Add a JPG and get an SVG made of traced vector paths. Flat logos trace well; photos produce very large files.
To convert jpg to svg, add the JPG file, keep SVG as the output format and download the result. In our test, indox traced an 800 × 600 logo into 100 vector paths with no embedded picture, while a photo-like JPG grew about 28 times.
Transfers use HTTPS, and files converted on the free tier are deleted after 24 hours, so the result is not a long-term archive. Quality depends on the source file, so open the SVG file once before you share it.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
A lossy photo format from the early 1990s built on block-based DCT compression. It is limited to 8-bit standard dynamic range with no alpha channel, yet it opens in practically every editor, viewer, email client and content management system.
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
An XML-based vector format from the W3C. Shapes, paths and text are stored as drawing instructions, not pixels, so an SVG stays sharp at any size and can be styled with CSS, animated or scripted inside a browser.
An 800 × 600 logo JPG and a photo-like JPG, both made by us at quality 85 and converted on indox.org
Some converters only wrap the JPG in an SVG file as a base64 image, which is still pixels. In our test the downloaded files contained path elements and no image tag and no base64 data, so the shapes can be selected and recoloured in a vector editor.
JPG and JPEG are the same format. The conversion runs on indox servers, so it works the same on Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Android and iPhone, and anonymous use needed no sign-in in our test.
This page gives measured numbers for a flat logo and for a photo-like image, so you can see before you start whether tracing suits your picture.
Drop the file on the box or choose it from your device. Use the largest, cleanest copy you have, because compression noise in a small JPG becomes extra shapes in the trace.
Check that SVG is the output format, then start the conversion. In our test the logo took 3.6 seconds from the click to Completed and the photo-like image took 11.3 seconds.
Save the SVG and open it in a text editor or a vector tool. Real paths show up as path elements. Add a viewBox if you need the file to scale inside a web page.
You hand over a JPG and take away an SVG built from traced paths that you can recolour, resize and open in vector software. The sections below show what we measured, including the cases where tracing is the wrong tool.
The upload box shows the live size limit before you add a file. Signing in raises it; a paid plan does not change it.
JPG in, SVG out. Pick another output on the converter if you need a different format.
Files are encrypted in transit over HTTPS and processed on indox infrastructure.
Free-tier files are kept for 24 hours after the job finishes, then deleted automatically.
| What you see | Why | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| The SVG is several megabytes | The source has many colour changes, such as a photo, and each region becomes a path | Keep the JPG for photos, or try a flat, high-contrast version of the picture |
| Stray specks and slivers around shapes | JPEG compression leaves noise that the trace copies as shapes | Start from the largest, cleanest original and remove the background noise first |
| The SVG will not scale in my page | The file has width and height but no viewBox | Add a viewBox such as 0 0 800 600 to the svg tag, matching the file's width and height |
| I cannot edit the words | Text becomes outline paths | Delete those paths and retype the text in a vector editor |
| I need the picture to stay a photo | Tracing replaces pixels with shapes | Use JPG to PNG or JPG to PDF instead |
| Compared on | JPG | SVG |
|---|---|---|
| Stores | A grid of coloured pixels | Shapes, paths and text as drawing instructions |
| Scaling | Blurs or blocks when enlarged | Stays sharp at any size |
| Best for | Photos and shaded images | Logos, icons and flat illustrations |
| Editing | Pixel editors | Vector editors, CSS and code |
| File size | Small for photos | Small for flat art, very large for traced photos |
Facts checked on November 4, 2026
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Open the converter, add your JPG or JPEG file, keep SVG as the output and download the result. In our test the logo finished in 3.6 seconds without any sign-in.
Yes, here it is. A JPG has no vector shapes, so the converter has to trace the pixels into paths. In our run the generator comment in the file named VTracer 0.6.4, and the file held no image tag.
Yes. In our test the logo SVG held 100 path elements, each with its own fill, so you can select and recolour them in a vector editor. They follow the pixels, so expect extra small shapes where the JPG had noise.
A photo has thousands of colour changes, and each region becomes a path with its own fill. Our photo-like JPG of 117,278 bytes became 3,285,977 bytes with 3,572 paths. A flat logo stayed close to its original size.
The edges stay sharp at any zoom, but the shapes are an approximation of the pixels. On our logo the mean difference from the JPG was 1.42 out of 255, and on the photo-like image it was 7.15.
Open it in a text editor. Real tracing shows path elements with fill colours. A wrapped picture shows one image tag with a long block of base64 text. Our downloads had no image tags and no base64.
It works best when the JPG is a large, clean, flat-colour graphic. Heavy JPEG compression adds blocks and fringes that the trace may copy as shapes, so use your biggest original.
Possibly, for simple shapes. Many cutters want clean outlines, and a trace of a busy image gives thousands of small paths. Try a high-contrast picture first and check the result in your cutter software.
No. The word in our logo sample became outline paths and the SVG had no text elements.