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PNG & JPG to SVG Converter (Free Vectorizer)

Turn logos, drawings and photos into clean, scalable vectors. Colour, black-and-white cut files and line art, with a live preview.

  • Free
  • No sign-up
  • No watermark
  • Your files never leave your device

Drop a PNG or JPG to convert to SVG

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How to convert PNG or JPG to SVG

  1. Drop your image above. PNG, JPG, WEBP, GIF and BMP all work. Transparent PNGs keep their transparency in colour mode.
  2. Pick a mode. Logo / colour keeps colours; Black & white makes a one-colour cut file; Line art handles sketches and uneven scans.
  3. Adjust the sliders and watch the vector preview update next to the original. Number of colours controls how many flat colours the logo is reduced to; Smoothing trades sharp corners for smoother curves; Remove small specks deletes noise; Threshold controls what counts as “dark” in black-and-white modes.
  4. Download the SVG, or a vector PDF.

What makes a good source image

Vectorizing works by finding the edges between areas of colour and turning them into smooth curves, so the cleaner the edges, the better the result:

  • Bigger is better. A 1000-pixel-wide logo traces far better than a 150-pixel thumbnail. If you only have a tiny image, expect to tidy the result.
  • Flat colours trace best. Logos, icons, cartoons and text become crisp vectors. Photographs become stylised illustrations.
  • Avoid JPEG artefacts. Heavily compressed JPGs have speckled edges. Increase Remove small specks and reduce the colour count to clean them up.
  • For scans, use Line art. It adjusts to uneven lighting and paper texture by comparing each pixel with its neighbourhood instead of using one global threshold.

Common uses

Cutting machines. Cricut, Silhouette and Brother ScanNCut machines cut along vector paths. Use Black & white mode so every shape becomes a single cuttable layer, and remove specks so the blade doesn’t try to cut dust. See our Cricut guide.

Laser engraving and cutting. Laser software like LightBurn and Glowforge reads SVG paths for cutting and vector engraving. Clean, closed shapes with no tiny fragments save machine time — see the laser engraving page.

Embroidery. Digitizing software starts from vector artwork with a limited palette. Reduce colours to the number of threads you’ll use — see SVG for embroidery.

Logos and branding. Printers, sign makers and web developers ask for vector logos because they scale perfectly. Converting your old PNG logo to SVG is often the quickest way to get one — see logo to vector.

Limits

Automatic tracing is excellent for flat graphics, but it can’t redraw details that aren’t in the image. Fine text smaller than about 10 pixels high, thin hairlines and soft shadows may need touching up in a vector editor like Inkscape (free), Illustrator or Affinity Designer. Very large images are traced at up to 1600 pixels on the longest side for speed; the SVG keeps the original dimensions.

Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between PNG and SVG?

A PNG is made of pixels, so it gets blurry or blocky when you enlarge it. An SVG is made of shapes described by maths, so it stays perfectly sharp at any size — from a business card to a billboard. Cutting machines, laser cutters and printers that need paths also require vector files like SVG.

Which mode should I choose?

Use Logo / colour for logos, icons and clip art with flat colours. Use Black & white for single-colour cut files for Cricut, Silhouette, vinyl or stencils. Use Line art for pencil sketches, handwriting and scanned drawings, especially if the paper isn't evenly lit.

Is my image uploaded?

No. Tracing runs inside your browser using the open-source VTracer engine compiled to WebAssembly. Your image never leaves your device.

How many colours should I use?

As few as your design really has. A two-colour logo should use two or three colours (one may be the background). More colours give more detail but bigger, more complex files that are harder to cut or edit.

Can I convert a photo to SVG?

You can, but photos have millions of colours and soft gradients, so the result looks like a poster or illustration rather than a photo. That can be a nice effect; for cutting machines use Black & white mode instead.

Why does my SVG have tiny dots or rough edges?

Increase 'Remove small specks' to delete noise, and increase 'Smoothing' for rounder curves. Starting from a larger, sharper image also helps a lot — upscale blurry logos before converting.

Does it work with Cricut Design Space?

Yes. Download the SVG and upload it in Design Space with 'Upload image'. Black & white mode produces a single-layer file that Design Space can cut directly.

Can I download a PDF instead?

Yes. 'Download PDF' creates a vector PDF from the same paths — useful for print shops and apps that prefer PDF.

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