Comparison of raster-to-vector conversion software

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

General information

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Creator Year released Year last updated List price (USD) License Supported OS (without emulation)
CorelDRAW Cascade Parent Limited
d.b.a Alludo
Formerly called the Corel Corporation
1989 2023 (version 24.3) $449, $169 upgrade Proprietary Windows
Easy Trace InterVek 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.
1985 2023 (version 27.8.1) $19.99 per month Proprietary Windows, macOS
PhotoLine Computerinsel GmbH 1996 2023 (version 24.01) $86, $42 upgrade Proprietary Windows, macOS
Graphic Tracer Professional Steve Boek
Graphic Powers AB
2016 2023 (version 12:2) $15 per month or $120 per year Proprietary Windows
Inkscape (uses Potrace) Inkscape.org 2003 2023 (version 1.3) Free GPL-2.0-or-later Windows, macOS, Linux
ImageTracer András Jankovics 2015 2020 (version 1.2.6) Free Public domain (Unlicense) Cross-platform (platforms that can run JavaScript or Java)
Potrace Peter Selinger 2001 2019 (version 1.16) Free GPL-2.0-or-later Cross-platform, Windows and POSIX
Scan2CAD Avia Systems 1997 2022 (version 10.4.13) $49–$149 per month Proprietary Windows, macOS
WinTopo Freeware SoftSoft Ltd. 1999 2015 (version 1.76) Freeware
Free to use for any purpose, including commercial purposes[2]
Proprietary Windows
WinTopo Pro SoftSoft Ltd. 2000 2015 (version 3.6) $299 Proprietary Windows
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer Xara Group Ltd. 1994 2023 (version 23.4) $89.99 Proprietary Windows
Super Vectorizer Effectmatrix Ltd. 2013 2016 (version 1.6.6) $29.99 Proprietary macOS
AutoTrace Martin Weber 1998 2024 (version 0.31.10) Free GPL-2.0-or-later Cross-platform, POSIX (mainly Unix-like)
VTracer Tsang Hao Fung 2020 2022 (version 0.5.0) Free MIT Cross-platform (command-line version)
Browsers with WebAssembly support (web version)
SVGcode (uses Potrace) Thomas Steiner 2021 2023 (version ?) Free GPL-2.0-or-later Android, web (PWA), Windows
Primitive Michael Fogleman Free 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
Creator Year released Year least updated List price (USD) License Supported OS (without emulation)

Basic features

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NAME Maximum zoom Object limit per document Control point limit Color management for print Thumbnails Adjust image (functions) Text recognition (OCR) Scripting support
Easy Trace 12800x No Limit ? Yes Yes Yes No No
Graphic Tracer Professional No limit No limit No limit No ? ? Yes No
Adobe Illustrator 640x ? ? Yes ? ? No Yes
Potrace N/A ? ? No ? ? No No
ImageTracer N/A No limit No limit No No ? No Yes
Scan2CAD 64K No limit No limit Yes ? ? Yes Yes
WinTopo Pro 512x No limit No limit Yes Yes Yes No Yes
PhotoLine 25600% No limit No limit Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Maximum zoom Object limit per document Control point limit Color management for print Thumbnails Adjust image (functions) Text recognition (OCR) Scripting support

CAD features

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NAME Export universal DXF Available in AutoCAD application Curve recognition Circle recognition Arc recognition Orthogonal line detection Corner detection Line connection
Easy Trace Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Graphic Tracer Professional Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Adobe Illustrator Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Potrace Yes No No ? ? ? Yes ?
ImageTracer No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scan2CAD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
WinTopo Pro Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PhotoLine Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes
Export universal DXF Available in AutoCAD application Curve recognition Circle recognition Arc recognition Orthogonal line detection Corner detection Line connection

Raster editing features

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Scanner support Freehand sketch Raster filters Change color depth Image resize Rotate Crop Raster shapes
Easy Trace Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Graphic Tracer Professional Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes No N/A
Adobe Illustrator No No No No Yes Yes No No
Potrace N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
ImageTracer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Scan2CAD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
WinTopo Pro Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
AutoTrace N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PhotoLine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scanner Support Freehand sketch Raster Filters Change color depth Image resize Rotate Crop Raster Shapes

Vector editing features

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Fills & hatch Vector combine Rotate & move Polylines Spline curves Lines to curves cmd. & vice versa Vector shapes
Easy Trace Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Graphic Tracer Professional N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Adobe Illustrator Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Potrace N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
ImageTracer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Scan2CAD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
WinTopo Pro ? Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ?
AutoTrace N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PhotoLine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Fills & hatch Vector combine Rotate & move Polylines Spline curves Lines to curves cmd. & vice versa Vector shapes

Discontinued software

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References

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  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".