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Free PNG to SVG Converter Online

A free PNG to SVG converter: vectorize logos and icons into clean, scalable SVGs — best for simple graphics, not photos.

Free tool · No sign-up · Private

Best for logos, icons and simple graphics with flat colors — NOT for photos. This traces your image into a single-color vector; traced photos come out posterized and the files get huge.
Drop in a PNG

Logos, icons, line art — up to 25MB. The tracing engine loads on first use. Your file never leaves this browser.

Private by design. Tracing runs 100% in your browser with the potrace engine. Your image is never uploaded, stored, or seen by anyone but you.

Formats & limits

What you can trace

Straightforward limits, stated plainly.

Inputs

PNG files up to 25 MB. Oversized images are downscaled to a 3000px longest edge before tracing — vectors scale up perfectly anyway.

Output

A real, editable SVG file: one flat trace color on a transparent (or white) background, with smooth bezier curves.

Single color, honestly

This is single-color tracing. Bold logos, stamps, icons and QR-style graphics trace beautifully; gradients and photos don't.

Tunable

Auto or manual black/white threshold, a speck filter for noise, and your choice of trace color and background.

How it works

Three steps to a vector

Drop in your PNG

Choose a PNG logo, icon or line-art file up to 25 MB. It never leaves your browser.

Tune the trace

Keep the auto threshold (or go manual), set the speck filter, and pick a trace color and background.

Trace & download

Preview the vector, then download the .svg — sharp at favicon size and billboard size alike.

Use cases

When a vector wins

Pixels blur. Vectors don't.

Logo files for print

A client sent their logo as a PNG? Trace it to SVG and hand the printer a file that works at business-card and banner size.

Crisp website icons

Favicons and UI icons as SVG stay razor-sharp on retina screens and weigh almost nothing.

Cutting & engraving

Laser cutters, vinyl cutters and CNC machines want vector paths. A traced single-color SVG is exactly the right starting file.

Stamps & stencils

One-color traced graphics are perfect for rubber stamps, screen printing and spray-paint stencils.

Editable artwork

Open the SVG in Figma, Illustrator or Inkscape and tweak the paths — try doing that with a PNG.

Private by default

Unreleased brand work traced locally never touches a server — no uploading client logos to a stranger's converter.

FAQ

PNG to SVG questions

What does 'tracing' a PNG actually do?
It finds the edges between dark and light areas in your image and redraws them as smooth vector paths — the same technique as the classic Potrace algorithm. The result is a real SVG that scales to any size without getting blurry.
Why shouldn't I use this on photos?
Because it traces in a single flat color. A photo traced this way comes out looking like a posterized stencil — and the file gets huge, since every little shape becomes a path. Photos belong in PNG/JPG; tracing is for logos, icons, and line art with flat colors.
Can it trace multi-color logos?
Honestly, no — this tool traces one color. A red-and-blue logo will come out as a single-color silhouette. True multi-color vectorization needs a paid tool; for a one-color version (a stamp, a stencil, a laser-cut file), this is exactly right.
Why is my SVG bigger than the PNG?
PNGs store pixels efficiently; SVGs store shapes as text. A detailed trace with thousands of paths can easily outweigh the PNG. Simple, bold graphics trace small — complex ones don't, and that's normal.
Is my image uploaded anywhere?
No. The potrace tracing engine runs entirely in your browser. Your PNG is never uploaded, stored, or seen by anyone but you.

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