Questions about vectorizing images

Updated on 6 October 2026

Here are the questions people ask most often about vectorizing images, each with its direct answer: with Homotope, an image is vectorized in your browser, for free and with no account for SVG and PNG, and it is not uploaded anywhere.

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Free, no upload, what it costs

Is there a free image vectorizer that doesn’t upload my file?
Yes: Homotope vectorizes PNG, JPG and WebP images for free right in your browser, so the processing runs on your own device, the image is sent nowhere, and the SVG downloads with no account and no limit, except transparent background and recolouring (Pro).
How do I convert PNG to SVG for free without signing up?
Open the Homotope workshop, drop in your PNG, pick a preset and click “Download”: the SVG conversion is free, with no sign-up and no limit (except transparent background and recolouring, Pro), and runs in your browser.
What’s a free alternative to Vectorizer.AI, Illustrator’s Image Trace or Vector Magic?
Homotope is a free alternative for vectorizing logos, illustrations and pixel art: it runs in your browser without uploading the image, and the SVG downloads with no account and no limit, except transparent background and recolouring (Pro).
Is an online vectorizer safe for a confidential logo?
With Homotope, yes by default: the logo is traced in your browser and sent to no server, unless you save it to your account or ask for server processing yourself.
How much does it cost to vectorize an image, and what can you do for free?
With Homotope, tracing an image and downloading the SVG or PNG costs nothing, with no account and no limit, except transparent background and recolouring (Pro); only those two features, production exports beyond the 2 free a month with an account, server processing and the API are paid for, at the prices on the Pricing page.

Logos, colours and printing

How do I vectorize a blurry, low-resolution logo?
Drop the logo into the Homotope workshop with the Logo preset and change nothing else: JPEG artefacts and fuzzy edges disappear, each colour becomes a clean flat area again, and you download the SVG for free, with no account.
How do I remove the background from a logo and get a transparent SVG?
If your PNG already has a transparent background, Homotope keeps it in the SVG for free; if the background is a solid colour (a JPG’s white), “Make transparent” in the Palette panel removes it, with a free preview and a download that needs Pro or the 7-day trial.
How do I reduce an image to my exact brand colours?
In the Homotope workshop, paste your brand swatches into “Fixed palette” so every pixel goes to one of your colours and none is invented, or set “Number of colours” to 2, 4 or 8 in the advanced panel for an exact count, for free.
Why does my SVG have jagged edges or a white halo?
Jagged edges come from an image that is too small, too little smoothing or the Pixel art preset, and a light halo comes from the gap between two shapes or from JPEG anti-aliasing: in Homotope, the Logo preset, cut mode with its gap-filling stroke and the blend band prevent them.
How do I enlarge a logo for large-format printing without losing quality?
Vectorize the logo in the Homotope workshop with the Logo preset: the resulting SVG is free and scales without blur to any size, and from it you can get a PDF or EPS for the printer or a PNG enlarged up to ×8.

Drawings, handwriting and pixel art

How do I turn a photo of a pencil sketch into an SVG?
Drop the photo or scan of your drawing into the Homotope workshop and pick Line art for filled shapes you can download as a free SVG, or Single stroke for one line per pass, whose download counts as a production export.
How do I vectorize my signature or handwriting?
Photograph or scan the signature on white paper, drop it into the Homotope workshop, pick the Black and white or Line art preset, then download the SVG for free: the ink becomes clean shapes at any size.
How do I vectorize pixel art without it getting smoothed?
Pick the Pixel art preset in the Homotope workshop: every pixel keeps its square shape, outlines stay exactly stepped, colours (up to 64) are never blended, and the SVG downloads for free.

Cutting, laser and embroidery

How do I make a cut-ready SVG for Cricut or Silhouette from a picture?
Drop the picture into the Homotope workshop, pick the Logo preset with few colours, keep “cut” mode, check the result with “Ready for cutting?” and download the SVG, free and with no account, to import into Cricut Design Space or Silhouette Studio.
How do I convert an image to DXF for laser cutting?
Drop the PNG or JPG into the Homotope workshop, pick Logo to cut shapes or Single stroke to engrave a line, set “Ready for cutting?” to your beam diameter, then download the DXF, which counts as a production export.
How do I get a single-line (centreline) file for embroidery or a pen plotter?
Drop the drawing into the Homotope workshop and pick the Single stroke preset: each line becomes a single centreline path, followed once, to download as an SVG or DXF production export for a pen plotter, laser engraving or running-stitch embroidery.

Phone, design apps, school and API

How do I vectorize an image on my phone without installing an app?
Open the Homotope workshop in your phone’s browser, pick a picture from your gallery or take one with the camera, then download the SVG or PNG: nothing to install, free, no account, and the processing runs on the phone itself.
How do I vectorize an image and import the SVG into Canva, Figma or Inkscape?
Trace the image in the Homotope workshop, download it as an SVG (or copy the SVG), then import that file into Canva, Figma or Inkscape: SVG is the vector format all three can read, and downloading it is free, with no account.
How do I vectorize an image for a school or university project for free?
Drop the image into the Homotope workshop, pick a preset and download the SVG or PNG: it is free, with no account and no limit (except transparent background and recolouring, Pro), and the image stays on your computer.
How do I vectorize images from a script, an API or an AI agent over MCP?
Create an API key in your Homotope account, send the image to POST /api/v1/jobs (or to the vectorize_image tool of the MCP server at https://homotope.app/mcp), poll the job until its state is done, then fetch the SVG, PDF, EPS or DXF: it is server processing, always paid (Pro quota, then credits).

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