Remove comments (`removeComments`)

Removes XML comments left by editors and hand-authored notes.

What Remove comments does in SVGO

SVGO applies removeComments as part of its plugin pipeline. On SVGOMG.net the toggle is labeled Remove comments (enabled by default). Optimization runs entirely in your browser — files are not uploaded to a server.

Use SVGOMG.net with Show original to compare before and after. If output looks wrong, disable this plugin first, then re-enable related transforms one at a time.

When to enable

Always for production unless comments document required licensing in-file.

When to disable

Rare; keep comments only if your pipeline parses them.

Try it

Open SVGOMG.net and load your SVG (file, paste, or demo).
Find Remove comments in the Features panel (removeComments).
Toggle the plugin and compare the preview; download when satisfied.

Part of: Remove metadata and editor noise

This plugin is covered in the Remove metadata and editor noise topic guide along with related transforms.

SVGO Plugin Guide

Browse the SVGO Plugin Guide or read the full SVG optimization walkthrough.