Editing SVG (section)

=== Web browsers ===

[[Konqueror]] was the first browser to support SVG in release version 3.2 in February 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dot.kde.org/2003/09/16/kde-conquers-vectors-ksvg |title=KDE Conquers the Vectors with KSVG |last=Streichardt |first=Andreas |date=16 September 2003 |work=KDE News |access-date=11 February 2012 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630145144/https://dot.kde.org/2003/09/16/kde-conquers-vectors-ksvg |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2011, all major desktop browsers, and many minor ones, have some level of SVG support. Other browsers' implementations are not yet complete; see comparison of layout engines for further details.

Some earlier versions of Firefox (e.g. versions between 1.5 and 3.6<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=276431 |title=Bug 276431 - external SVG not loaded from img tag |publisher=Mozilla |access-date=9 November 2011 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024142532/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=276431 |url-status=live }}{{inconsistent cite|date=February 2023}}</ref>), as well as a few other, now outdated, web browsers capable of displaying SVG graphics, needed them embedded in <code>&lt;object&gt;</code> or <code>&lt;iframe&gt;</code> [[HTML element|elements]] to display them integrated as parts of an HTML webpage instead of using the standard way of integrating images with <code>&lt;img&gt;</code>.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.svg/browse_thread/thread/75f14ac7244b0fa5/a6ccf7261c5110b7?lnk=raot |title=SVG image not shown by Firefox |work=mozilla.dev.tech.svg |publisher=[[Google Groups]] |date=25 February 2009 |access-date=25 February 2010 |author=Lusotec |archive-date=14 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514102136/http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.svg/browse_thread/thread/75f14ac7244b0fa5/a6ccf7261c5110b7?lnk=raot |url-status=live }}</ref> However, SVG images may be included in XHTML pages using [[XML namespace]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en/SVG_In_HTML_Introduction |title=SVG In HTML Introduction |publisher=[[Mozilla]] |date=25 August 2008 |work=Mozilla Developer Center |author=((Brettz9)) |access-date=25 February 2010 |archive-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205022530/https://developer.mozilla.org/en/SVG_In_HTML_Introduction |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Tim Berners-Lee]], the inventor of the [[World Wide Web]], was critical of early versions of Internet Explorer for its failure to support SVG.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26646919 |title=Creator of Web spots a flaw in Internet Explorer |agency=Associated Press |date=10 September 2008 |first=Peter |last=Svensson |access-date=25 February 2010 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |archive-date=9 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109083320/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26646919/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]] (since 8.0) has support for the SVG 1.1 Tiny specification, while Opera 9 includes SVG 1.1 Basic support and some of SVG 1.1 Full. Opera 9.5 has partial SVG Tiny 1.2 support. It also supports SVGZ (compressed SVG).
* Browsers based on the [[Gecko (software)|Gecko]] [[Browser engine|layout engine]] (such as [[Firefox]], [[Flock (web browser)|Flock]], [[Camino (web browser)|Camino]], and [[SeaMonkey]]) all have had incomplete support for the SVG 1.1 Full specification since 2005. The Mozilla site has an overview of the modules which are supported in Firefox<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/SVG_in_Firefox |title=SVG in Firefox |work=Mozilla Developer Center |publisher=[[Mozilla]] |date=23 October 2009 |access-date=25 February 2010 |archive-date=23 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623225744/http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/SVG_in_Firefox |url-status=dead }}</ref> and of the modules which are <!-- This phrase is confusing. Does it mean what modules are in development or or which are not implemented at all? -->in development.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mozilla.org/projects/svg/status.html |title=Mozilla SVG Status |publisher=[[Mozilla]] |access-date=25 February 2010 |archive-date=5 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305220410/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/svg/status.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Gecko 1.9, included in [[Mozilla Firefox 3|Firefox 3.0]], adds support for more of the SVG specification (including filters).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/SVG_improvements_in_Firefox_3 |title=SVG improvements in Firefox 3 |publisher=[[Mozilla]] |work=Mozilla Developer Center |date=15 January 2008 |author=Mgjbot |access-date=25 February 2010 |archive-date=9 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209072611/https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/SVG_improvements_in_Firefox_3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Pale Moon (web browser)|Pale Moon]], which uses the [[Goanna (software)|Goanna]] layout engine (a fork of the [[Gecko (software)|Gecko]] engine), supports SVG.
* Browsers based on [[WebKit]] (such as [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]], [[Google Chrome]], and [[The Omni Group]]'s [[OmniWeb]]) have had incomplete support for the SVG 1.1 Full specification since 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://webkit.org/projects/svg/status.xml |title=WebKit SVG Status |publisher=[[WebKit]] |date=5 January 2010 |access-date=25 February 2010 |archive-date=10 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210024246/http://webkit.org/projects/svg/status.xml |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Amaya (web browser)|Amaya]] has partial SVG support.
* [[Internet Explorer 8]] and older versions do not support SVG.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/chats/transcripts/08_0619_ez_ie8.mspx |title=Windows Internet Explorer 8 Expert Zone Chat (19 June 2008) |publisher=Microsoft |date=19 June 2008 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=17 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317095519/http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/chats/transcripts/08_0619_ez_ie8.mspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.codedread.com/svg-support.php |title=SVG Support |last=Schiller |first=Jeff |date=13 February 2010 |access-date=25 February 2010 |archive-date=16 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216041528/http://www.codedread.com/svg-support.php |url-status=live }}</ref> IE9 (released 14 March 2011) supports the basic SVG feature set.<ref name="IE9">{{cite web |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff974378(VS.85).aspx |title=What's New in Internet Explorer 9 |date=22 March 2011 |work=[[Microsoft Developer Network]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=22 March 2011 |archive-date=5 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405103423/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff974378(VS.85).aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> IE10 extended SVG support by adding SVG 1.1 filters.<ref>{{cite web |title=SVG (Windows) |url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/hh673562(v=vs.85).aspx |website=Internet Explorer Dev Center |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=27 August 2014 |archive-date=20 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320183804/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/hh673562(v=vs.85).aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Microsoft Edge Legacy]] supports <!-- How much does it support? Basic, tiny, or full? 1.1? --> SVG 1.1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/status/ |title=Microsoft Edge web platform features status and roadmap - Microsoft Edge Development |website=developer.microsoft.com |access-date=19 April 2018 |archive-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415170845/https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/status/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The [[Maxthon|Maxthon Cloud Browser]] also supports SVG.{{citation needed|reason=Not mentioned on the Maxthon page|date=March 2015}}

There are several advantages to native and full support: [[Plug-in (computing)|plugins]] are not needed, SVG can be freely mixed with other content in a single document, and rendering and scripting become considerably more reliable.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/hh968248.aspx |publisher=[[Microsoft Developer Network|MSDN]] |title=Get ready for plug-in free browsing |year=2014 |access-date=2014-03-05 |archive-date=31 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231082113/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/hh968248.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>