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Image Vectorizer (Beta)

Trace logos, drawings, scans and photos into clean vector shapes: SVG, plus PDF, EPS and DXF for print, CAD, laser and vinyl cutters.

Opens: PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, HEIC, AVIF, BMP, TIFF, ZIP
Saves: SVG, PDF, EPS, DXF, ZIP

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.png, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .webp, .gif, .heic, .heif, .hif, .avif, .bmp, .tif, .tiff, .ico, .tga, .qoi, .pbm, .pgm, .ppm, .pnm, .apng, .zip · up to 200 MB each, 50 files max
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    One picture or many, or a .zip of a folder (sub-folders are kept in the result).

    Options
    Picture type

    Each picture shows a sample: the original on the left, its tracing on the right. The choice sets every setting below; anything you change is laid over it.

    Tracing method

    Usually left as the picture type sets. Single lines (red in the pictures) follow the middle of each stroke, for engraving, plotters and embroidery.

    Empty: decided from the picture. The background counts as a colour.

    The colour around the edge of the picture is not traced.

    Trace pixels that are

    Unlike the background: any colour that stands out. Darker than a level: dark marks only, so highlighter and faint pencil drop out. Darker than the surroundings: pages with shadows or uneven light. Not transparent: the shape of a cut-out picture. One colour: only marks of that colour.

    0 is black, 255 white. Pixels darker than this are traced: raise it for faint pencil.

    A hex colour, e.g. #e30613.

    More options

    Empty: as the picture type sets (12 for logos, 24 for clip art, 32 for photos, 64 for pixel art).

    Optional, for vinyl or thread colours: hex colours separated by commas, e.g. #000000, #ffffff, #e30613. Every area takes the nearest of them.

    Layering

    Cut-out shapes fit together like a puzzle, with holes where others sit: right for cutting and editing. Stacked shapes lie whole on top of each other: fewer nodes and no hairline gaps on screen.

    Colour difference: about 2 is barely visible, 12 a clear shade, 30 or more takes in neighbouring colours.

    How far around each pixel the light is measured. A little more than the thickest stroke works well.

    How much darker than its surroundings a pixel must be: lower picks up fainter marks (and more paper texture).

    Traces the other part: use it when the tracing shows the background instead of the drawing.

    Empty: the drawing's own colour. A hex colour such as #000000 makes them all that colour.

    Evens out rough pencil and paper texture. Empty: as the picture type sets (0 to 0.8).

    Width of the single lines. Empty or 0: measured from the picture.

    Empty or 0: decided from the line width.

    Thicker ink becomes filled shapes. Empty or 0: decided from the picture.

    Removes dust, noise and tiny holes. Empty: as the picture type sets (6 for logos, 20 for scans, 30 for photos).

    How far outlines may stray from the pixel edges: 0.3 follows them closely, 1.5 rounds them off. Empty: as the picture type sets.

    0 keeps every corner sharp, 1.34 rounds them all, about 1 looks natural. Empty: as the picture type sets.

    How far joined curves may stray: larger gives fewer nodes. Empty: as the picture type sets (0.25 to 0.5).

    Circles and ellipses

    The squares mark nodes: an exact circle needs only four.

    Against JPEG blocks, film grain and scanner dust; higher also rounds off small details. Empty: as the picture type sets.

    The unit of the drawing's width and height. DXF files are in millimetres unless centimetres or inches are chosen.

    In the size unit above, e.g. 100 for a 100 mm wide design. The height follows the picture's proportions. Empty: from the resolution below.

    Sets the physical size when no width is given: a 960 px wide picture at 96 is 10 inches (254 mm) wide, at 300 it is 3.2 inches.

    What cutters and lasers follow as cut lines. Single lines keep their width.

    Paints the background colour behind the shapes (SVG, PDF and EPS).

    Some viewers draw faint seams where colour shapes meet. A thin edge in each shape's own colour hides them.

