Comparison of raster-to-vector conversion software

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The following tables contain general and technical information about publicly available raster-to-vector conversion software.

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General information

CreatorYear releasedYear last updatedList price (USD) License Supported OS (without emulation)
CorelDRAW Cascade Parent Limited
d.b.a Alludo
Formerly called the Corel Corporation		19892023 (version 24.3)$449, $169 upgrade Proprietary Windows
Easy TraceInterVek LLC (Russian : ООО ИнтерВек)
d.b.a. Easy Trace Group (Russian : Группа Easy Trace)		 ?2023 (version 12.4) [1] €960, €480 upgrade (Easy Trace Pro)
Versions 7.99 and 8.65 are free (Easy Trace)		 Proprietary Windows
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Inc.
Formerly called Adobe Systems Inc.		19852023 (version 27.8.1)$19.99 per month Proprietary Windows, macOS
PhotoLine Computerinsel GmbH19962023 (version 24.01)$86, $42 upgrade Proprietary Windows, macOS
Graphic Tracer ProfessionalSteve Boek
Graphic Powers AB		20162023 (version 12:2)$15 per month or $120 per year Proprietary Windows
Inkscape (uses Potrace, Autotrace and Libdepixelize)Inkscape.org20032024 (version 1.4)Free GPL-2.0-or-later Windows, macOS, Linux
ImageTracer András Jankovics20152020 (version 1.2.6)Free Public domain (Unlicense) Cross-platform (platforms that can run JavaScript or Java)
Potrace Peter Selinger20012019 (version 1.16)Free GPL-2.0-or-later Cross-platform, Windows and POSIX
Scan2CAD Avia Systems19972022 (version 10.4.13)$49–$149 per month Proprietary Windows, macOS
WinTopo FreewareSoftSoft Ltd.19992015 (version 1.76) Freeware
Free to use for any purpose, including commercial purposes [2] 		Proprietary Windows
WinTopo ProSoftSoft Ltd.20002015 (version 3.6)$299 Proprietary Windows
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer Xara Group Ltd. 19942023 (version 23.4)$89.99 Proprietary Windows
Super VectorizerEffectmatrix Ltd.20132016 (version 1.6.6)$29.99 Proprietary macOS
AutoTrace Martin Weber19982024 (version 0.31.10)Free GPL-2.0-or-later Cross-platform, POSIX (mainly Unix-like)
VTracer Tsang Hao Fung20202022 (version 0.5.0)Free MIT Cross-platform (command-line version)
Browsers with WebAssembly support (web version)
SVGcode (uses Potrace)Thomas Steiner20212023 (version ?)Free GPL-2.0-or-later Android, web (PWA), Windows
Primitive Michael FoglemanFree MIT MAC OS X, with Python & Go packages and a JavaScript port
KVEC K. Kuhl Freeware WIN 2000, WIN XP, WIN Vista/7, OS/2, Linux, BeOS, MAC OS X
VectorEZ Asteride Software SAS 20252025 (version 1.0.2)$22 Proprietary Windows, macOS
CreatorYear releasedYear least updatedList price (USD) License Supported OS (without emulation)

Basic features

NAMEMaximum zoomObject limit per documentControl point limitColor management for printThumbnailsAdjust image (functions)Text recognition (OCR)Scripting support
Easy Trace12800xNo Limit ?YesYesYesNoNo
Graphic Tracer ProfessionalNo limitNo limitNo limitNo ? ?YesNo
Adobe Illustrator640x ? ?Yes ? ?NoYes
Potrace— ? ?No ? ?NoNo
ImageTracer—No limitNo limitNoNo ?NoYes
Scan2CAD64KNo limitNo limitYes ? ?YesYes
WinTopo Pro512xNo limitNo limitYesYesYesNoYes
PhotoLine25600%No limitNo limitYesYesYesNoYes
Maximum zoomObject limit per documentControl point limitColor management for printThumbnailsAdjust image (functions)Text recognition (OCR)Scripting support

CAD features

NAMEExport universal DXF Available in AutoCAD applicationCurve recognitionCircle recognitionArc recognitionOrthogonal line detectionCorner detectionLine connection
Easy TraceYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Graphic Tracer ProfessionalYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Adobe IllustratorYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
PotraceYesNoNo ? ? ?Yes ?
ImageTracerNoNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
Scan2CADYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
WinTopo ProYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
PhotoLineYesNoYesNoNoNoYesYes
Export universal DXF Available in AutoCAD applicationCurve recognitionCircle recognitionArc recognitionOrthogonal line detectionCorner detectionLine connection

Raster editing features

Scanner supportFreehand sketchRaster filtersChange color depthImage resizeRotateCropRaster shapes
Easy TraceYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Graphic Tracer ProfessionalYesYes——YesYesNo—
Adobe IllustratorNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Potrace————————
ImageTracer————————
Scan2CADYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
WinTopo ProYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?
AutoTrace————————
PhotoLineYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Scanner SupportFreehand sketchRaster FiltersChange color depthImage resizeRotateCropRaster Shapes

Vector editing features

Fills & hatchVector combineRotate & movePolylinesSpline curvesLines to curves cmd. & vice versaVector shapes
Easy TraceYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Graphic Tracer ProfessionalN/AYesYesYesYesYesYes
Adobe IllustratorYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Potrace———————
ImageTracer———————
Scan2CADYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
WinTopo Pro ?YesYesYesYes ? ?
AutoTrace———————
PhotoLineYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Fills & hatchVector combineRotate & movePolylinesSpline curvesLines to curves cmd. & vice versaVector shapes

Discontinued software

References

  1. ↑ "Скачать". EasyTrace (in Russian). 2023-05-02. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  2. ↑ "WinTopo - Raster to Vector conversion Software".
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