Convert pdf/eps files to svg

I had to convert a few figures and tables written in LaTeX for a poster. Converting the figures (in eps/pdf formats) was easy and could be done with dvisvgm. To convert tables into SVG, I first created PDFs of the tables using the standalone LaTeX package, then converted them to SVG.

• Steps to convert an eps file to svg using dvisvgm

  1dvisvgm --eps file.eps --output=file.svg
  

• Steps to convert a latex table to svg

  • Use standalone package to create/build your table

     1\documentclass{standalone}
     2\usepackage{xspace}
     3\usepackage{bold-extra}
     4\begin{document}
     5    \begin{tabular}{ |c|c|c| } 
     6        \hline
     7        cell1 & cell2 & cell3 \\ 
     8        cell4 & cell5 & cell6 \\ 
     9        cell7 & cell8 & cell9 \\ 
    10        \hline
    11    \end{tabular}
    12\end{document}
    

  • Convert pdf to svg using dvisvgm

    1dvisvgm --pdf table.pdf --output=table.svg