Free PNG to SVG Converter for Laser Cutting
Upload a PNG or JPG and get a layered, laser-ready SVG — red cut outline plus black engrave layer, separated automatically. Free to use, nothing to install.
Click to upload your PNG or JPG
High-contrast images (logos, line art, clip art) trace best
From flat image to layered cut file in one click
Generic PNG-to-SVG converters give you a single flat vector — fine for a website icon, useless on a laser, where cutting and engraving are different operations at different speeds and power. Our tracer was built for laser workflows: it finds the outer silhouette and renders it as a hairline red stroke (the cut), then converts the interior detail into a black fill layer (the engrave). Import the file and your software already knows what to do with each part.
It's the same hybrid tracing engine that powers our AI design generator — used on thousands of generations — running free on your uploads. If your source is a photograph rather than a graphic, use the AI Photo to Engrave converter, which restyles photos into engravable art before tracing.
Frequently asked questions
Is the PNG to SVG converter really free?+
Yes. Tracing uses no AI credits — sign in with Google and convert as many images as you like. Credits are only needed for AI design generation, which creates new artwork from a text description.
What kind of images convert best?+
High-contrast images: logos, clip art, line drawings, silhouettes, and black-and-white designs. Full-color photographs trace poorly — for photos, use our AI Photo to Engrave converter instead, which restyles the photo before tracing.
What is in the SVG I download?+
Two properly separated layers: a red-stroke vector cut outline around the design, and a black engrave layer for the interior detail. Laser software like LightBurn reads the layers separately so you can assign cut and engrave operations immediately.
Which laser software does the output work with?+
The SVG is standards-compliant and imports into LightBurn, RDWorks, xTool Creative Space, Glowforge, LaserGRBL, and Inkscape. Vector output scales to any size with no quality loss.
How is this different from Inkscape’s Trace Bitmap?+
Same idea, zero fiddling. Inkscape makes you tune thresholds, paths, and speckle settings per image. Our tracer runs a hybrid pipeline that produces a clean cut outline plus an engrave layer in one click — and it runs in your browser with nothing to install.
Can I convert JPG files too?+
Yes — PNG, JPG, and WebP all work. Transparent PNG backgrounds are treated as white.
Don't have artwork to convert?
Describe any design in plain English and our AI generates original artwork with the cut and engrave layers already separated — signs, monograms, wildlife, mandalas, anything.
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