How to convert PNG to SVG
Drop your PNG files into the box above, or click Choose files. You can add several at once.
Pick what the picture is: a logo or drawing, a detailed illustration, or black and white for cutting machines.
Click Convert to SVG. Each file is processed on your device, usually in under a second.
Download the SVG files one by one, or all at once as a ZIP.
Why convert PNG to SVG?
A PNG logo has a fixed size: made bigger for a banner or a shop sign, it turns soft and pixelated. As an SVG it's drawn from shapes, so it stays crisp from a favicon to a billboard.
Designers, printers and websites prefer SVG logos: they're small, sharp on every screen, and every colour can be changed.
Cutting machines such as Cricut and laser engravers need outlines, which an SVG has and a PNG doesn't.
PNG vs SVG
PNG is a grid of pixels, lossless but tied to its size. SVG is a description of shapes, with no pixels at all, so it scales without losing quality.
PNG handles photos and complex images well; SVG suits logos, icons and drawings with a limited number of colours. Tracing turns the second kind into clean vector shapes.
| Property | PNG | SVG |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossless | None needed: shapes, not pixels |
| Transparency | Yes, full alpha channel | Yes |
| Best for | Screenshots, logos, graphics with text | Logos, icons, cutting machines (Cricut, laser), print |
| Support | Everywhere | Every browser and design app; not photo apps |
Is it safe?
Yes. PNG to SVG runs entirely in your browser. Your files are read and converted by your own device using built-in browser technology, so they are never uploaded to a server and nobody else can see them.
You can check this yourself: open your browser's developer tools, switch to the Network tab and convert a file. No upload requests are made.
Tracing runs in your browser with VTracer, an open-source vectoriser, downloaded once (140 KB) from our own server. Your images are never uploaded.
Files stay in this tab's memory only until you remove them or close the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a real vector, or a picture inside an SVG?
A real vector. Many converters just wrap the pixels in an SVG file, which still blurs when enlarged and can't be cut or edited. Here the outlines are traced into paths: every shape can be scaled, recoloured and edited, and cutting machines follow them.
Does the transparent background stay transparent?
In Black & white mode, the background is left out, so it's transparent. In Logo mode the background colour becomes a shape of its own, which you can delete in any vector editor if you need it gone.
Can I edit the SVG afterwards?
Yes. Open it in Illustrator, Inkscape, Figma, Affinity Designer or Canva: every colour area is a separate shape you can recolour, move or delete.
Can I turn a photo into SVG?
You can, but photos don't make good vector drawings: the result looks painted and the file gets large. SVG is for logos, icons, drawings and text. For photos, keep JPG, or use Detailed mode for an artistic, poster-like effect.
Why does my SVG have fewer colours than the PNG?
In Logo mode the picture's main colours are kept and the in-between shades along edges are dropped, which is what makes the outlines clean. Use Detailed mode to keep gradients and soft shading.