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SVG Files from CC Libraries No Longer Supported in InDesign?

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Has InDeisgn dropped SVG? our SVG files are loaded into CC Libraries which is now saying the SVG is no longer supported in InDesign.

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unique_person4993

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This is still a problem in October, for the record, over half a year later.

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Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @unique_person4993,

I’m sorry to hear you’re still experiencing issues with SVG files in InDesign.

Could you please share the version of InDesign you’re using and your operating system details? If you haven't already, I recommend updating to InDesign 19.5, as it may resolve some compatibility issues. Let me know how it goes, and I’m here to help if you need further assistance!

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Abhishek Rao

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ChrisGon

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Thank you, @unique_person4993 for reminding me about this problem. I have been using the right-click method to Place a Copy or Place a Link.

I'm sure the more people who provide the information @Abhishek Rao requested, the closer we will hopefully be to solving this problem.

I keep Adobe InDesign up to date, and a the moment I'm using 19.5.

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ChrisGon

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Please help me report this Bug to Adobe using this link .svg library assets are not supported anymore in version 19.3. Hopefully, the more votes and notes it receives on that page, Adobe will make it a priority and fix it. Thank you.

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UKG_carter

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What the hell is going on at Adobe, why are they making things harder on everyone by removing these features. This just screwed ALL of my projects

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ChrisGon

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I'm having the same issue on my end. After the latest InDesign update, our CC Library of 1,147 SVG icons and logos no longer allows us to use drag and drop to add an item to the document. I learned we can Right-Click > Place Copy, so that's a temporary workaround.

Would there be a support document that lists all the file types we can use in a CC Library, including those supported just by InDesign?

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James Gifford—NitroPress

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This is the third or fourth report in a couple of weeks. I'd say there is a real bug at play here, at least for some small set of users. (Maybe the entire set of those who (1) use SVG, (2) from the CC libraries.

As far as I know, SVG (for all its quirks and limitations) remains a valid file type for both ID and CC libraries.

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Chris299140789tmg

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Having the same issue currently, i tried reverting to an older version and the same issue persists.

my work around is pull the SVG into illustrator and then copy and past to indesign, its dumb but works.

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James Gifford—NitroPress

Legend

This still sounds as if there is a (sub)format issue with the files. If ID won't load them directly, from a local drive, then it won't load them from Libraries, either and CCL might not recognize them as valid SVG format for ID's needs.

You might try uninstalling InDesign, running CCcleaner to remove any possibly corrupt or incorrect remnants, and doing a completely clean reinstall.

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Willi Adelberger

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SVG is still supported and even its compatibility has been extended in InDesign.

Are you aware that SVG must not be used in print projects? Never!

SVG is well in ePUBs or in PDF for web supply, In any other projects avoid it.

If you cannot use a SVG, either because its lack of compatibility or because you need the grafik to be used in Print, open the SVG in Illustrator, save it as AI or PDF/X-4 and place that in InDesign.

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Renee27619964ccib

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Really? That sounds weird.

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Willi Adelberger

Community Expert

Why it is weired?

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James Gifford—NitroPress

Legend

SVG has variations and subformats, and I am not sure ID imports them all.

Do the files import/place directly, outside of the libraries?

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Matt35626712gpezAuthor

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It seems that the SVG compatibility has been removed from the CC Library as my files were all working before the update.

The SVG file are placed directly in the CC Library, then pulled into the document as required...

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James Gifford—NitroPress

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I am not aware of/can't find any mention of changes to SVG handling by CC Library. I can only ask again — do the files in question work properly when placed in documents directly? If they don't, it's obviously a file/format-level problem. If they do, it seems most likely that the files are an SVG variant or subformat Libraries doesn't recognize or like, and that could be a change or even a bug.

As Willi notes, SVGs are a complicated format to work with outside of web content, and compatibility and reliable results for any other purpose can be a problem. The problem you're seeing might be for any number of collateral reasons, so running down exactly what works and what doesn't is the starting place.

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