How to Batch Export SVG from Illustrator with Scripts

Automate SVG export from Adobe Illustrator across multiple artboards or files using ExtendScript automation.

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Writing an ExtendScript Export Script

Illustrator's ExtendScript API lets you loop through all artboards in a document and call exportFile with SVG export options, automating what would otherwise be a manual per-artboard export process.

Loop through app.activeDocument.artboards for batch processing
Call doc.exportFile() with ExportOptionsSVG for each artboard
Set output filenames programmatically based on artboard names

Running Scripts Across Multiple Files

Extend the script to loop through a folder of Illustrator files, opening each one, running the export logic, then closing it — useful for batch-converting a large icon or illustration library to SVG.

Use Folder and File objects to iterate a directory of .ai files
Open, export, and close each file programmatically in sequence
Run via File > Scripts menu or assign to a keyboard shortcut

Frequently Asked Questions

What Illustrator API handles SVG export settings?

The ExportOptionsSVG class lets you configure settings like font handling, decimal precision, and ID naming when calling exportFile via ExtendScript.

Can I automate export across an entire folder of Illustrator files?

Yes — use ExtendScript's Folder and File objects to loop through a directory, opening, exporting, and closing each .ai file programmatically.

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