PNGJPGWebPSVG

JPG to SVG, minus the JPEG noise

JPGs come with blur, fuzzy halos and a solid background. Vectacle looks past them and draws clean shapes, with the background removed if you want.

Drop a PNG or JPG to vectorize

Or paste one · PNG, JPG or WebP up to 30 MB · up to 30 at once

Choose an image

No image handy?

Cut files for Cricut & Silhouette
Real gradients
Crisp small text
Nothing is stored

Original JPG of a pin-up illustration, zoomed in: compression noise along the edges — Drag the line to compare · + / − or pinch to zoom

The same illustration as an SVG, zoomed in: clean edges and flat colours — Drag the line to compare · + / − or pinch to zoom

Or click an example to try it

Original

SVG

Original · SVG

100% Scroll to zoom · drag to move · double-click: fit / zoom

Works best for logos, stickers, clip art, lettering and t-shirt graphics with clear edges. Photos, watercolours and soft shading won’t become clean vectors.

Type of image

Colours

Auto

Far left = Auto: the tool finds the main colours.

Colours

Click a colour, or use Pick from image and click the picture, to remove it everywhere. Click a crossed-out colour to bring it back.

Sticker border

Off

A white border around your design, for print-then-cut stickers. Remove the background first.

Smooth curves

No overlaps Every colour becomes its own piece and the pieces meet edge to edge, nothing hidden underneath. Good for cutting layered vinyl and for editing shapes one by one.

Smooth gradients Beta Each colour gradient becomes one shape with a real gradient fill instead of flat colour bands. Best for print; for cutting machines leave it off.

Smooth skies Beta Soft, curvy skies (a sunset, a glow behind a skyline) become a few see-through gradient layers, very close to the original. Works with Smooth gradients.

Sharp text Keeps small lettering crisp and readable. Only the text areas change; the rest of the design stays as clean.

Engine

Vectacle: sharp, connected edges that keep small details. Classic: VTracer, a simpler open-source tracer without the AI edge step.

Width in the SVG (inches, optional)

–shapes

–colours

–file size

How to convert a JPG to SVG

Drop your JPG or JPEG into the box above, or paste it from the clipboard.
Keep Remove background on if you want only the design. Switch it off to keep the background as a shape.
Choose a type if Auto isn't quite right: Logo / 1 colour, Clip art / stickers or Line art.
Zoom in on the edges and small details to check them against the original.
Download the SVG, or a sharp PNG or PDF.

Why JPG files need extra care

A JPG saves space by blurring fine detail into small blocks. You rarely notice it in a photo, but around a logo’s edges it leaves grey fringes, speckles and colours that drift. Trace that directly and you get rough outlines and lots of stray shapes.

Vectacle first rebuilds sharp edges with a small AI model, then groups near-identical colours, so a red that JPEG turned into twenty shades of red comes back as one clean red. Straight lines, arcs and corners are fitted as real geometry.

Tip: if you also have the design as a PNG, use that. The less compressed the original, the closer the SVG.

More examples

Palm tree and surfboards illustration on a cream background — Cream background removed; outlines and soft shading kept.

Palm tree illustration as SVG with the cream background removed — Cream background removed; outlines and soft shading kept.

Geometric fox head as SVG, white removed — Thin geometric lines stay straight and evenly thick.

More ways to use Vectacle

Questions

Why do JPGs look messy when traced?

JPEG compression adds faint blocks and halos around edges. Many tracers turn that noise into thousands of tiny shapes. Vectacle sharpens the edges first and merges colours that only differ because of compression.

Can I get a transparent background from a JPG?

Yes. JPGs can't be transparent, so they always have a background. Switch on Remove background and Vectacle leaves it out of the SVG when it finds a plain background around the edges.

Can I convert a photo JPG to SVG?

You can, but a photo becomes many flat colour patches rather than a clean vector. Vectacle is made for logos, lettering, stickers and clip art.

Is my JPG stored?

No. It’s converted and then forgotten; Vectacle keeps no copy.

Is it free?

Yes, free while Vectacle is new, with no account needed.