Convert JPG to SVG

How it works

Tap or click the box and pick your image; JPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF and BMP are accepted, and you can select several at once. The tool first reduces the image to the number of colours you chose (with 8 colours, every pixel is assigned to the nearest of 8 flat colours), then follows the outline of each colour region and writes it as a path made of straight lines and curves. The result is a real SVG file that opens and edits in Illustrator, Inkscape and Figma. Example: a 1200 × 400 pixel JPG of a company logo, at 4 colours and "Low" detail, becomes an SVG of 30–60 paths and 20–40 KB whose edges stay sharp when blown up to banner size. For a signature or stamp pick 2 colours: the background becomes white and the line a single black path, which laser-cutter and plotter software reads directly. On a photo the result is a poster effect: 32 colours give a stylised picture, but the file grows. The tracing size sets how many pixels the outline is followed on; 800 is enough for most logos, choose 1200 for a detailed drawing. The result line reports how many colours and paths were produced, the tracing size and the size of the SVG.

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What is Vectorization (tracing)?

Vectorization is the job of turning a pixel image (JPG, PNG) into a vector file (SVG) made of line and curve commands; it is what the "Image Trace" command in design programs does. The tool splits the image into a few flat colours, follows the boundary of each colour region and writes that boundary as a path of Bézier curves. The result is a drawing whose edges never break up, however far you enlarge it, which is why sign makers, cutting machines and print shops ask for vectors. There is no free lunch: the soft gradients of a photo turn into flat colour patches, so tracing cannot make a photo into a vector photo.

What is SVG?

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) stores a picture as text: a list of shapes, curves and fills instead of a grid of pixels. It is the standard file for logos, icons and diagrams because the edges stay crisp at any size and the file is usually smaller than the JPG it came from. Browsers display SVG directly, design programs edit it, and laser cutters and plotters follow its paths. The SVG this tool produces carries a viewBox and states the source image's pixel width and height, so it appears at the original size when placed on a page and scales without distortion when needed.

What is the difference between JPG and SVG?

A JPG is a table of pixels: the colour of every dot is recorded, and when you enlarge it the dots become visible and the edges blur; it is the right format for photos because it packs millions of colour transitions into a small file. An SVG is a list of drawing commands, such as "draw a curve from here to there and fill it red"; it is independent of size, so it prints just as sharply on a business card as on a 30-foot sign, but it cannot carry the soft transitions of a photo. When this tool converts JPG to SVG, it splits the image into flat colour layers: for logos and drawings that is exactly what you want, on a photo it gives a stylised poster effect. For the opposite direction, turning an SVG into a JPG or PNG, use the SVG to PNG tool.

Which images trace well, and which do not?

Good results: flat-colour logos, icons, signatures, stamps, hand drawings, cartoon characters, technical diagrams and map symbols. These have few colours and clear edges; at 2–8 colours they yield 20–100 paths, a small file and edges that stay sharp at banner size. The most common use is handing a sign maker or print shop a vector version of an old company logo that only exists as a JPG. JPEG compression artefacts (grey crumbs along letter edges) can turn into tiny paths when traced; "Low" detail drops them.

Weak results: photos, shaded or gradient drawings, very small text. A photo is stylised into a poster at 32 colours; that is an effect, not the photo itself, and the file can reach several MB. Small lettering is traced letter by letter but does not come out as a font; each letter's shape becomes a path, so to change the wording later you retype the text in a design program. Transparent areas of a PNG stay transparent and remain empty in the SVG; in a JPG the background is a colour patch too, so to remove a white background from the SVG delete that path in a design program.

How to choose the colour and detail settings?

The number of colours is how many flat colours the image is reduced to, and it affects the result more than anything else. Count the real colours in the logo and pick the next step up: 2 or 4 for a red-and-white logo, 8 for a five-colour emblem. Too many colours make JPEG's in-between tones count as colours and produce needless layers; too few merge two close shades. For a black-and-white signature or stamp, 2 colours is right: background and line.

The detail level sets how faithfully the edge is followed. "Low" prefers straight lines and broad curves and drops edges shorter than 20 pixels: the right choice for signs and laser cutting, because the cutter snags on small bumps. "High" keeps detail down to 3 pixels, for fine-line technical drawings and handwriting. A tracing size of 800 pixels is enough for most jobs; 1200 gives finer detail but tracing takes four times as long and the page can freeze for a few seconds on a phone. If the path count in the result line goes above 500, the image is not suited to tracing or the colour count is too high.

Frequently asked questions

Does converting a JPG logo to vector improve its quality?

Edges become sharp and the logo can be enlarged without limit, so in that sense yes. But tracing does not invent detail that is missing from the source: a blurry or tiny JPG gives paths with blurry shapes. Use the largest, cleanest version you have; a logo 800 pixels wide or more traces well.

Can I make an SVG for Cricut, Silhouette or a laser cutter?

Yes; for a signature, lettering or a one-colour shape pick 2 colours and "Low" detail. The result is a flat SVG made of closed paths, which cutting software opens directly. The white background comes out as a path too; delete that outer path in the cutting software or select only the inner shape.

Can I convert a photo to SVG?

Technically yes, but the result is a poster-style drawing, not a photo: soft transitions become 16–32 flat colour patches. For an artistic effect try 32 colours and "Medium" detail; the file can reach several MB. If your goal is to enlarge the photo, the image resizer on this site is the right tool, not vectorization.

Is my file uploaded anywhere?

No. Your image never leaves your device: colour reduction, edge tracing and writing the SVG all happen inside your browser. That matters for an unreleased logo or a client's artwork. Once the page has loaded, the conversion works even with the internet disconnected.