# studio3svg: reconstructing the Silhouette Studio document format

> studio3svg reconstructs readable parts of Silhouette Studio .studio3 documents and converts their cut outlines to millimetre-based SVG. Its format specification records section structure, shapes, page size and stored previews, while a CLI, library and browser converter implement the reader.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: App
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/zaydmulani09/studio3svg>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/zaydmulani09/studio3svg/blob/e8c3a58c3f9ddce0291cc04c2087c658acc748f5/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/studio3svg-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/studio3svg-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/studio3svg-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Node.js 22 or newer is required for the CLI and library.
- **Limits:** Colours, line styles, layer visibility, raster images and files in formats older than Studio 5's `silhouette05;` format are outside current coverage.
- **Testing evidence:** The author reports that 224 of 225 comparable previews passed the differential check.
- **License:** MIT licence.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/zaydmulani09/studio3svg/blob/e8c3a58c3f9ddce0291cc04c2087c658acc748f5/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/zaydmulani09/studio3svg/blob/e8c3a58c3f9ddce0291cc04c2087c658acc748f5/SPEC.md>

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