Adobe Express PNG to SVG, and an alternative with more control

Adobe Express has a free PNG to SVG converter that works in one step. If you want to pick the number of colors, smooth the curves or check the result against your original first, this tool does that in your browser.

Drop an image herePNG, JPG, WebP, GIF or BMP. You can also paste an image from your clipboard.Choose a file

How to use it

Drop in the same PNG you would give Adobe Express. JPG and WebP files work too.
Pick Logo or icon for flat artwork, or Black and white for line art and signatures.
Drag across the preview to compare your original with the trace, then adjust colors and smoothing.
Download the SVG and open it in Illustrator, Inkscape, Figma, Canva or Adobe Express itself.

What Adobe Express does

Adobe Express offers a free web converter that takes a PNG or JPG up to 40 MB and returns an SVG. You upload, it converts automatically, and you download the result or keep editing it in Express. It is quick and needs no setup, which is the right tool when you just need a file and are happy with whatever it produces.

The converter has no settings, so you cannot choose how many colors the result uses or how closely it follows the pixel edges. If the first result is too lumpy or too detailed, there is no dial to turn. You also upload your image to Adobe, which is worth knowing if the artwork is a client's unreleased logo.

Using the SVG inside Adobe Express

An SVG from this page imports into Adobe Express like any other SVG, and you can recolor and resize it there. Each color in the trace is a single path, so recoloring a logo is one change per color. If a logo has fine detail that Express flattens, try a few more colors here first and check the preview.

What the settings do

Style: Sets sensible starting values for the kind of image you have. You can still change every setting afterward.
Colors: How many flat colors the tracer keeps. Each color becomes one path in the SVG, so lower numbers give simpler files.
Smoothing: Higher values merge small bumps into smooth curves and shrink the file. Lower values follow the pixels more closely.
Remove small specks: Drops tiny shapes, such as dust or compression noise, below the size you choose.
Make white background transparent: Removes the white area connected to the edge of the image, so the SVG has no white box behind it.

What people use it for

Getting a cleaner vector of a logo before placing it in an Adobe Express design
Tracing artwork you would rather not upload to a third-party service
Making a lighter SVG by lowering colors and raising smoothing
Producing a cut file for a laser or vinyl cutter from the same image

Adobe Express and this tool, side by side

The differences that decide it for most people:

	Adobe Express	This tool
Cost	Free converter; the wider app has paid plans	Free to start
Settings	None. One automatic result	Colors, smoothing, specks, threshold, soften
Compare with original	Not on the converter page	Draggable before and after
Where your image goes	Uploaded to Adobe	Stays in your browser
Other outputs	SVG	SVG, plus DXF outlines for cutting and CAD
Editing afterward	In Adobe Express	In any vector editor

Adobe's details come from its converter page as of October 2026. Check the page itself for anything that has changed.

Questions

Is the Adobe Express PNG to SVG converter free?

Adobe describes the converter as free to use, with no credit card required. The rest of Adobe Express has free and paid plans, so check its pricing page for what your account includes.

Why does my SVG from Adobe Express look blocky?

Tracing estimates edges from pixels, so small or soft source images come out lumpy in any tracer. A larger, sharper source helps most. In this tool, you can also raise Smoothing or Soften to even out the edges.

Can I open the SVG in Adobe Express afterward?

Yes. Download the SVG from this page and upload it to Adobe Express like any other graphic. It will come in as a vector you can recolor and scale.

Does this tool keep gradients and photo detail?

No. Tracing produces flat color areas, so gradients become bands and photos become posterized artwork. That is true of Adobe Express as well. Logos, icons and line art are what tracers do best.

Is my file uploaded anywhere?

No. Tracing and file creation happen in your browser, using code that is part of this page. Your image is not sent to a server. You can check this in your browser's network tab while you use the tool.