Google-drive – How to view SVG files in Google Drive

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I have uploaded a SVG file to Google Drive. When I try to view it by double clicking on the file in my Drive account, I get this view:

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Why? I thought that SVG files would be pretty ubiquitously supported and especially by Google's cloud infrastructure? What I'm expecting is to have it viewed just like a HTML web page such that if I have links associated with parts of the SVG file, I can click on them. I really do not want to have to convert the SVG file to something like PNG or PDF if I can avoid it (i.e., I am not asking a conversion question such as at Import SVG files to Google Docs as a drawing).

Best Answer

In the Connect Apps to Google Drive section (New > More > Connect New Apps), there is a "Document Viewer for Drive" app that claims to be able to show SVG files. I have not tested it, and it appears to have ok reviews, but it may be able to help.