Upload your image
Drop a PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, GIF or TIFF. Your file stays temporary and expires automatically.
How to convert Image to SVG
Choose a preset
Logo simplifies shapes, Illustration balances detail, and Photo preserves more color.
Download the SVG
Preview your clean vector and download it for design tools, websites, or print.
Why convert Image to SVG?
Raster images store a fixed grid of pixels, while SVG describes artwork with mathematical paths. An SVG can scale from a tiny icon to a billboard without becoming blurry.
Image vs SVG
Raster formats are ideal for screenshots and photographs. SVG excels when artwork uses distinct shapes and colors. Vector tracing examines the boundaries and colors in your image, then rebuilds them as editable paths.
Frequently asked questions
Is PixelTools free?
Yes. This converter requires no account, subscription, or watermark.
Which formats can I upload?
PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, GIF and TIFF. Anything that is not already a PNG is decoded to one before tracing, so the result is the same either way.
Are my images stored?
Files are kept only long enough to perform and download the conversion, then expire automatically an hour after upload.
Which preset should I choose?
Use Logo for flat graphics, Illustration for most artwork, and Photo when retaining detail matters most. Change a setting and press Convert again to re-trace the same image.
Will the SVG look exactly like my image?
Tracing rebuilds your artwork out of flat shapes. Logos, icons and line art come back close to identical; photographs become a stylised, poster-like version of themselves.
Can I edit the result?
Yes. The SVG is one path per colour region, so it opens for editing in Figma, Illustrator, Inkscape, or any code editor, with every shape selectable on its own.
Can I remove a colour from the result?
Yes, on the page. After converting, the Layers panel lists every traced colour with a swatch and a point count; untick one and it is gone from the preview and from the download. A background traced from the image is detected and flagged, so the usual first click is removing that. Nothing is re-traced and nothing is re-uploaded — the edit happens in your browser.
Will the SVG work with Cricut or Silhouette?
Yes. The output is plain <path> elements with no scripts, embedded fonts or external references — a cut file that Cricut Design Space, Silhouette Studio and similar machines accept as an upload. Use the Logo preset and a low colour count: fewer colours means fewer cut layers.
Does it keep a transparent background?
Yes. Transparent pixels are not traced, so a logo on a transparent PNG comes back as shapes on nothing — no white box behind it. Only the parts of your image that carry colour become paths.
Are SVG files safe to open?
An SVG is code, so it can in principle carry scripts. Every file this tool produces is sanitised before you download it: script and foreignObject elements, inline event handlers, and any href or url() pointing off-site are stripped. What you get back is geometry and colour, nothing executable.
Do SVG files lose quality when resized?
No. An SVG stores shapes as coordinates rather than pixels, so it redraws at whatever size you display it — favicon to billboard — with no blur or stair-stepping. The only fidelity loss happens once, when the original image is traced.
What does SVG stand for?
Scalable Vector Graphics. It is an open XML format for describing artwork as paths, shapes and text instead of a grid of pixels, and every modern browser renders it natively.
How do I open an SVG file?
Any browser will display one — drag it into a tab. To edit, use Figma, Illustrator, Inkscape or Affinity Designer. Photoshop can open an SVG but rasterises it back to pixels on import, which throws away the scalability you just gained.
Which images convert best?
Logos, icons, line art and flat illustrations — anything built from distinct areas of colour. Photographs and heavily textured images can be traced, but the result is a stylised, poster-like interpretation rather than a faithful copy.
Is SVG good for printing?
Yes, for artwork that is already vector-shaped. Printers can output an SVG at any size without a DPI setting to get wrong, which is why logos are supplied as vectors. For photographs, a high-resolution raster file remains the better choice.