# cant save heatmap in SVG format from mmvec plugin
**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-save-heatmap-in-svg-format-from-mmvec-plugin/16434
**Category:** Library Support
**Tags:** plugin-development
**Created:** [September 8, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-save-heatmap-in-svg-format-from-mmvec-plugin/16434 "2020-09-08T15:07:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@khemlalnirmalkar](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/khemlalnirmalkar)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-save-heatmap-in-svg-format-from-mmvec-plugin/16434/1 "2020-09-08T15:07:09Z")
Hello,
I am using mmvec qiime2 plugin and i have an issue,
If you see my heatmap, log scale and metabolite names are interfering with each other. Since qiime2 view is giving me only PDF format to save, i can't edit it. Is there any way to save it in an SVG format? i couldn't find the option.
I looked for similar questions in the forum but didn't work for me.
Thanks,
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### Author:  [@timanix](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/timanix)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-save-heatmap-in-svg-format-from-mmvec-plugin/16434/2 "2020-09-08T15:25:34Z")
Hi, could you share a .qzv file? That's strange
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### Author:  [@khemlalnirmalkar](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/khemlalnirmalkar)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-save-heatmap-in-svg-format-from-mmvec-plugin/16434/3 "2020-09-08T15:58:51Z")
Hi,
Please find the attached qzv file,
[NT\_ranks-heatmap\_label.qzv](https://forum.qiime2.org/uploads/short-url/9Tmxo56yrX8mqffT47g8WpR7OVB.qzv) (568.7 KB)
Thanks for quick response,
Khem
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### Author:  [@timanix](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/timanix)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-save-heatmap-in-svg-format-from-mmvec-plugin/16434/4 "2020-09-09T06:29:50Z")
Hi, looks like the problem with heatmap visualization.
I think that you can solve it or by reducing the dataset, or by redrawing it outside Qiime2
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### Author:  [@thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/thermokarst)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-save-heatmap-in-svg-format-from-mmvec-plugin/16434/5 "2020-09-09T15:12:17Z")
@mortonjt - can you comment on this when you get time? Thanks!
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### Author:  [@mortonjt](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/mortonjt)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-save-heatmap-in-svg-format-from-mmvec-plugin/16434/6 "2020-09-09T15:23:46Z")
You should be able to open up the pdf file in software like inkscape -- that would allow you to save to svg.
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### Author:  [@khemlalnirmalkar](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/khemlalnirmalkar)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-save-heatmap-in-svg-format-from-mmvec-plugin/16434/7 "2020-09-10T02:47:29Z")
Inkscape worked,
Thanks Jamie @mortonjt ,
Khem
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-save-heatmap-in-svg-format-from-mmvec-plugin/16434/8 "2020-10-11T08:47:29Z")
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