What images work well for vectorising?

Logos, icons and flat illustrations trace cleanly. Photographs become stylised posters rather than faithful vectors.

Is the output a real editable SVG?

Yes — it is genuine SVG path data you can open in any vector editor and scale infinitely.

Why does my photo look strange after tracing?

Tracing reduces the image to flat colour regions, which suits graphics but abstracts the fine detail of a photo.

Convert an image to SVG (vectorize)

Turn a raster logo, icon or drawing into genuine SVG paths that scale to any size without blurring — the job vector services charge subscriptions for, traced entirely on your device.

Honest scope: tracing shines on flat art. Feed it a photo and you'll get an abstract poster, which is occasionally exactly what you want.

Trace pixels into scalable paths

Vectorising turns a raster logo, icon or drawing into genuine SVG paths that scale to any size without blurring — the job vector services charge subscriptions for, done on your device. Colour, poster and black-and-white styles cover different source art, with a live preview that is exactly the SVG you download.

Honest scope: tracing shines on flat art. Feed it a photo and you get an abstract poster, which is occasionally exactly what you want — but it is not a photo-to-vector miracle.

How it works

Drop a logo or drawing and open Vectorize.
Pick a style — 16-colour, poster or black & white — and watch the live trace.
Download the .svg.

Like every pixelpix tool, this runs 100% in your browser: your file is never uploaded to a server, never leaves your device, and works even offline once the page has loaded.

Frequently asked questions

What images work well for vectorising?: Logos, icons and flat illustrations trace cleanly. Photographs become stylised posters rather than faithful vectors.
Is the output a real editable SVG?: Yes — it is genuine SVG path data you can open in any vector editor and scale infinitely.
Why does my photo look strange after tracing?: Tracing reduces the image to flat colour regions, which suits graphics but abstracts the fine detail of a photo.

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