Image to SVG converter
Logos, drawings and illustrations to vector, on your PC, without uploading them anywhere.
Updated: November 2026 · 6 min read
To convert an image to SVG on your PC: open Enhance image with AI › To vector (SVG) in AppGrabbit, drop the image, pick "Logo", "Line art" or "Illustration", check the free preview and click "Convert to SVG". The image isn't uploaded anywhere. It works for logos, drawings and flat-color illustrations; a photo comes out as blotches. Free preview · 1 credit per SVG
What converting an image to vector means
A JPG or PNG is a grid of pixels: if you enlarge it, it pixelates. A vector (SVG) describes the image with shapes and colors, which is why it scales up without limit. Converting an image to vector means "tracing" it: a program follows the edges of each color and turns them into curves. AppGrabbit uses VTracer, a tracer with its code on GitHub, and if the image is small it first cleans it up with the AI from the Enhance tab.
How to convert an image to SVG, step by step
- 1Install AppGrabbit. 163 MB, Windows 10 and 11, no account. The AI engine comes built in: there's nothing else to download. Windows will say it protected your PC because the installer is not code-signed: More info › Run anyway.
- 2Open "Enhance image with AI" › To vector (SVG). Pick the image in "Your image" or drop it on the right. Logos, drawings and flat-color illustrations; not photos.
- 3Choose what the image is. "Logo" (up to 12 flat colors), "Line art" (one-color strokes: signatures, sketches, stamps) or "Illustration" (up to 24 colors, in separate pieces per color).
- 4Check the preview. Original and SVG side by side, instantly and free. If the image is small, "Clean up with AI first" rebuilds the edges before tracing.
- 5Convert to SVG. "Convert to SVG · 1 credit". The SVG lands in "Vectors", at the original's size; "Zoom in" lets you check the details.
Logo, Line art or Illustration
| Type | What it's for | Colors |
|---|---|---|
| Logo | The logo someone sent you as a JPG; brands and icons in flat colors | Up to 12 |
| Line art | Signatures, scanned sketches, stamps, single-color strokes | 1 on the background |
| Illustration | Drawings with more colors; designs to cut in layers | Up to 24, in separate pieces |
The ways to convert an image to SVG, compared
| AppGrabbit | A conversion website | Inkscape | Illustrator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | On your PC | On their servers: you upload the image | On your PC | On your PC |
| How you use it | 3 types and an instant preview | Upload and download | "Trace Bitmap", with lots of settings | "Image Trace", with lots of settings |
| Price | Free preview; 1 credit per SVG (5 free a month) or Pro | Free with limits, or paid | Free | Adobe subscription |
| Watch out for | Photos: they come out as blotches | Some just put the PNG inside an .svg: same file size, and it still pixelates | Learning curve | The price |
If you already work in Illustrator or Inkscape, their tracing gives you more control. AppGrabbit is for when you want the SVG without learning a design program: pick the type, see the result and save.
Good to know
- Not photos. The app warns you when the image looks like a photo: the result would be color blotches.
- Gradients come out in bands. The trace uses flat colors.
- Text becomes shapes. It looks perfect, but it's no longer editable text.
- It works without a graphics card too. Only "Clean up with AI first" needs one (a card with Vulkan).
Your images, as vectors, without uploading them
Windows 10 and 11 · 163 MB · Free preview · 1 credit per SVG, 5 free a month · Nothing uploaded
Frequently asked questions
A vector file: it stores shapes and colors instead of pixels, so it scales to any size without going blurry. Browsers, Canva, Illustrator, Inkscape and cutting machines like Cricut open it.
Technically something comes out, but not what you want: a photo has thousands of tones and the vector turns it into color blotches. The app warns you if the image looks like a photo. To enlarge a photo, use the Enhance tab.
Logo, up to 12; Line art, a single one on the background; Illustration, up to 24, each in pieces that don't overlap (what cutting machines need to separate by layers).
Yes: it keeps the original image's size. Since it's a vector, you can scale it up as much as you like afterwards.
Yes: with "Illustration", each color ends up in separate pieces. Keep in mind: many colors means many layers to cut; for vinyl, the fewer colors, the better.
The preview is: you see the original and the SVG side by side, instantly and without spending anything, as many times as you like. Saving the SVG costs 1 credit; the Free plan has 5 credits a month for the whole app. Pro (USD 8.99 a month) or a 2-day pass (USD 2.99) or 7-day pass (USD 3.99) remove credits.
No. Tracing happens on your PC, and the AI clean-up on your graphics card; nothing goes through a server. The only things the app sends are what the privacy page lists (license, credits and anonymous counts), never your files.
No: AppGrabbit is for Windows 10 and 11 only.