Image to Vector Converter — Make Real SVG and DXF Paths

Drop the PNG in, choose how many colors to reduce it to, and the outlines are traced into closed vector paths you can scale to any size. That is different from renaming a file or wrapping the pixels inside an SVG tag: the result contains real geometry, so it stays sharp when it is enlarged and can be edited path by path.

Yes. Each color is traced as its own closed path, which is what a cutting machine needs to separate one cut from another. For a cut file, choose a low color count and the Bold detail setting, since fewer points cut more cleanly than a path that follows every pixel.

Yes. The DXF export writes one layer per color as closed polylines, in millimetres, so an operator can assign a different cut, score or engrave setting to each layer. Coordinates are flipped to the Y-up convention DXF uses, so the design does not come out mirrored.

Photographs contain thousands of subtly different colors and gradients, and vector outlines are flat areas of one color, so a photo becomes a poster-like approximation rather than a copy. Logos, icons, lettering and flat artwork trace well. For a photo, remove the background first so the subject is traced on its own instead of together with the noise behind it.

They set how closely the outline is allowed to depart from the pixel edge. Bold produces the fewest points and the cleanest cut; Exact follows the original edge most closely and produces the most points. No setting moves a point further from the source edge than its own tolerance allows, so a lower detail level simplifies the shape without distorting it.

No. The tracing runs inside your own browser tab, so a client logo never leaves your machine and there is nothing to delete afterwards. It also means you can change the settings and see the new result immediately, with no queue.

Almost always one of three things. The file is over the 11 MB free upload limit — Premium takes 50 MB and Pro 120 MB. The format is not one this tool accepts, so check the list shown on the upload panel. Or the file is not really the format its name says: renaming a file does not change what is inside it, and that is the reason a valid-looking image gets refused.

It reports what is genuinely in the file, so a blank or surprising result usually means the data was never there — stripped by the app that last saved it, removed by a platform on upload, or absent from the original. Try the untouched original file straight from the camera or source rather than a copy that has been through a messaging app.

Image to Vector supports free standard use within the published processing allowances. Free downloads are clean — no watermark. No signup is required for standard tool use. Photo effects and AI edits have a web-size limit on Free, with the original-resolution result available through Premium or one credit. Crop, resize, rotate, compress and convert stay full size. Published processing allowances and file limits still apply.

No — Image to Vector runs in the browser on desktop and phone. There is nothing to install, no trial to start, and no license to buy before you can see whether it does what you need. Try it on the file you are actually stuck with rather than a sample.