PNG to SVG Converter (Vectorize an Image)

A PNG is a grid of pixels, so enlarging it makes edges blurry. An SVG describes shapes, so it stays sharp at any size and each shape can be recoloured or edited. Tracing converts the first into the second by finding areas of the same colour and drawing outlines around them, which works well on flat artwork and poorly on photos.

A PNG file is a raster image: a fixed grid of pixels stored without lossy compression, often with a transparent background. That makes it ideal for screenshots and web graphics at one size, and a dead end when a logo has to go on a banner, a T-shirt or a cutting mat. Tracing the PNG into SVG paths removes that size limit, as long as the artwork is made of flat colours.

For flat artwork, yes in practice: a clean logo traced with the right colour count looks the same as the original and then stays sharp at any size, which the PNG never could. What tracing cannot do is copy pixels exactly. Every colour area is redrawn as smooth curves, so tiny details, soft shadows and gradients are simplified.

The quality of the result depends mostly on the input. A large, sharp PNG with solid colours traces well; a small, blurry or heavily compressed JPG produces wobbly edges and stray specks. Start from the biggest version of the logo you have.

Four controls decide how the vector looks. Start with the defaults, then adjust one at a time and compare.

Cutting machines follow paths, so the fewer and cleaner the shapes, the better the cut. Set Colours to the number of vinyl colours you plan to use (often 1–3, plus white if you need it), choose Simple detail and turn on Drop white background if the design sits on white. Every shape is saved as a separate path filled with one of your colours, so you can select, recolour or hide shapes individually in Cricut Design Space or any vector editor.

Check the preview for tiny specks before downloading; they become tiny, frustrating cuts. More smoothing and fewer colours remove most of them.

• Scale without blur: print a logo on a banner or a business card from one file.
• Edit shapes and colours in Figma, Illustrator or Inkscape instead of repainting pixels.
• Cut or engrave: vinyl cutters, laser engravers and embroidery software work from vector paths.
• Lighter websites: a simple traced icon can be smaller than a large PNG and stays sharp on every screen.

It will produce an SVG, but not a useful one. A photo has thousands of gradual colour changes; tracing turns them into flat bands like a poster and creates huge numbers of paths, so the file can become very large and slow to open. The tool warns when an SVG grows beyond 8 MB. For photos, keep a raster format and use the image resizer or AI image upscaler to get the size you need.

This is a tracer, not an AI redraw. The image is reduced to the number of colours you choose, the edges of each colour area are followed, and the outlines are smoothed into curves. That runs entirely in your browser using imagetracerjs, an open-source tracing library, so logos and unreleased artwork never leave your device and you get the same result every time with the same settings.