Infinitely scalable output
The traced SVG is built from vector paths, so it can be resized to any dimension — a billboard or a favicon — without losing sharpness.
PNG to SVG
Convert PNG to SVG with secure vector tracing. Adjust color count, simplify paths, and create an editable vector result. Free to start; no software needed.
- Infinitely scalable output
- Uploaded securely, deleted automatically
- Test it with no account
- 3 free conversions with a free account
Choose your file
Drop files here or click to upload
PNG· up to 20.0 MB per file
Files are private and deleted after conversion
Anonymous files: 20 MB. Free accounts: 50 MB and batches of 5. Paid accounts: 200 MB and batches of 100.
Why use this PNG to SVG?
Convert PNG to SVG with secure vector tracing. Adjust color count, simplify paths, and create an editable vector result. Free to start; no software needed.
Uploaded securely, deleted automatically
Files travel over HTTPS and are removed from our servers within 24 hours.
Test it with no account
Anonymous visitors get 1 free server conversion before signing in is ever required.
3 free conversions with a free account
Signing in raises your limit from 1 to 3 conversions and lifts the file-size cap from 20 MB to 50 MB.
How to use the PNG to SVG
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Upload your PNG or JPG
Drag in a logo, icon, or line-art image, or click to browse. It is sent to our server over an encrypted HTTPS connection.
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Large images are downscaled first
Anything over 2000 px is resized down before tracing, to keep the process fast.
- 03
Server traces it with potrace
The image is converted pixel by pixel into black-and-white vector paths — this works well for logos and line art, but not photos.
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Download your SVG
The scalable vector file, along with your original upload, is deleted from our servers automatically within 24 hours.
Best source settings for the PNG to SVG
Choose settings that match the result you need.
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| Need | Recommended setting | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| No settings — automatic black-and-white tracing | The image is traced with a potrace-based engine into black-and-white vector paths — ideal for logos, icons, signatures, and line art. Photos and colorful gradients are not suitable for this process. Images larger than 2000 px are downscaled first to keep tracing fast. | The image is traced with a potrace-based engine into black-and-white vector paths — ideal for logos, icons, signatures, and line art. Photos and colorful gradients are not suitable for this process. Images larger than 2000 px are downscaled first to keep tracing fast. |
- Upload your PNG or JPG
- Drag in a logo, icon, or line-art image, or click to browse. It is sent to our server over an encrypted HTTPS connection.
- Large images are downscaled first
- Anything over 2000 px is resized down before tracing, to keep the process fast.
PNG to SVG input and output
Review what the tool accepts, how it processes the file, and what it produces.
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| Feature | PNG | JPG |
|---|---|---|
| Format | PNG | JPG |
| Processing | Secure cloud processing | Secure cloud processing |
| Result | Convert PNG to SVG with secure vector tracing. Adjust color count, simplify paths, and create an editable vector result. Free to start; no software needed. | Convert PNG to SVG with secure vector tracing. Adjust color count, simplify paths, and create an editable vector result. Free to start; no software needed. |
Where to use files from the PNG to SVG
The output is ready for common workflows supported by its format.
- Infinitely scalable output
- The traced SVG is built from vector paths, so it can be resized to any dimension — a billboard or a favicon — without losing sharpness.
- Uploaded securely, deleted automatically
- Files travel over HTTPS and are removed from our servers within 24 hours.
- Test it with no account
- Anonymous visitors get 1 free server conversion before signing in is ever required.
- 3 free conversions with a free account
- Signing in raises your limit from 1 to 3 conversions and lifts the file-size cap from 20 MB to 50 MB.
About the formats
PNG
PNG is a lossless raster image format created in the mid-1990s as a patent-free replacement for GIF. It is the standard choice for screenshots, logos, UI graphics, and any image that needs transparency.
PNG preserves every pixel exactly and supports a full 8-bit alpha channel, so text and sharp edges stay crisp. The downside is size: photographs saved as PNG are far larger than the same image as JPG or WebP. Support is universal in browsers and editors, making it a safe default for graphics — just avoid it for large photo collections.
JPG
JPG (also written JPEG) is the most widely used lossy image format for photographs, standardized by the Joint Photographic Experts Group in 1992. Practically every camera, phone, and image application can create and open it.
Its strengths are small file sizes for photos and universal compatibility across devices, browsers, and software. The trade-offs: lossy compression introduces artifacts, there is no transparency support, and quality degrades a little more with every re-save. Use JPG for photographs; choose PNG for screenshots, logos, or anything that needs sharp edges or transparency.
SVG
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based vector format maintained by the W3C, used for logos, icons, charts, and illustrations. Instead of storing pixels it describes shapes, paths, and text, so an SVG stays perfectly sharp at any size.
For simple graphics SVG files are tiny, editable in any text editor, and styleable with CSS. It is not suited to photographs, and because SVG can embed scripts, files from untrusted sources should be sanitized before being displayed inline. When a fixed-size bitmap is required — for app stores, email, or older software — rasterize the SVG to PNG.
Privacy and file handling
This tool uses secure cloud processing for formats or operations browsers cannot handle reliably.
- Secure transfer
- Files are transferred over HTTPS and used only for the requested operation.
- Automatic deletion
- Inputs are removed within 6–24 hours and generated outputs within 24 hours.
- Private downloads
- Results are delivered with expiring signed download links.
PNG to SVG troubleshooting
- My photo came out as black blobs
- That's the expected result: tracing converts each pixel to either black or white before drawing paths, so photos — full of gradients and soft edges — collapse into blobs. This tool is meant for logos, icons, and line art; photos should stay in raster formats like JPG or WebP.
- The SVG lost all the colors
- By design: the tracing engine produces monochrome (black-and-white) paths only — there is no color vectorization mode. You can recolor the resulting paths in any vector editor (Illustrator, Inkscape, Figma), which works well for single-color logos.
- Fine details disappeared from a large image
- Images over 2000 px are downscaled before tracing, so hairline strokes can merge or vanish. Crop to the region you actually need before uploading, and increase the contrast between the artwork and background — clean black-on-white input traces best.
FAQ
- Does it work for photos?
- Tracing works best for logos, icons and line art with clear shapes. Photographs produce a stylized single-color trace rather than a faithful copy — for photos, prefer a raster format.
- Is the conversion private?
- Yes. Your files are processed securely and deleted after conversion. We never share your photos.
- Is there a file size limit?
- Free accounts can upload files up to 50 MB. Paid users can upload up to 200 MB.
- What vectorization method do you use?
- A potrace-based tracing engine converts the image into black-and-white vector paths — ideal for logos, icons, signatures and line art.
- Why did my SVG lose all its colors?
- By design: the tracing engine produces monochrome (black-and-white) paths only — there is no color vectorization mode. You can recolor the resulting paths in any vector editor afterward.
- Why did fine details disappear from a large image?
- Images larger than 2000 px are downscaled before tracing to keep it fast, so hairline strokes can merge or vanish. Crop to the region you need and increase contrast before uploading.
- Can I trace a batch of images at once?
- Signed-in users can batch-convert up to 5 files on the free plan and up to 100 files on a paid plan, downloaded together as a ZIP.
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