Size stops mattering
Blow a 500 px PNG up to a billboard and every pixel becomes visible. An SVG is described by curves and coordinates, so the same file stays crisp on a business card, a van or a 4K screen.
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Why convert a PNG to SVG?
A PNG is a grid of pixels. An SVG is a set of paths. That one difference is what you notice the moment you stretch the result.
Much smaller for flat art
Logos, badges and icons are large areas of solid color. Traced as vectors they often shrink to a fraction of the PNG's file size, which is why SVG is the default for icons on the web.
Editable shapes
Each color region becomes a path you can recolor, reshape or delete in Inkscape, Illustrator or Figma. Rebranding a logo no longer means redrawing it from scratch.
Getting the cleanest trace from a PNG
Four settings do most of the work — and none of them needs a manual.
Start from the largest PNG you have
Tracing needs edge information. If the only copy is small or was exported at 200 px wide, switch Upscale to 2× or 3× before converting so curves have more detail to follow.
Keep transparency, or add it
Transparent PNGs stay transparent in the SVG. If your artwork sits on a flat white background instead, turn on Transparent background to drop it and end up with a logo that works on any color.
Count the colors you actually need
A two-color logo traces best with Colors set to 3–4. Extra colors get filled with near-duplicates, which turns smooth edges into ragged outlines. Start low, raise it only if something is missing.
Denoise before you trace
Screenshots and scanned artwork pick up faint JPEG-ish noise. Reduce noise smooths those pixels first, so the tracer does not convert a stray speck into its own little path.
What a PNG looks like after tracing
Vectorizing is a redraw, not a format swap. Results depend on the picture.
Excellent: logos, icons, badges
Flat colors, clean edges and few details — the classic case. Pick the Logo / Icon mode and expect a result that is hard to tell apart from the original.
Good: stickers, flat illustrations
Illustration mode keeps more colors and detail. Gradients become bands of solid color, which usually looks intentional and poster-like.
Stylised: screenshots and photos
Text in a screenshot usually traces as shapes rather than live text, and photos turn into a simplified, screen-printed version of themselves. Sharp, high-contrast images work best.
Frequently asked questions
Does the transparency of my PNG survive the conversion?
Yes. Transparent areas are treated as empty, not as white, and the SVG keeps them transparent. If your PNG has a solid white background baked in, turn on Transparent background before converting and Convertars will remove it while tracing.
How many colors should I choose for a PNG logo?
For flat logos and icons, 3–6 is usually plenty: the base color, the ink and one or two accents. Raising the number adds noise more often than detail, because anti-aliased edges get their own color. Start low, convert again with more colors only if a shade is missing.
Will the SVG be smaller than my PNG?
For flat graphics, almost always — sometimes dramatically. For busy artwork the SVG can be larger, because every color region becomes its own path. If size matters, keep Optimize SVG on and try a lower color count.
Can I vectorize a screenshot with text in it?
Yes, but the letters arrive as filled shapes rather than editable text, and small UI type can turn blobby. Use Upscale 2× for small screenshots and prefer the Illustration mode. If you need live, retypable text, recreate the lettering with a font instead.
Is there a size limit for PNG files?
Up to 15 MB and 40 megapixels per image, which covers wallpapers and most print exports. Anything larger is best cropped or resized first; oversized files gain no extra tracing quality.