How to use it
- Choose or drop your image (PNG or JPG).
- Pick a result type and tick “Remove background” if you need it.
- Compare side by side and download the .svg.
What people use it for
- HTV shirts and decals with a Cricut. Design → Black & white → cut file. Cricut Design Space accepts SVG uploads; in Silhouette Studio, opening SVG needs Designer Edition or higher.
- An Etsy shop logo you only have as a JPG. Vectorize with “Logo / icon”, remove the background and use it on packaging, stickers or a banner without blur.
- Laser cutting and engraving. Clean black-and-white paths are a good starting point for Glowforge-style laser projects.
- Hand lettering and sketches. Photo of the sketch → “Easy to edit” → refine it in Illustrator, Affinity, Inkscape or Linearity Curve.
Tips for a good result
- Sharper input means a better vector. The tool upscales 2× (4× for “Big enlargement”) before tracing, so eye highlights, lashes and thin letters survive.
- Background not fully gone? Click the background color in the original and raise the tolerance.
- Too many paths or specks? Use “Easy to edit” or slide Detail towards “fewer specks”.
- Real photos turn into heavy, blotchy vectors — SVG works best for drawings, logos and flat illustrations.
FAQ
Is my image uploaded anywhere?
No. Tracing runs in your browser (WebAssembly). You can even go offline once the page has loaded.
Is it free?
Yes — no account, no watermark.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Very large images take longer; the tool reduces the working size automatically so it doesn’t crash.
How is this different from “save as SVG” in an editor?
That just wraps the pixels. Here the image becomes paths (shapes) that scale losslessly and that cutting machines understand.
What engine does it use?
VTracer by visioncortex (open source, MIT/Apache-2.0).