    For checking the tracing against the picture in Inkscape or Illustrator. Makes the SVG larger.

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    Turn pictures into vector drawings

    Upload a logo, an icon, a drawing, a scanned page or a photo and get it back as an SVG made of real shapes: curves that stay sharp at any size, can be recoloured in Inkscape, Illustrator or CorelDRAW, and can be followed by cutters, lasers and plotters. Tick PDF, EPS or DXF to get those as well.

    • Picture type sets everything at once: Logo, Clip art, Photo (as a colour poster), Line art, Scanned page, Sketch, Single lines, Pixel art, Shapes to cut or Signature. Automatic looks at each picture's colours and texture and picks Logo, Clip art, Photo, Line art or Scan.
    • Four ways to trace: colour shapes; one-colour filled outlines; single lines along the middle of each stroke (centerline); or single lines for thin strokes and shapes for thick ones.
    • Clean results: specks are left out, round shapes become exact circles and ellipses, corners stay sharp, and neighbouring colours share exactly the same edge, with no gaps or overlaps between them.
    • Real sizes: choose millimetres, centimetres or inches and type the width you want.
    • Many at once: upload several pictures or a .zip of a folder and get one ZIP back with the same folders.

    Under More options you can change what the picture type sets: number of colours, a list of colours to use, how the drawing is told from the paper, smoothness, corners, speck size, line width and more. Empty fields keep the picture type's value.

    What you get

    FileHoldsOpens in
    SVG (always)Filled shapes grouped by colour, or lines with a widthBrowsers, Inkscape, Illustrator, Figma, Cricut Design Space, laser software
    PDFThe same shapes on a page the size of the drawingPDF viewers, print shops, Illustrator
    EPSThe same shapes as PostScriptIllustrator, CorelDRAW, sign-making programs
    DXFPolylines, one layer per colour, curves as short straight segmentsAutoCAD, LibreCAD, LightBurn, CNC software

    The result shows the original next to the tracing, the tracing on its own and, for colour tracings, the colours with their shapes and nodes.

    Tips for a clean tracing

    • Start from the largest, sharpest copy. Pictures under 400 pixels are enlarged before tracing, but detail that isn't there can't come back: text a few pixels high comes out rough.
    • Crop first. Large pictures are traced at up to 8 megapixels (4 for photos); the result says when one was reduced.
    • JPEG blocks and scanner dust: raise Noise removal and the speck size.
    • Photos become posters of flat colour. Start with 8 to 16 colours: a busy photo in many colours easily means tens of thousands of nodes.

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    Frequently asked questions

    Which pictures trace well?

    Logos, icons, clip art, line drawings, signatures and scanned pages with clear edges give clean shapes with few nodes. Bigger and sharper is better: a logo 1,000 pixels wide traces far better than a 100-pixel thumbnail. Photos work too, but they become colour posters with flat areas, not photographic detail.

    How do I get a transparent background?

    One-colour tracings (line art, scans, signatures, shapes to cut) never include the paper. For colour tracings, tick “Leave out the background colour”: the colour around the edge of the picture is not traced. Pictures that are already transparent stay transparent.

    How do I make the drawing an exact size for cutting or engraving?

    Open More options, set the size unit to millimetres or inches and enter the width you want. The SVG, PDF, EPS and DXF are then that wide, with the height in proportion.

    What is the difference between outlines and centerlines?

    Outlines trace around the ink, so a pen line becomes a thin filled shape with an edge on each side. Centerlines follow the middle of each stroke and give one line with a width, which is what engravers, pen plotters and single-line lettering need.

    Why does my photo have so many nodes?

    Every patch of colour in a photo becomes its own shape. Choose fewer colours, raise the speck size or the smoothness under More options, or crop the photo to the part you need before tracing.

    Are my pictures kept on your server?

    No. Uploads are deleted as soon as the job finishes, and the results are deleted automatically after 30 minutes (or immediately with “Delete now”).

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