Image to SVG Vectorizer
Trace a PNG or JPG into SVG vector paths — scales infinitely without quality loss. Best for logos, icons, flat illustrations, and posterized art. Runs in your browser.
Drop an image to vectorize (PNG / JPG → SVG)
Logos · icons · simple illustrations · never uploaded
How image vectorization works
ToolChop uses imagetracerjs (Unlicense / public domain) to scan the raster image, quantize it to a chosen number of colors, and approximate regions of similar color as SVG <path> elements with Bézier curves. The result is a vector file that scales to any size without pixelation — perfect for logos and icons that need to print at every dimension from favicon to billboard.
Why a local vectorizer matters
Image vectorization is almost always applied to logos and brand assets — proprietary creative work that should not casually upload to a third-party converter. A vectorized logo often becomes the source-of-truth artwork that the brand will use at every scale; uploading the source raster is a needless data path. ToolChop runs the trace in your browser.
What vectorizes well vs not
- Excellent — logos, icons, flat illustrations, scanned line art, comic-book style
- Good — posterized photos, simple infographics, single-color stamps
- Mediocre — UI screenshots, complex illustrations
- Poor — photographs, anything with smooth gradients or fine textures (output is enormous and posterized)
Preset cheat-sheet
- Default — 16 colors, balanced smoothing — try first
- Posterized 1 — 8 colors, simpler shapes — best for logos
- Posterized 2 — 4 colors, very clean — best for icons and stamps
- Curvy — pre-blur + smooth Béziers — best for illustrations
- Sharp — no smoothing, crisp edges — best for crisp icons
- Detailed — 32 colors, finer paths — best when fidelity matters more than file size
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert a PNG or JPG to SVG online for free?
Drop your image, pick a preset (Default, Posterized, Curvy, Sharp, Detailed), and click Vectorize. ToolChop traces the raster into SVG paths in your browser. Adjust colors and detail with sliders, then click Download .svg. No account, no upload, no daily limit.
Does ToolChop upload my image?
No. The vectorizer (imagetracerjs) is pure JavaScript and runs entirely in your browser. Your image never leaves your device.
Why is the privacy story relevant for an image vectorizer?
Image vectorization is most often used for logos and brand assets — exactly the proprietary creative work you should not casually upload to a third-party converter. A vectorized logo is often the source-of-truth artwork that the brand will print at every scale; uploading it to vectorize is a needless data path. ToolChop keeps everything local.
What images vectorize well?
Best: logos, icons, flat illustrations, posterized photos, scanned line art, comic-book style images. Mediocre: photos with limited color palettes, screenshots of UI. Worst: photographs of real-world scenes, anything with smooth gradients or complex textures (vectorizing them produces hundreds of paths and huge SVG files).
What's the difference between the presets?
Default is 16 colors with balanced path smoothing — works for most logos. Posterized 1/2 reduces to 8/4 colors for a cleaner cartoon look. Curvy adds pre-blur and smoother curves — great for illustrations. Sharp turns off smoothing — best for crisp icons. Detailed uses 32 colors and finer paths — best for complex illustrations where fidelity matters more than file size.
Will the SVG look identical to the source?
Not exactly — vectorization is an approximation. The tracer reduces the image to a finite color palette and approximates regions of similar color as polygon paths. For logos and icons designed for sharp edges, the result usually looks better than the source (scales infinitely). For photographs, the result loses subtle gradients and looks posterized.
How do I make the SVG file smaller?
Lower the color count (4–8 colors), raise Path-omit (drops short paths), and pick the Posterized preset. SVG file size scales roughly with the number of paths and colors. A typical 200 KB PNG logo vectorized at default settings produces a 20–50 KB SVG; at Posterized 2 it's often under 10 KB.
Can I edit the SVG after downloading?
Yes — the SVG is plain text. Open it in Illustrator, Inkscape, Figma, or Boxy SVG to edit individual paths, change colors, or simplify the geometry further. You can also edit the SVG XML directly in any text editor.
Why is the vectorized output slower for large images?
Tracing time scales with pixel count. A 2000×2000 image has 4× the pixels of a 1000×1000 image — tracing takes ~4× as long. For large images, use the Scale slider to downsample (0.5× halves both dimensions = 4× faster tracing) — visual quality is usually identical because the vectorizer averages neighboring pixels anyway.
Will the SVG preserve transparency?
Partially. The vectorizer treats transparent areas as a single 'background' color and may include a background rectangle. For pure transparency, use the Sharp preset and lower the color count — then post-process in Inkscape or Illustrator to remove the background path if needed.
What's the best preset for a logo?
Start with Posterized 1 (8 colors). Most logos use few colors and the cleaner palette produces smaller files and cleaner geometry. If the logo has fine details (small text, thin lines), try Sharp instead. Detailed is overkill for most logos.
Why use ToolChop instead of an online vectorizer that uploads my image?
Privacy. Vectorization is most often done to logos and brand assets — proprietary creative work that should not casually travel to a third-party server. ToolChop runs the same kind of tracer (imagetracerjs, Unlicense / public domain) in your browser. DevTools → Network confirms no request fires.