Image to SVG Converter

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1. Image

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PNG · JPG · WEBP · BMP · GIF

Works best for logos, icons, drawings, signatures and high-contrast artwork. Photo vectorization is approximate.

2. Tracing

Updates automatically

Threshold 128

Detail

Smoothing 2

Speckle filter 8 px

Invert (light shapes on dark background) Keep sharp corners Remove background (transparent)

Add an image to convert it to SVG.

3. Compare

Raster input · SVG output

Original (raster)

SVG (vector paths)

About this tool

About Image to SVG Converter

Image to SVG Converter traces raster images — PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP and the first frame of a GIF — into real SVG vector paths. Choose black-and-white mode with an adjustable threshold, or a limited palette of 2–16 colours, and tune smoothing, detail and speckle filtering. The result is a genuine vector file made of <path> shapes, shown side by side with the original and traced in your browser with a bundled open-source library.

Vector graphics stay sharp at any size, are easy to recolour, and are what cutting machines, laser engravers, print shops and many design tools expect. Tracing a logo, icon, signature or drawing gives you a scalable version without redrawing it by hand. Results are approximate: they are best for clean, high-contrast artwork and are not a replacement for professional redrawing of complex images.

How to use

Step by step

Drop a PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP or GIF image onto the upload area.
Choose Black & white or Limited colours.
Adjust the threshold or number of colours until the shapes look right.
Fine-tune smoothing, detail and the speckle filter, and decide whether to keep sharp corners and remove the background.
Compare the original and the SVG side by side and check the path count and file size.
Copy the SVG code or download the .svg file.

Key features

What it offers

Real vector output made of SVG paths — the image is not embedded
Black-and-white mode with threshold and invert
Limited-colour mode with 2–16 colours
Smoothing, detail level and speckle filter controls
Corner preservation and background removal
Transparent areas kept transparent
Side-by-side raster and SVG preview
Source size, path count and output size shown
Tracing runs in a background worker so the page stays responsive

Best practices

Tips for best results

Start from the largest, cleanest version of the image you have.
Use black-and-white mode for signatures, line art and one-colour logos.
Use as few colours as the design needs — each colour adds paths and file size.
Raise the speckle filter to remove dust and JPEG noise.
Check the SVG at a large zoom before sending it to print or a cutting machine.

Benefits

Why people use it

Scalable

Vectors stay sharp at any size.

Editable

Recolour and edit shapes in any vector editor.

Private

Images are traced on your device, never uploaded.

Transparent

Clear information about paths and file size.

FAQ

Common questions

Yes. The image is traced into <path> shapes. The original pixels are not embedded, so the SVG scales to any size without becoming blurry — but it can only be as accurate as the tracing.

Logos, icons, line drawings, signatures, scanned text and other high-contrast artwork with flat colours. Photos can be traced, but the result is an approximate, poster-like illustration with many paths.

Black and white is best for signatures, line art and one-colour logos; adjust the threshold to decide which tones become black. Limited colours (2–16) suits flat-colour logos and illustrations.

Smoothing simplifies outlines into smoother curves. Detail sets how many pixels are traced — higher keeps more detail but makes larger files. The speckle filter removes shapes smaller than the chosen size, such as dust and noise.

Yes. Transparent areas of the source stay transparent, and “Remove background” drops the white area in black-and-white mode, or the colour found around the image edge in colour mode.

PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP and GIF (first frame only), plus other formats your browser can decode. HEIC, TIFF and animated images are not traced.

No. Decoding and tracing run in your browser, in a background worker using a bundled open-source tracing library.

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Private by design

This runs entirely in your browser

No file or text you enter here is uploaded. Encoding and decoding happen on your device using native browser APIs — close the tab and nothing remains on a server.

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