Vectorize an Image to SVG Online

Convert Raster Images into Editable SVG Files

Vectorizing an image turns a raster file made of pixels into a vector graphic made of shapes and paths.

This can be useful when you want to enlarge an image without the same pixelation, edit shapes in vector software, prepare artwork for design work, or turn a simple logo, icon or illustration into an SVG.

With Novirec, you can upload a JPG, PNG or WebP image, choose how much detail you want to preserve, preview the vector result, and download the finished SVG.

How to Vectorize an Image

1. Upload your image

Choose a JPG, PNG or WebP file from your device.

Images with clear edges, simple shapes, flat colors and strong contrast generally produce the cleanest vector results.

2. Choose a tracing level

Select the amount of detail you want Novirec to preserve.

Simple creates a cleaner and lighter result with fewer shapes.

Standard gives a balanced result for many illustrations and graphics.

Detailed preserves more small areas, contours and color changes, which can create a more complex SVG.

3. Preview and download the SVG

Once the image has been vectorized, preview the result before downloading it.

You can download the SVG file to your device or save it directly to your Novirec Library for future use.

Why Vectorize an Image with Novirec?

Editable SVG output

The result is saved as an SVG, a vector format that can be opened and edited in compatible design applications.

This makes it easier to work with shapes, paths and colors than with a standard raster image.

Scale without the same pixelation

Raster images depend on a fixed number of pixels.

Vector graphics are built from shapes and paths, so they can usually be resized more flexibly without the same type of pixelation you see when enlarging a JPG or PNG.

Choose how much detail to keep

Not every image needs the same tracing complexity.

The Simple, Standard and Detailed presets let you choose between a lighter SVG and a more faithful, complex vector result.

Vectorization runs in your browser

The tracing process runs in your browser using Novirec’s vector runtime.

There is no need to install a separate desktop tracing application just to convert an image to SVG.

Save the result to your Novirec Library

If you want to reuse the vector later, save the SVG directly to your Library instead of uploading it again in another project.

Supported Image Formats

You can upload:

JPG · PNG · WebP

The output is an SVG vector file.

What Types of Images Work Best?

Vectorization is especially useful for:

• logos
• icons
• line art
• simple illustrations
• stickers
• flat-color graphics
• symbols
• drawings with clear outlines

Photographs can also be vectorized, but they usually create many more shapes and a much more complex SVG.

For detailed photos, a simpler tracing preset can sometimes produce a more practical result.

Simple, Standard or Detailed?

Simple

Best when you want:

• fewer shapes
• a lighter SVG
• cleaner contours
• simpler artwork

Standard

Best for:

• general illustrations
• logos with moderate detail
• balanced file complexity
• most everyday vectorization tasks

Detailed

Best when:

• the source contains many small shapes
• preserving more contours is important
• you accept a larger and more complex SVG

More detail is not always better.

A simpler SVG can be easier to edit and may work better for logos, icons and graphic design.

Vector Image vs Raster Image

A raster image such as JPG or PNG is made from pixels.

An SVG is a vector format built from mathematical shapes and paths.

Raster images are well suited to photographs and detailed pixel-based visuals. Vector graphics are often more useful for logos, icons, illustrations, diagrams and artwork that needs to be resized or edited.

Vectorizing an image does not magically turn every photograph into a simple logo. The quality and complexity of the result depend heavily on the source image.

Tips for Better Vectorization Results

Start with the clearest version of your source image whenever possible.

Images with strong contrast, clean outlines and fewer color variations are usually easier to convert into clean vector shapes.

If the result contains too many shapes, try Simple or Standard instead of Detailed.

If important small details disappear, try increasing the tracing level.

Keep Your SVG Ready for Future Projects

Download the vectorized image as an SVG, or save it to your Novirec Library so it is ready for future design and creative work.