---
name: "svgtoipe"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "svgtoipe"
version: "1:7.2.29.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/svgtoipe"
---

# svgtoipe(1)

Convert a SVG file to Ipe 7 format

## NAME

svgtoipe - Convert a SVG file to Ipe 7 format

## SYNOPSIS

**svgtoipe** *\[-h\] \[-c\] figure.svg \[figure.ipe\]*

## DESCRIPTION

**svgtoipe** converts a SVG file to an XML file understood by Ipe version 7.

If the output filename is not specified, it will be derived either by replacing *.ipe* at the end of the input filename with *.svg*, or by appending *.ipe* if the input filename does not end with with *.svg*.

If either input or output filename is '--', then stdin, resp. stdout is used to read or write data.

- \-h

  display a short help text

- \-c

  operate in clipboard mode. Data is output as ipe clipboard content. This allows pasting svg data from inkscape to ipe: (1) Copy elements Inkscape to clipboard, (2) run: 'xsel \| ./svgtoipe.py -c -- \| xsel -i', (3) paste clipboard content into ipe.

## Supported SVG Features

The following SVG elements are converted: path, image, rect, circle, ellipse, line, polygon, and polyline

The following SVG elements are converted: group, clipPath, linearGradient, andradialGradient

Image conversion is only supported if *python-imaging* is available.  Text is only converted, if it has coordinates specified as attribute of the svg text element.

## AUTHOR

Otfried Cheong Christian Kapeller

## SEE ALSO

[**ipe**(1)](/ipe/1.md)