#For apple instal Super Vectorizer Pro for mac
#For apple instal Super Vectorizer Pro install
#For apple instal Super Vectorizer Pro software
#For apple instal Super Vectorizer Pro trial

Couldn't get it to copy and paste into Designer. I tried the trace bitmap feature, and after playing with the many options I produced pretty good results from the low res logo using multiple scans and the Grays option. But there's a new version with an actual mac installer.

#For apple instal Super Vectorizer Pro for mac

Inkscape for Mac (free) - I've tried the Inkscape route before, and ended up with a bunch of files (including XQuartz) on my machine and not much to show for it (couldn't get tracing to work well for me).

It's also free and has lots of other features, so maybe worth a try? That said, it did work and it may have done a better job with something like a photo or a graphic without text or thin lines. Copying and pasting just brought the image into designer, no nodes.

Vectornator (free) - I really wanted this to work, but the trace results were pretty terrible on the low-res version, and not too great on the high-res version of my test logo.

Possibly worth a try if your project doesn't have a bunch of text with small lines? Couldn't copy and paste into Designer, but exporting as svg brought the nodes in for me. The results were pretty poor with the low res photo, high-res was ok. That said, Photopea looked promising so I tried a test logo. I didn't want to create an account for something I would only use occasionally, and I don't want to go uploading my clients' logos to a bunch of websites without figuring out terms and how they would store them.

(free) - I wasn't too interested in the online converters.

It looks great! But it's too expensive for my needs, and the free version doesn't give you anything usable (understandable, of course).

#For apple instal Super Vectorizer Pro trial

Vector Magic - downloaded and used their trial successfully. I didn't see enough info to make me want to try it. Super Vectorizer - Chrome wouldn't allow me to download the free trial (came up with a security warning of some sort), so nope.Īutotrace - no updates on that page since 2004.

#For apple instal Super Vectorizer Pro software

The links provided elsewhere here take you to a site with the correct name, but I couldn't get to any kind of software info or download screen. Intaglio Vectorize - I wish I could try it, but the developer seems to have closed up shop.

#For apple instal Super Vectorizer Pro install

Even though the MacOS version they offer is from 8/2021, my OS wouldn't let me install it. I'm pretty good with geeky stuff, but using command line to do this was a bit over my head without help, and the links to tutorials that I tried on their page are defunct now.ĭragPotrace - downloaded from the Japanese page linked. Potrace - An old script? command line tool that many other software apps seem to use. What didn't work for me (Obsolete, couldn't download, too expensive, etc):

I tested using a 250x250px and a 500x500px version of this logo, designed to have lots of thin pointy bits that tracing software has a hard time with: I also sometimes need to convert hand drawn sketches. I occasionally need to convert clients' logos from whatever low-res png or jpeg they have available to vector, that's my main use case. I will not be using this to make vector paintings out of photos or anything like that. I should probably mention I'm using a Mac on Monterey (12.2.1). I've especially seen this list a few places, but a few of the options there seem to be obsolete now: I thought I'd share my results, as some of the most recent recommendations I could find on this seem to be a little out of date. I was doing some research today, looking for a low cost or free solution to create vector files from png & jpg files on the latest Mac OS, and one that works with Designer.