Table of Contents

• The Converter Interface

• Quick Start Presets

• Main Controls

• Recovery Engine

• Advanced Options

The Converter Interface

After uploading an image, you are presented with the main converter interface. It is divided into three key areas: the Quick Start Presets at the top, the detailed Options Panel on the left, and the interactive Preview Panel on the right.

Quick Start Presets

This is the fastest way to get great results. The presets are expertly-tuned collections of settings optimized for common image types. Simply click a card that matches your image (e.g., 'Clipart / Logo'), then select a detail level ('Low', 'Medium', 'High', 'Max'). This instantly configures all advanced options for you. You can then fine-tune them further if needed.

Main Controls

These are the most impactful settings for your conversion, located at the top of the Options Panel for easy access.

Color Mode

This fundamental choice determines the color space of your final vector. Color: Creates a full-color SVG that matches the source image's colors. Black & White: Converts the image to a two-tone (binary) output, ideal for simple silhouettes or stencils.

Color Detail

This powerful setting controls the number of unique colors in the final SVG (from 2 to 128). Reducing the color count is the most effective way to simplify an image and reduce file size. Our system intelligently analyzes your image to create an optimal color palette for the number you choose.

Mode

Determines the fundamental shape-fitting algorithm used to create the vector paths. Spline: Creates smooth, curved paths. This is the best choice for most images, including illustrations and photographs, as it produces natural-looking, organic shapes. Polygon: Creates paths with sharp, straight-line corners. Excellent for geometric designs or when a stylized, low-poly look is desired. Pixel: A special mode for pixel art. It converts each pixel into a perfectly aligned square vector shape, creating an infinitely scalable and clean version of the original.

Filter Speckle

This is a cleanup tool that removes small, unwanted spots or "speckles" of color from the image. The value represents the size in pixels of the speckles to remove. This is extremely useful for cleaning up noisy source images and can significantly reduce file size by ignoring irrelevant details.

Recovery Engine

The current Pixel Exact + Real-ESRGAN + VTracer pipeline is shared by the web app, REST API, and MCP tools. Recovery runs on the Vectorise.Me server, so users do not need WebGPU, a local GPU, ONNX Runtime, or a model download.

• Smart: checks for pixel art first, then restores ordinary photos, logos, illustrations, and blurry inputs.

• Restore: requests bounded CPU Real-ESRGAN reconstruction before tracing.

• Pixel Exact: recovers a detected source grid as clean coloured vector rectangles.

Advanced Options

For maximum control, expand the 'Advanced Options' section. These settings allow you to fine-tune the tracing engine's behavior.

Path Precision

Controls how closely the vector paths follow the original image's contours. Higher values result in more detail and accuracy but can lead to larger file sizes. Lower values produce simpler, more generalized paths.