra white space.
Background Changed
A white rectangle sits behind the drawing; delete it in an editor if you need the picture on a coloured page.
Size of wide pictures Changed
Pictures wider than A4 are fitted first: the 316 mm burndown chart has a 442 × 249 view box, which only matters if a tool reads the SVG's physical size.

Sample conversions

EMF+ burndown chart

Input: 233,976-byte EMF+ chart, 316 × 161 mm.
Output: 89,367-byte SVG in under 0.1 s after the layout step.

Clip-art icon

Input: 45,876-byte EMF built from bitmap pieces.
Output: 31,615-byte SVG with the bitmaps embedded; it scales, but the pieces blur when enlarged.

A real Enhanced Metafile (EMF) → SVG run

We converted our Enhanced Metafile (EMF) sample (45 KB) with Office engine → Image engine on 2026-10-20. It took 1.4 s and produced a 31 KB SVG file, 31% smaller than the input. The engine raised 1 warning, listed below.

Input · sample.emf · 45 KB

45,876 bytes

Output · sample.svg · 31 KB

SVG viewBox 0 0 88.22101 92.31561, 51 paths

viewBox: 0 0 88.22101 92.31561
Paths: 51

Text was converted to outlines, so it is not selectable or editable in the SVG.

First lines of the output

svg

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape" version="1.1" width="88.22101" height="92.31561" viewBox="0 0 88.22101 92.31561">
<defs>
<clipPath id="clip_1">
<path transform="matrix(1,0,0,-1,-253.754,467.20826)" d="M0 .028H595.247V841.88906H0Z" clip-rule="evenodd"/>
</clipPath>
<clipPath id="clip_2">
<path transform="matrix(1,0,0,-1,-253.754,467.20826)" d="M257.3 378.907H337.917V463.039H257.3Z" clip-rule="evenodd"/>
</clipPath>
<clipPath id="clip_3">
<path transform="matrix(1,0,0,-1,-253.754,467.20826)" d="M278.277 383.017V432.028L310.478 450.935V402.519L278.277 383.017Z" clip-rule="evenodd"/>
<…

Do it yourself

Inkscape

bash

inkscape figure.emf --export-type=svg --export-filename=figure.svg

Keeps text as text, but skips many EMF+ records, so Office charts saved with EMF+ only can lose their content.

Enhanced Metafile (EMF) to SVG by API or MCP

The HTTP API and the MCP server run the exact engine this page uses (Office engine → Image engine); the response carries the same warnings the web converter shows. Check support first with GET /api/v1/pairs?from=emf&to=svg.

curl

curl -X POST https://filetypeconverters.com/api/v1/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FTC_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@input.emf" -F "from=emf" -F "to=svg" \
  -F 'options={"width":0}' \
  --output output.svg

Options this engine accepts for Enhanced Metafile (EMF) → SVG

Key	Applies to	Type	Default
width	Writing SVG	number	0
height	Writing SVG	number	0
fit	Writing SVG	contain · cover · fill	contain
quality	Writing SVG	number	90
background	Writing SVG	string	#ffffff
stripMetadata	Writing SVG	boolean	true

API reference

When this is the wrong conversion

If the picture is clip-art made of bitmaps, an SVG does not make it sharper; EMF → PNG at a large width is just as good.
If you need the chart text to stay selectable, EMF → PDF keeps real text.

Enhanced Metafile (EMF) to SVG questions

Will the SVG work in every browser?

Yes. It uses plain paths and embedded images with no scripts or external fonts.

Why is the text not editable in the SVG?

It is converted to outlines so it looks right on every machine without installing the original fonts. Edit labels in the source document and export again.

Can I use this to get an EMF chart into Google Slides?

Google Slides imports SVG poorly; use EMF → PNG at a large width for Slides, and keep the SVG for web pages.