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Convert an image to SVG

Vectorise a logo, an icon or a line drawing into an SVG — a file of shapes that scales to any size without ever pixelating. Nothing is uploaded.

Your image

Drop a logo or line drawing

JPG, PNG or WEBP

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How much detail

Line art is two colours, a logo eight, detailed sixteen. Fewer colours means cleaner shapes and a smaller file.

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Why use this tool

  • No file size limit

    Full-size photos straight from your phone or camera.

  • Nothing is uploaded

    Processed entirely in your browser. Your files never leave your device.

  • No signup needed

    Open the tool and go. No account, no email.

A JPG or PNG is a grid of pixels: enlarge it and the pixels show. An SVG is a list of shapes described mathematically, redrawn crisply at any size — from a 16-pixel favicon to a printed shopfront.

Going from one to the other is called vectorising, and it is not a straight conversion: something has to decide where the shapes are. That is why the result is excellent on a flat logo and disappointing on a photograph, and this page says so rather than letting you find out.

How to convert an image to SVG

  1. Drop in your image

    A logo, icon, pictogram or line drawing, as JPG, PNG or WEBP. The cleaner the flat areas of colour, the better the trace.

  2. Choose the level of detail

    Line art for black and white, Logo for artwork in a few colours, Detailed when more are needed. Fewer colours gives cleaner shapes.

  3. Check it, then download

    The SVG is shown enlarged on a checkerboard so you can judge the trace before downloading it.

What vectorises well

Artwork made of flat areas: logos, icons, pictograms, monograms, line drawings, stamps, silhouettes. Tracing finds genuine edges in these, and the file that comes out is often the same size as the PNG that went in, or smaller.

On a flat logo measured here, the trace produced about seventy shapes and a file comparable to the original PNG — and it then enlarges indefinitely without losing an edge.

Black and white is the best case of all. On the Line art setting the tracer has only two colours to separate, and the outlines it produces are the cleanest this tool can make.

What does not vectorise

A photograph. A gradient, skin, a sky or foliage have no outlines, so vectorising has to invent boundaries where none exist, and the result is a mosaic of flat patches.

This is measurable. The same photograph tested here produced over two and a half thousand shapes and a file half again as large as the PNG — for a picture that no longer resembles the original.

The tool warns you when it happens: past a few hundred shapes a message explains that the picture was a photograph and the file will be large. No vectoriser does better; that is the nature of the problem, not a shortcoming of this one.

Why an SVG

Because it never pixelates. One file serves as a 16-pixel favicon and as large-format print, with no need to export ten different sizes.

Because it is small, when the artwork suits it: a vectorised logo often fits in a few kilobytes, which makes the page it sits on faster.

And because it stays editable. An SVG is text, and opens in Illustrator, Inkscape, Figma or a code editor, where colours can be changed one at a time.

What tracing produces

Measured on the images tested for this page.

InputShapes producedResult
Flat-colour logo~70Excellent, file comparable to the PNG
Line art, 2 coloursFewThe cleanest case
Photograph2,500 and upMosaic of patches, heavy file

When people convert an image to SVG

  • A logo that only exists as a PNG

    The last surviving file of a brand, re-vectorised into something that scales again.

  • An icon for a website

    A pictogram turned into an SVG, crisp on every screen and lighter to load.

  • A scanned line drawing

    A sketch or stamp taken into vector form so it can be edited in a drawing program.

  • Artwork for large-format print

    A simple shape prepared for signage or vinyl, with no size limit.

Frequently asked questions

Is this image to SVG converter free?
Yes, completely: no account, no signup, no watermark and no daily limit. Everything runs on your own device.
Is my image uploaded anywhere?
No. Vectorising runs in your browser; the file never leaves your device.
Can I convert a photo to SVG?
Technically yes, but the result will be a mosaic of flat patches and a heavy file. Vectorising suits logos, icons and line drawings, not photographs.
How do I convert a JPG to SVG?
Drop the JPG in above and run it — the steps are the same for every accepted format. Just note that JPG compression slightly smears edges, so a PNG of the same logo traces more cleanly.
Which detail setting should I choose?
Line art for black and white, Logo for artwork in a few colours — the default, and right most of the time — and Detailed only if the result is losing shades that matter.
Is the SVG editable?
Yes. It is a text file of shapes and opens in Illustrator, Inkscape, Figma or a code editor.
Will the file be smaller than my PNG?
For a flat logo, often yes, or about the same. For a photograph it will be considerably larger.
Is transparency kept?
Transparent areas are treated as a colour of their own during tracing; check the result on the checkerboard before downloading.
Can I get an AI or EPS file?
No, the output is an SVG. Most vector programs open one and can then save in whichever format you need.

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