▦ pixel / parcel ON YOUR DEVICE
FROM PIXELS TO PATHS

PNG to SVG.

↳ Your image stays in your browser.
Real paths. No embedded PNG.

01 / YOUR IMAGE

One image · Up to 40 MB

Advanced tracing

Best for logos and flat artwork. Photos become simplified color shapes.

02 / YOUR VECTOR

A shape of its own.

ORIGINAL
Your pixels
VECTOR
Your paths

Choose an image to get started.

Inspect SVG source
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING

Vector shapes.
Honest trade-offs.

Convert PNG to SVG for artwork with clear edges. This PNG to SVG converter traces colored regions into closed paths; it never puts the original bitmap inside an SVG wrapper.

01 / METHOD

Pixels become outlines.

The image is sampled, reduced to your chosen color budget and traced along region boundaries. Output uses straight-line paths and even-odd fills to preserve holes. Optional outline simplification reduces stair steps. Curves and gradients are approximated, not reconstructed.

02 / LIMITS

A manageable working size.

One file up to 40 MB and 40 million decoded pixels. Tracing uses at most 1024 pixels on the longest edge; the original width and height stay in the SVG. Extremely complex artwork is rejected rather than producing an unusable file.

03 / TRANSPARENCY

Space stays empty.

Transparent pixels are excluded. In color mode, partial opacity is approximated within the palette. Black-and-white mode keeps dark pixels above the alpha cutoff. You can hide a color layer to remove a solid background; this is not subject-aware background removal.

04 / INPUT

PNG first. A few friends, too.

PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, BMP and AVIF use your browser's decoder. A still frame is traced from animated files; animation is not retained. Unsupported or damaged files show an error. No server, login or image upload is involved.

GOOD QUESTIONS

Before you change PNG to SVG.

Is the output a real vector or an embedded image?

It contains SVG path elements, not an image element or embedded PNG data. You can inspect and copy the source. The paths describe the sampled outlines; they do not recover the original designer's curves.

Will my PNG look exactly the same?

Not necessarily. Fewer colors and a smaller tracing resolution remove detail. Logos and flat icons work best. Photographs, gradients, tiny lettering and soft shadows can change substantially; compare the previews before downloading.

Can I convert PNG to SVG without uploading it?

Yes. Decoding, palette reduction and tracing run in your browser. This tool makes no network requests for conversion and has no conversion API.

Can I edit the SVG afterward?

Yes. Open the file in an SVG-capable vector editor to edit the filled paths. Text in your PNG becomes shapes, not editable text. The output uses a viewBox and retains the source dimensions.

Do I need to install a converter app?

No installation is needed. This page handles single-image conversion: choose a PNG, inspect the traced vector, then download the SVG or copy its source code. No account is required.

Why is the SVG sometimes larger than the PNG?

Many small color regions require many path commands. Vector files are not automatically smaller. Reduce the color budget or tracing resolution, or keep the PNG when the vector does not improve your use case.

Can I use this on my phone?

Yes, in a browser with image decoding, Canvas and Blob downloads. Choose an image using the file picker. Copying may use your clipboard permission; the source box also supports manual selection. Large or complex images may exceed your phone's memory.