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PNG to SVG Converter

Turn PNG files into SVG in a couple of clicks. Lossless image format with full alpha transparency. XML-based vector graphics that scale to any size. The result is a best-effort reconstruction; check it before relying on it.

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Drop your files here

PNG files (.png) · up to 120 MB each

or paste files from your clipboard

Ready when you are

Drop a PNG file above and FileTools360 will turn it into SVG — right here on your device, without uploading anything.

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How to use it

  1. 1

    Add your PNG files

    Drag them onto the upload area, choose them from your device, or paste them from your clipboard. You can queue several at once.

  2. 2

    Adjust the settings if you want to

    The defaults suit most people. Open Advanced to control dimensions, rotation and metadata removal.

  3. 3

    Convert and download

    Press Convert. Everything happens on your own device — nothing is uploaded. Download files one by one, or grab them all as a ZIP.

PNG and SVG explained

PNG is a lossless raster format built to replace GIF. It stores every pixel exactly as given and supports a full 8-bit alpha channel, which means genuine partial transparency rather than the single transparent colour GIF offers.

SVG is not a picture of an image — it is XML describing shapes, paths and text. Because it stores instructions rather than pixels, it renders perfectly at any size, from a favicon to a billboard.

Where PNG files come from
Screenshots, exported logos and UI assets, and anything designed rather than photographed.
Where SVG is used
Design tools like Figma and Illustrator, and icon libraries.

PNG vs SVG

The two formats solve different problems, which is why converting between them involves trade-offs rather than a straight upgrade.

PNG compared with SVG
PropertySourceTarget
CompressionLosslessNone
TransparencyYesYes
AnimationNoYes
Introduced19962001
Browser supportUniversally supported.All browsers and design tools.
PNG is stronger at
Completely lossless — re-saving never degrades the image. Full alpha transparency, including soft edges and shadows. Sharp text and hard edges stay sharp.
SVG is stronger at
Infinitely scalable with no quality loss. Tiny files for logos and icons. Editable as text, and styleable with CSS.

Why convert PNG to SVG?

People make this switch when they run into the limits of PNG: you are publishing photographs on the web, where it will be several times larger than it needs to be. SVG is the better fit when logos, icons, diagrams and anything that must stay sharp at every size.

PNG limitations that prompt the switch
Much larger than JPEG or WebP for photographic content. No animation in practice (APNG exists but support is inconsistent). No native support for CMYK or print colour workflows.
What you give up
Useless for photographs. Complex illustrations can be slower to render than a bitmap.

Does converting PNG to SVG reduce quality?

Both formats store the content without discarding data, so this conversion preserves it exactly. The file size may change because the two formats compress differently, but the content itself is unaffected.

Converting a JPEG to PNG does not improve its quality. It freezes the image exactly as it already is, artefacts included, in a larger file.

Converting a photo to SVG does not make it vector. It embeds the same bitmap inside an SVG wrapper — the file gets bigger and gains nothing.

About these formats

Source

Portable Network Graphics

Lossless image format with full alpha transparency.

Extensions
.png
MIME type
image/png
Best for
Transparency · Graphics and logos · Screenshots
Compatibility
Universally supported.

Target

Scalable Vector Graphics

XML-based vector graphics that scale to any size.

Extensions
.svg
MIME type
image/svg+xml
Best for
Logos and icons · Illustrations · Infinite scaling
Compatibility
All browsers and design tools.

This embeds the picture inside an SVG wrapper at its original resolution. It does not trace the image into editable vector paths — nothing can do that faithfully for a photograph.

Good to know

PNG to SVG Converter — questions

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