A real SVG document
The output carries a proper XML header, xmlns declarations, width, height and a viewBox that matches the raster — the shape design tools and icon pipelines expect.
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PNG to SVG Converter
Wrap PNG pixels in a scalable SVG container, in your browser.
- Upload
- Batch upload supported · 25 MB max
- Privacy
- Nothing is uploaded
- Cost
- Free · no sign-up · no watermark
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Processed entirely on your device
Your file is read, transformed and re-encoded inside this browser tab using JavaScript. There is no upload endpoint — nothing leaves your machine, nothing is stored, and the result is created as a local object URL that disappears when you close the page.
Overview
About the PNG to SVG Converter
Convert PNG to SVG free online by embedding the raster in a clean SVG document with correct dimensions and viewBox. Honest about what it does — no fake tracing.
"PNG to SVG" searches usually end at tools that silently embed the raster and call it vectorisation, or at tracers that turn a photograph into fifty megabytes of wobbly paths. This page does the first one and admits it, because the embedded container is genuinely what most workflows need.
What you get
A well-formed SVG document: XML declaration, both xlink and plain href on the <image> element, width and height in pixels, and a viewBox that matches them. Browsers, Figma, Illustrator, Inkscape and every SVG-in-HTML pipeline accept it.
What you do not get
Editable paths. The pixels inside are untouched, so zooming in past 100% shows the same raster detail as the source PNG. True tracing — fitting Bézier outlines to shapes — is a research-grade problem that only works on flat, high-contrast artwork, and pretending otherwise produces SVGs that pixelate exactly like the PNG they came from.
When the embedded container is the right answer
- Icon and sprite systems that ingest SVG only.
- Design documents where the asset must scale with the page rather than at a fixed pixel size.
- Pipelines and CMSes whose upload filter whitelists image/svg+xml.
When you need real vectors
Logos and line art that must stay crisp at any zoom should be redrawn in a vector editor, or traced there with manual cleanup. No browser tool replaces that step.
Step by step
How to use the PNG to SVG Converter
Drop one or more PNG files onto the upload area, or click it to browse.
Press Convert to SVG — each image is measured and wrapped in a sized SVG document.
Check the result row for the embedded dimensions and the output size.
Download the .svg files; they open in browsers, Figma, Illustrator and Inkscape.
Why use it
Benefits and common use cases
What this tool is good for, and what it deliberately does not try to do.
No pretend vectorisation
True outline tracing is a research-grade problem. Tools that claim instant tracing produce wobbly paths; this tool embeds the pixels and says so plainly instead.
Scales as a container
Because the SVG declares its own coordinate system, the embedded image scales with any layout, sprite system or <image>-friendly pipeline without dimension mismatches.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Short, honest answers about quality, limits and privacy.
Does this trace my PNG into vector paths?
No, and no browser tool honestly can in general. Real outline tracing (potrace-class path fitting) works only on flat, high-contrast artwork. This tool embeds the raster in an SVG container and states that clearly rather than producing wobbly fake paths.
Then what is the SVG useful for?
Any pipeline that accepts SVG but not PNG: icon systems, sprite sheets, design tools that want a placed asset with a coordinate system, and documents where the asset must scale with the layout. The container scales losslessly; the pixels inside stay exactly as sharp as the source.
Will the SVG be smaller than the PNG?
No — it will be slightly larger, because the PNG bytes travel inside it as Base64. If you need a genuinely small vector, the source artwork needs to be redrawn or traced in a vector editor.