An Easier AlternativeTo Trace Bitmap
Trace a colour logo or illustration in your browser. The mode and colours are picked for you, and you see the node count before you download. Free to trace, with 5 free downloads.
- Browser-BasedNothing uploaded to trace
- Clean SVGFully editable paths
- Runs LocallyNo waiting on an upload
- High FidelityCrisp. Clean. Accurate.
Side By Side
VectorizerKit vs Inkscape Trace Bitmap
Inkscape is free, open source and excellent. Its tracer is built around one-colour shapes; colour artwork is where the two part ways.
The Short Answer
Inkscape costs nothing, works offline and comes with a full vector editor, so for one-colour silhouettes and centreline tracing it is hard to beat. For colour logos and illustrations, VectorizerKit gets to a clean file in fewer steps, in a browser, with nothing to install.
| Question | VectorizerKit | Inkscape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to trace; 5 free downloads, then from US$4.99 | Free and open source, unlimited |
| Setup | None; runs in a browser | Desktop install for Windows, macOS or Linux |
| Colour tracing | One trace; mode and colours picked for you | Multiple scans, with one object per scan |
| Node count | Shown before you download | Its tutorial recommends Simplify afterwards |
| Centreline tracing | No | Yes |
| Works offline | No | Yes |
| Editing afterwards | Recolour or erase shapes, remove background | A full vector editor |
| Files you get back | SVG, PDF, EPS, DXF | SVG, PDF, EPS, DXF and more |
Inkscape details checked 28 September 2026 from their own pages: Inkscape tracing tutorial, Inkscape 1.4.4, licence. Prices change; check theirs before you decide.
Pick Inkscape If
You want free and offline
- You never want to pay for a trace.
- Your artwork is a one-colour silhouette, which Trace Bitmap handles well.
- You need centreline tracing for a pen plotter, a Cricut pen or single-line engraving.
- You will keep editing the file in a full vector editor anyway.
Pick VectorizerKit If
Your artwork has colour
- You are tracing a colour logo or illustration and want it done in one pass.
- You would rather not tune scans and thresholds, then simplify the result.
- You cannot install software on the computer you are using.
- You want to check the node count and fix stray colours before downloading.
They Work Together
Every file from VectorizerKit opens in Inkscape as ordinary paths. Trace a colour logo here, then do any further editing in Inkscape, for free.
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
- Cost per downloadFree
- Credits refreshNot included
- Priority supportNot included
For regular design work
- Download credits50 a month
- Cost per downloadabout $0.10
- Credits refreshEvery month
- Priority supportNot included
For power users & studios
- Download creditsUnlimited
- Cost per download$0, unlimited
- 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.
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- Vector Magic AlternativeTrace and preview for free, then download your first 5 files free. After that, buy a pack that never expires or subscribe. Tracing happens in your browser.
- 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.
- 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.
Trace your first file.
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