Image to SVG converter
Free, in your browser. Your image never leaves your device.
How your picture is handled
No upload. Many online converters send your file to a server. This one does not. Your picture is read and traced by this page on your own phone or computer, and the SVG is saved straight from memory. The page has no upload code, and its security policy blocks it from opening network connections. Once it has loaded, it even works offline.
1. Choose a picture
No picture yet. Nothing is sent anywhere when you choose one.
2. Adjust the trace
3. Preview and download
The SVG uses filled paths with an even-odd fill, so holes such as the middle of an O stay open. Its size is in pixels; set the final size in the software you import it into.
Open in Stencilsmith
This converter is basic on purpose. Stencilsmith for iPhone takes the same picture further, on your phone:
- Layers: split artwork into as many as six ink colors, each on its own layer (beyond two with the optional Stencilsmith Pro).
- Real size: SVG with its width and height in millimeters or inches, and an actual-size PDF tiled across A4 or Letter.
- Stencil bridges: find loose islands, like the center of an O, and add bridges that keep a stencil in one piece.
- Camera capture: photograph a paper drawing, then crop, straighten and correct the perspective.
- Offline: tracing, node editing and export run on your iPhone, with no account.
Free to download for iPhone (iOS 26 or later). Stencilsmith Pro is an optional one-time purchase.
Questions
Is my image uploaded anywhere?
No. The page reads your picture with your browser, traces it with JavaScript on your device and saves the SVG straight from memory. It has no upload code, and its security policy blocks it from opening network connections. Once the page has loaded, the converter also works offline.
Is it free, and what are the limits?
It is free, with no account, watermark or daily limit. To keep it fast, pictures are scaled down to 1600 pixels on the long side before tracing, and the output has one or two colors.
Will the SVG work with my cutting machine or laser software?
The file is plain SVG made of filled paths, which design and cutting software that imports SVG can open. It is measured in pixels, not millimeters or inches, so set the size after importing and cut a small test piece first.
Which pictures trace best?
High-contrast artwork: ink drawings, logos, silhouettes and clear scans. Photos usually need the threshold moved and specks removed. Your browser decides which file types it can open; JPEG, PNG, WebP and GIF work in current browsers.
Can it make single-line paths or more than two colors?
No. It traces the outlines of filled shapes in one or two colors. It does not make single-line centerline paths. For up to six colors on separate layers and real-world sizes, the Stencilsmith iPhone app goes further.