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Cut files for Silhouette, from any picture

Turn a PNG or JPG into a clean SVG for Silhouette Studio and your Cameo or Portrait. On Basic Edition? Download the DXF: it opens there too.

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 image of a geometric fox head, zoomed in: soft grey edges — Drag the line to compare · + / − or pinch to zoom

The fox as an SVG cut file, zoomed in: crisp straight lines — 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

Designer Edition and up: open the SVG

Drop your PNG or JPG into the box above. Logo / 1 colour is selected for a single cut shape.
Check the edges at full zoom, and move the threshold slider if thin parts merge or disappear.
Type the width in inches and download the SVG.
In Silhouette Studio, use File › Open (or drag the SVG into the window). The shapes arrive with cut lines ready; check them in the Send panel.

Basic Edition: download the DXF

Silhouette Studio Basic Edition can’t open SVG files, but it opens DXF. Convert your image here, then click DXF next to the download button. In Studio choose File → Open and pick the file: the cut lines are already there, smooth and at the size you set, with one layer per colour so you can cut each colour separately.

DXF files keep the shapes but not the fill colours, which is all a cutting machine needs. For Print then Cut on Basic Edition, also download the PNG, place it in Studio, and line the DXF up on top.

Prefer Studio’s own Trace tool? Download the sharp PNG instead and trace that: it has none of the blur and specks of the original, so Trace makes clean lines too.

Examples

PNG

SVG

One-colour cut file: towers stay straight, the curves stay even.

Castro Labs sticker, original — A colour sticker with the background removed, for print and cut.

Castro Labs sticker as SVG, background removed — A colour sticker with the background removed, for print and cut.

Guides and articles

Guide

Silhouette Studio won’t open an SVG? Here’s what to do

Silhouette Studio Basic Edition can’t open SVG files. Why, and three ways to still cut your design on a Cameo or Portrait, starting free.

Questions

Can Silhouette Studio Basic Edition open SVG files?

No. Opening SVG (and PDF) files needs Silhouette Studio Designer Edition or higher. In Basic Edition, use the DXF download instead: Basic Edition opens DXF files.

Does Vectacle make DXF files?

Yes. After converting, click DXF next to the download button. Each colour is its own layer, curves are smooth, and the file has the real size in millimetres (set Width in the SVG in inches first if you want an exact size). In Studio, use File → Open; DXF files carry outlines, not fill colours.

Which mode is best for the Cameo?

Logo / 1 colour for a single cut shape (vinyl, HTV, cardstock, stencils). Clip art / stickers if you want each colour as its own group of shapes.

Will the SVG be the right size?

Type the width in inches before downloading and the SVG carries that size into Silhouette Studio.

Is my design stored?

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