PNG to vector for print
When a printer or sign maker asks for a vector file, they want shapes, not pixels: a PDF or EPS they can scale to any size. Adaver traces your PNG into those shapes and exports PDF and EPS, as well as SVG and DXF, from the same drawing.
PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, BMP or GIF. Finished drawings are saved to My drawings.
Example
A round rocket badge (CC0), a PNG with a transparent background, traced into 249 shapes in 11 colors with the default settings. The corners stay empty, and as a PDF or EPS it prints at any size.
How to turn a PNG into a print vector
Upload the PNG
Choose, drop or paste the largest PNG you have. If it is small, try Upscale 2× or 4× in Studio before you judge the trace.
Match the original
Use Compare to slide between your PNG and the vector, merge colors until only the real ones are left, and delete anything that shouldn't print.
Download PDF or EPS
With Pro, download PDF or EPS for the print shop, or SVG for screens. Each new version or format uses 1 credit.
PDF or EPS: which to send
Ask the printer first; most accept both. PDF is the more common today and opens almost anywhere. EPS is older but still requested by some sign, vinyl and promotional-product shops, whose software reads it directly.
Both files hold the same shapes you see in Studio, at the image's own proportions. Because they are vectors, the shop can scale them to a mug, a banner or a van without asking you for a bigger file.
Getting a clean result from a PNG
PNG keeps edges crisp, which suits tracing, and transparent areas stay transparent: no background shape is drawn there. The trouble comes from small exports and soft edges: a logo saved at 200 pixels, or one with a glow or a shadow, gives the tracer blurry borders to follow.
Turn on Sharpen soft edges for a blurry export, and merge the in-between shades that anti-aliasing leaves along each edge. If the printer needs exact brand colors, recolor each shape in Studio to the values they gave you.
Questions
Will a printer accept a traced logo?
Usually, if it matches the original closely. Make a proof: download the PDF, look at it at full size, and check thin lines and small lettering, which are the parts tracing changes most.
Does the vector keep my PNG's exact colors?
It keeps the colors it traced, which can drift by a shade where anti-aliasing blended two of them. Recolor any shape in Studio to the exact value your brand uses before you download.
Can I get an AI file for Illustrator?
Adaver doesn't write .ai files, but Illustrator opens PDF, EPS and SVG directly and keeps the shapes editable.
What does PNG to vector cost?
Tracing needs an account; tracing and editing are free within fair use. PDF, EPS and the other downloads need Pro, a monthly plan, and the pricing page shows the price.
More in the FAQ and on the pricing page.