PNG to AI Converter — Turn a PNG Logo into Editable Illustrator Vectors
A PNG is pixels. Enlarge it for a banner or a T-shirt and the edges go soft and jagged. Upload it here and get a .ai file where the artwork has been traced into vector curves — sharp at any size and editable shape by shape in Adobe Illustrator.
The transparent background stays transparent, so there is no white box to delete afterwards.
Drop your files here or browse local directory
Up to 150 MB per file · 1 file at a time · 56 formats
Vectorization Settings
Controls how your image is converted to vectors
Better source = better vectors
Upscales your image before vectorization for sharper, cleaner results. Takes a few extra minutes.
Image Type
Output Detail
Auto = smooth curves with fewer nodes. High = more detail, more nodes.
Color Count
Fewer colors = fewer objects. Best for logos. Auto lets the engine decide.
Remove Background
Auto-detect and remove background color
Black & White Mode
Ideal for stamps, signatures, ink drawings
Quick answer
How to convert a PNG to AI
Upload the PNG above, keep AI as the output, and open the settings (the pulsing gear) to choose a tracing mode — Logo suits most logos. Convert, then open the file in Illustrator: every colour area is its own editable path.
Most "PNG to AI" converters don't vectorize anything
Search for a PNG to AI converter and most results do the same thing: put your PNG inside an Illustrator file. It has the .ai extension, but open it and you have a single embedded image — the same pixels, the same blur when you scale it, nothing you can select or recolour. That is not what anyone converting a logo actually wants.
Traced, not embedded
Your artwork is redrawn as vector paths. Shapes, colour areas and outlines become separate objects in Illustrator.
Transparency respected
Transparent pixels are skipped, so the result is just your artwork on an empty artboard — ready to drop onto anything.
Settings for your image
Four tracing modes and a detail level, so a two-colour logo stays light and a detailed badge keeps its fine lines.
Getting a clean trace from a PNG
Traces beautifully
- Logos and brand marks with flat colours
- Icons, stickers and badges
- Line art, signatures and stamps
- Flat illustrations and clipart
- Large PNGs — 1000 px wide or more
Worth knowing
- Tiny PNGs trace roughly — turn on AI upscaling first
- Text becomes outlined shapes, not editable type
- Soft shadows and glows are simplified into flat shapes
- Photographs give a stylised, poster-like result
- Fewer colours means a lighter, easier-to-edit file
Need the same artwork in another vector format? The same tracer outputs SVG, EPS and CorelDRAW CDR — see the image to vector converter or go straight to PNG to CDR.
Frequently asked questions
Really converted. Many converters wrap the PNG in an .ai file and call it done — open it and you get one image you cannot edit. This one traces the artwork into vector paths, so every shape and colour area is an object you can select, recolour and reshape in Illustrator.
It stays transparent. Transparent pixels are left out of the trace, so you get only the artwork — no white box behind your logo.
Logos, icons, stickers, line art and flat illustrations with clear edges. The larger the PNG, the cleaner the curves: a 2000-pixel logo traces far better than a 200-pixel favicon. If your only copy is tiny, turn on AI upscaling in the settings first.
No. Text inside a PNG is pixels, so it is traced into outlined shapes. They look identical and print perfectly, but you cannot retype them. If you need live text, retype it in Illustrator over the traced artwork.
Logo for simple marks with a few flat colours — it merges colours for the cleanest file. Detailed for logos with fine elements or gradients. Clipart for flat illustrations. Photo only if the PNG is a photograph.
No. Conversion runs on our servers in any browser on Windows, Mac or a phone. You only need Illustrator — or any editor that opens .ai, such as CorelDRAW or Affinity Designer — to edit the result.
Yes. 10 conversions a day at up to 150 MB per file, no account needed. Pro removes the daily limit and raises the cap to 500 MB.
Uploads are encrypted in transit, processed in an isolated environment, and deleted automatically after 3 hours.