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PNG to SVG Converter

Drop a PNG logo, icon or drawing and get it back as SVG paths. The preview is free; you only spend a credit when you download.

  • PNG
  • JPG
  • WebP
  • GIF
  • BMP
  • TIFF

Up to 30 MB and 16 megapixels. You see a watermarked preview before you spend anything.

How to convert PNG to SVG

  1. Drop your PNG Drag it onto the sheet above, paste it, or choose the file. The limit is 30 MB and 16 megapixels.
  2. Check the preview The original and the traced result sit side by side. Zoom in on the edges and change the color count if shapes merge or split.
  3. Download the SVG Sign up for 5 free credits and download. The same trace is also free as PDF, EPS, DXF or PNG.

What carries over from a PNG

A PNG is a grid of colored pixels. The tracer reads that grid and draws the shapes it describes.

  • Transparency stays emptyTransparent pixels are left out, so a logo on a clear background has no background shape in the SVG. Place it on any color.
  • Soft edges become one boundaryThe half-colored pixels along an anti-aliased edge are read as where the shape ends. You get one clean edge, not a fringe of tinted slivers.
  • Flat colors become shapesEach area of one color becomes a filled path. Similar shades are grouped by the color count you choose.

Getting a clean trace

  • Export at the largest size you have. A 64-pixel favicon gives the tracer very little to go on. If the logo exists at 1000 pixels or more, use that file.
  • Crop to the artwork. Empty margins cost nothing, but stray marks near the edge become shapes too.
  • Start with Auto colors. If two colors that should be separate merge, raise the count. If a flat color breaks into blotches, lower it.
  • Use black and white for one-color art. Stencils, vinyl decals and engraving files want a single solid color. The black-and-white mode traces the image as one color and ignores shading.

Color count and black and white

Auto picks the number of colors from the image. Choosing 2, 4, 8 or 16 fixes it: the tracer groups every pixel into that many colors before drawing shapes. Fewer colors means fewer, larger shapes, which cut and weed more easily. Each change makes a new free preview, so you can try a few before you download.

PNG to SVG questions

Will my transparent background stay transparent?

Yes. Transparent areas of the PNG are not traced, so the SVG has no background rectangle behind your artwork.

My PNG is a screenshot of a logo. Will that work?

Usually, if the logo is large in the screenshot and the colors are flat. Crop to the logo first so nothing else on the screen gets traced.

Is the SVG really vector, or a PNG wrapped in SVG?

It is real vector paths. Open the file in any editor and every shape is a path you can select, recolor and resize. No pixels are embedded.

Can I convert a PNG with a photo in it?

You can, but a photo turns into a very large number of small shapes. SVGMill works best on logos, icons, stickers and line art with clear areas of color.