Turn Any Image IntoA Real Vector
Convert an image to a vector in your browser — PNG, JPG, WebP or PDF in, SVG, PDF, EPS or DXF out. No signup to trace, no upload to a server, and the result scales to any size without blurring.
- Browser-BasedNothing uploaded to trace
- Clean SVGFully editable paths
- Runs LocallyNo waiting on an upload
- High FidelityCrisp. Clean. Accurate.
Raster in, vector out
Shapes, not pixels.
A raster is a fixed grid of pixels. A vector is a set of paths that redraw at any size. Tracing is the step between, and it works on some images far better than others.
You get
Four formats
- SVG
- EPS
- DXF
Paths you can edit, at any size, in any vector editor.
What tracing needs
Something to find
- Flat colour
- ideal
- Lettering
- ideal
- Photographs
- poor fit
The honest limit
A photograph is the wrong input
Continuous tone has no shape to find. Tracing a photo flattens smooth gradients into hard-edged blocks rather than recovering anything — that is the wrong tool for the job, not a setting to push harder.
Image to vector, explained
How To Turn An Image Into A Vector.
Five steps from any picture to a file that scales without blurring, and how to tell when an image is worth tracing at all.
Pick The Right Kind Of Image
Logos, icons, lettering, stickers and flat illustrations trace best: they are already made of solid shapes. Shaded artwork works in Photo mode. A photograph can be vectorised, but it becomes a stylised poster, not a photo.
Bring The Biggest, Cleanest File You Have
PNG, JPG, WebP or PDF, up to 2000 px on the long edge. The original export beats a screenshot, and a screenshot beats an image saved from social media.
Let Auto Choose, Then Check The Mode
Auto picks Flat Art or Photo for you. If a flat logo comes out speckled, try Flat Art; if shading comes out as hard blocks, try Photo. Both are one click in Trace Mode.
Set The Colours
Auto sizes the palette to the image. For a logo you know the exact number of colours, so type it into Colors, and use Tidy Colours to merge near-duplicate shades.
Download, Then Edit Anywhere
SVG opens in Illustrator, Inkscape, Affinity, Figma and CorelDRAW, as well as Cricut Design Space and most laser software. PDF and EPS go to print shops; DXF goes to CAD.
Raster Versus Vector, In One Line
A raster image is a fixed grid of coloured squares, so it blurs or turns blocky when you enlarge it. A vector is a set of shapes described by points and curves, redrawn sharp at any size, from a favicon to a billboard.
Why Fewer Nodes Matter
Every curve in a vector is held by anchor points. A clean trace uses as few as the shape needs, which keeps files small, easy to edit by hand and smooth to cut. Show Nodes in the workspace lets you see them.
When Not To Vectorise
If you already have a PDF, EPS or AI file from the designer, it may already be vector: open it in a design app first. And if the only copy of a logo is tiny and blurry, a trace recovers its shapes, but not detail that was never in the file.
In the wild
Traced here. Printed there.
Signage, apparel, stickers, laser cutting. The kind of work it is built for.
Built for people who ship artwork daily
- Print shopHolds its edge from card to banner
- Merch studioFew nodes and real corners to print
- Sign makerDXF and EPS, ready for the cutter
- EmbroideryClean outlines to digitise from
- AgencyOpens in Illustrator, ready to edit
What’s inside
Built for the file, not the demo.
Adaptive corner detection
Hard edges stay hard, curves stay smooth, and the node count stays low enough to edit by hand.
- 215 KB
- 5.2 KB
- nodes
- 260
- paths
- 10
Honest output
See the node and colour count before you download.
- Illustrator
- Figma
- Affinity
- Inkscape
- CorelDRAW
- Cricut
- Silhouette
Opens everywhere
No plugin, no import dance. Standards-compliant files.
Nothing uploaded to trace
Tracing runs in your browser, so your image is never uploaded to trace it.
Batch it
On Pro, drop up to 25 images and get one ZIP back.
Pricing
Cheaper than one reprint.
Try it out, casual use
No credit card required
- Download credits5, never expire
- AI cleanup credits3 to start
- Credits refreshNot included
- Priority supportNot included
For regular design work
- Download credits50 a month · about $0.10 each
- AI cleanup credits3 to start
- Credits refreshEvery month
- Priority supportNot included
For power users & studios
- Download creditsUnlimited
- AI cleanup credits50 a month
- Credits refreshEvery month
- Priority support
Every plan includes
- Unlimited vectorizing & preview
- Simplify & merge colors
- SVG, PDF, EPS, DXF export
- Email support
1 credit = 1 download · Re-downloading a file you already saved is always free · Cancel anytime
Second Opinion
Ask Your Favorite AI About Us
Not sure yet? Let ChatGPT, Claude or Perplexity weigh in — then come back and try it.
It fits real curves and detects true corners, so it produces fewer nodes and cleaner shapes. You get an SVG you can edit, not a mesh of slivers to untangle.
Explore More
Other Ways People Use This
- PNG to SVGConvert PNG to SVG in your browser — the transparent parts of your PNG stay transparent in the result, because we check for them instead of assuming a background.
- JPG to SVGConvert JPG to SVG in your browser. JPEG photos and illustrations are denoised first; flat art like logos gets an edge-preserving cleanup instead, so the compression artifacts baked into the file don't get traced as fringing and spurious paths.
- WebP to SVGConvert WebP to SVG directly in your browser. WebP is exactly what most images saved from a website already are, so there is no re-saving step before you trace it.
- Vectorize LogoTurn a logo into a clean SVG — flat colour and lettering are exactly what tracing handles best, and sub-pixel small-text tracing keeps fine lettering sharp even from a small or low-resolution source.
- SVG for CricutConvert PNG and JPG art into crisp SVG cut files for Cricut Design Space — smooth curves, few nodes, no jagged corners to fight.
- SVG for Laser CuttingTurn raster art into smooth, few-node paths that import straight into LightBurn, Glowforge and xTool — and know exactly what will cut and what will engrave before you press go.
Trace your first file.
Trace and preview free with no account. Sign in only when you download.