Photo to SVG
Free online Photo to SVG converter. Convert Photo to SVG and get clean vector paths that scale to any size, for Cricut, Silhouette, laser cutters, print and the web. Made for photographs: colours and fine detail kept. Runs in your browser: nothing uploaded, no sign-up.
Works with: Illustrator · Figma · Canva · Inkscape
Drop several files at once to convert the whole folder in one pass. Got a different format? A PNG, JPG, HEIC, PDF, SVG or DXF still comes out as SVG.
× removes a colour and its shapes; click a swatch to change it. Every format follows.
- Runs in this tab
- No sign-up
- Full resolution out
Batch
Every file is traced on its own at its own resolution, with the settings in the panel. A file converted here comes out identical to the same file converted by itself.
Every format
Conversion settings
Trace settings
Full-colour trace for print and web.
Fine-tune
Raise it to clear dust, grain and stray dots; 0 keeps every mark.
Untick for pixel art: the outline then follows every pixel edge.
With Remove background: how close a colour must be to the background to go with it.
Machine output
Height follows the source aspect ratio.
Laser and Router follow the traced outlines. Engrave photo burns the picture itself, line by line, for photos and portraits.
Heat transfer vinyl is pressed face down, so it has to be cut mirrored. The second box is the overcut in millimetres: a drag knife starts each shape pointing the wrong way, and running past the start covers that stretch properly so the piece weeds out clean.
Beam or bit width. Left at zero the tool runs down the centre of the line, so a part finishes one tool width undersize. Set it and the path is offset by half, with holes offset the opposite way.
Holes before the part that holds them, so nothing comes loose while there is still cutting to do. Also shortens the travel between cuts.
See it on your product
Put this artwork on a 3D mug, tumbler, sign, phone case or canvas, turn it all the way round, or drop it onto a photograph of your own blank. The preview page has the product picker, the colours and the placement controls.
Open the preview and renderHow it works
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Preset for this kind of artwork, no settings to work out.
Check the preview
Every output format can be inspected before you download it.
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SVG for design, DXF and G-code for machines, EPS and PDF for print.
Photo to svg without oil painting effect: vector images for etsy, vector for print on demand
Most converters give a photo an oil-painting look: traced at its own size, every colour patch is a few pixels across and reads as a dab of paint, and fine detail is smoothed away. Here a small photo (up to 600 px) is traced at twice its size, pixel for pixel, and scaled back: measured on four photos, the match with the original (SSIM) went from 0.80 to 0.92 and the fine detail kept from 70% to 90%.
Why it matters
Preset for the job
The colour count, detail and smoothing arrive tuned for this kind of artwork rather than left at a generic default.
Every format from one trace
The same geometry produces the vector, the machine file and the print file. No re-uploading between tools.
See it before you download it
Each format renders in the preview panel, including the machine formats parsed back from the file itself.
Free, local, no signup
The conversion runs in your browser, so there is no upload and no queue.
Questions
Do I need an account?
No. In-browser conversion is free and unlimited with no signup. Free picture downloads carry a watermark; the paid plan removes it and unlocks the machine formats, which are never watermarked.
What if the result is not good enough?
Some artwork genuinely needs a person rather than an engine. Adjust detail and colour count first; if it still will not come out, the source is usually the limit.
Can I use the output commercially?
Yes. It is your artwork, and we make no claim on what you convert.
Reading on SVG and machine files
Photo to SVG: here, by hand, or on a server
| Veconvert | Illustrator, by hand | A paid vectorizer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it costs | Free preview; one file for $3.49 as a guest ($3.99 for technical files), $6.50 in bulk | $23 a month | $8–15 a month |
| How long it takes | Seconds | 30–60 minutes by hand | Seconds |
| Skill needed | None. Drop the file | You have to be able to draw | None |
| Where your file goes | Nowhere. It stays in this tab | Stays on your machine | Uploaded to a server |
| SVG with real units | Yes | Yes, with setup | Usually pixels |
| Machine files too | DXF, G-code, PLT, STL from the same trace | Separate export each time | Rarely |
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