Is there a way to include svg figures directly into LaTeX? I have only mySVG.svg file and myTex.tex file. The big question is how to include this svg into my file with extension tex. I tried all examples in this forum, but without any results for me.   Important! I have only .svg and .tex file, not .pdf_tex or my svg in pdf format. Is it possible to generate them with latex syntaxis.   Maybe i need something like this (BUT THIS NOT WORKING FOR ME)   \newcommand{\includesvg}[1]{%  \executeiffilenewer{MYSVG.svg}{MYSVG.pdf}%  {inkscape -z -D --file=MYSVG.svg %  --export-pdf=MYSVG.pdf --export-latex}%   and if this code generate PDF inside in \begin{document}  \begin{figure} \centering   \executeiffilenewer{MYSVG.svg}{MYSVG.pdf}{inkscape -z -D --file=MYSVG.svg --export-pdf=MYSVG.pdf}   \includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{MYSVG.pdf}   \caption{FIRST SVG}   \label{fig:normal}  \end{figure}
I'm making all my diagrams in SVG format using Inkscape and then I export them to some other format (e.g. PDF, EPS or PNG). I wrote a short script that does this for me automatically, but I'd like to avoid this step, if possible --- sometimes the conversion from SVG converts the text labels into vectors, and that's annoying. Hence the question:  Is there a way to include SVG diagrams directly without conversion to an intermediate format?  Package suggestions, or instructions for specific LaTeX distribution are welcome. Tips and personal experience on which tools you have found to be working reliably would be also appreciated.
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