# Convert Image to SVG **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [December 12, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/convert-image-to-svg/19625 "2023-12-12T17:41:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bar/32/10_2.png) [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/convert-image-to-svg/19625/1 "2023-12-12T17:41:37Z")
Someone from Adobe keeps emailing me to promote their new image to SVG converter tool. I tried it out and it doesn’t seem to work very well: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/1/d/1dca1c72ac1912c61ed1d42ccb8d4c6aded2d0fd.jpeg) But maybe it will work better for someone else? > **[Free SVG Converter: Convert Images to SVG Online | Adobe Express](https://www.adobe.com/express/feature/image/convert/svg)** > > Convert images to SVG with the Adobe Express free online SVG converter. Quickly and easily upload your JPG or PNG images to convert them to vector files. ---
**Author:** ![mooselake](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/mooselake/32/6218_2.png) [@mooselake](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/mooselake)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/convert-image-to-svg/19625/2 "2023-12-12T20:44:25Z")
I ran a couple of my test images through it. It seems to create a pretty good display image, but not that great for cnc use. I’ve had the best results with the one that Carbide3D wrote for Carbide Create. While that’s no longer available for free use (it’s tied to having a C3D controller) in the latest version, with some digging you can find the [free for all older version 6](https://carbide3d.com/carbidecreate/download6) ---
**Author:** ![TimS](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/tims/32/17329_2.png) [@TimS](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/TimS)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/convert-image-to-svg/19625/3 "2023-12-13T01:33:46Z")
I still use v6 and it still works great ---
**Author:** ![md8n](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/md8n/32/28197_2.png) [@md8n](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/md8n)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/convert-image-to-svg/19625/4 "2023-12-14T02:05:11Z")
There’s also InkScape which is an SVG native editor. It has an option to generate an SVG path by tracing a bitmap > **[Draw Freely | Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/)** > > Inkscape is professional quality vector graphics software which runs on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows desktop computers. ---
**Author:** ![mooselake](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/mooselake/32/6218_2.png) [@mooselake](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/mooselake)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/convert-image-to-svg/19625/5 "2023-12-16T23:24:29Z")
Inkscape uses an open source program called potrace. I’ve mostly found it to be a great trainer for learning how to use the Inkscape node editor ☹ to clean up all the artifacts it generates ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_Wiebenga](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/frank_wiebenga/32/22326_2.png) [@Frank\_Wiebenga](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Frank_Wiebenga)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/convert-image-to-svg/19625/6 "2023-12-18T12:09:25Z")
> **[List of some third party vectorization & tracing tools](https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F167105-list-of-some-third-party-vectorization-tracing-tools%2F#comment-954293)** > > Vectorization and autotracing software for Win + Macs: Where \* = "the more the better" Super Vectorizer 2 (commercial, Mac) \*\* TracedLines (commercial, Mac) Intaglio Vectorize (free to use, Mac) DragPotrace (Mac) + Potrace (free, Win + Mac) \* Potrace... Here is a thread with many options. Affinity doesn’t have a native auto-trace. It’s just what I use. ---
**Author:** ![Orob](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/orob/32/16344_2.png) [@Orob](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Orob)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/convert-image-to-svg/19625/7 "2023-12-19T18:54:50Z")
I use the detailed logo trace in an older version of coreldraw. If the image is of sufficient resolution, then the traces work pretty well. I messed with Inkscape for a while, but it didn’t ever give results like coreldraw for tracing.