Guides
Straight answers about image formats, with no signup wall in the way.
- SVG vs PNGSVG stores shapes, PNG stores pixels. A practical comparison of file size, scaling, transparency, editing and browser support — and when each format is the right choice.
- What is an SVG file?SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics — an open, text-based format that stores artwork as shapes instead of pixels. What it is, how to open one, what it is good at, and where it falls down.
- The Complete Developer's Guide to SVG in 2026How SVG works under the hood, which embed method to use for which job, how to cut file size with SVGO without breaking anything, and how to animate without fighting the browser.
Every PixelTools converter
Image
- Image → SVGAny raster format to vectors
- PNG → SVGTrace PNG into editable paths
- JPG → SVGTrace JPG into editable paths
- WebP → SVGTrace WebP into editable paths
- AVIF → SVGTrace AVIF into editable paths
- GIF → SVGTrace GIF into editable paths
- TIFF → SVGTrace TIFF into editable paths
- SVG → PNGRender vectors at any pixel size