Vectorize

Convert raster images to SVG via vtracer. vtracer is a colour-clustering tracer — much better than potrace for full-colour images, comparable for B/W line art. Installed as a Python wheel in the plugin venv (bundled Rust binary, no cargo needed at install time).

When to use

• Recover an editable vector logo from a raster (PNG/JPEG).
• Convert a flat illustration / icon / diagram into SVG for crisp scaling.
• Stylize a photo into a flat-colour vector (large --filter-speckle + low --color-precision).
• Pre-step before svg-to-raster if you want to upscale a small raster losslessly.

Do not use this skill when:

• Source is a complex photograph and you want photo-realism — vector tracing always loses gradients/texture; use upscale-image for raster upscaling instead.
• You need OCR'd text inside the SVG — vtracer traces strokes, not text. Use a separate OCR step.
• Input is already SVG — no-op.

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