Comparison of raster to vector conversion software
Encyclopedia
The following tables contain general and technical information about a number of raster to vector conversion
software products. Please see the individual products' articles for further information.
s that different programs can run on without emulation:
Free software
Raster to vector
In computer graphics, vectorization refers to the process of converting raster graphics into vector graphics.- Popular applications :*In computer-aided design drawings are scanned, vectorized and written as CAD files in a process called paper-to-CAD conversion or drawing conversion.*In geographic...
software products. Please see the individual products' articles for further information.
General information
This table gives basic general information about the different vector graphics editors:| Creator | Released | Latest version | List price (USD United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
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| RxRaster | Rasterex Software a.s | 1997 | 11.0 | 2800 Euro | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| AutoTrace | Martin Weber | 1998 | 0.31.1 | free | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
| CG Vector Service | CG Vector Service | 2008 | 1 | $10 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| AutoVector | Caricature Software | 2009 | 1.0 | $50 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| BMP2SVG | Accelerated I/O | 2010 | 1.1.1 | free | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
| CorelDRAW CorelDRAW CorelDRAW is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite... |
Corel Corel Corel Corporation from the abbreviation is a computer software company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, that specializes in graphics processing, similar to Adobe Systems... |
2010 | X5 | $499, $199 upgrade | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Easy Trace Easy Trace Easy Trace Pro is a proprietary computer application for doing raster to vector conversion. It is only available for versions of Microsoft Windows. This raster to vector conversion program is released by the Easy Trace Group, a company based in Russia... |
Easy Trace Group | 2009 | 9.0 build 1856 | 1500 Euro, 750 Euro upgrade | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Freehand Macromedia FreeHand Macromedia FreeHand is a computer application for creating two-dimensional vector graphics that are oriented primarily to professional illustration, desktop publishing and content creation for the Web. FreeHand is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw... |
Macromedia Macromedia Macromedia was an American graphics and web development software company headquartered in San Francisco, California that produced such products as Flash and Dreamweaver. Its rival, Adobe Systems, acquired Macromedia on December 3, 2005 and controls the line of Macromedia... |
1988 | 11.0.2 discontinued (MX) | $399, $99 upgrade | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Illustrator Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. Illustrator is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to its competitors, CorelDraw, Xara Designer Pro and Macromedia FreeHand.... |
Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States... |
1985 | 14 (CS4) | $499, $169 upgrade | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| MagicTracer | Elgorithms MagicTracer | 2005 | 2.0 | $59 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| MST Viewer | MS Technology | 2002 | 14.1 | Commercial Use Only | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| PhotoLine | Computerinsel GmbH | 1997 | 14.02 | 59 Euro | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Potrace Potrace Potrace is an open-source, cross-platform computer program which converts bitmapped images into vector graphics. It is written and maintained by Peter Selinger.... |
Peter Selinger | 2001 | 1.9 | free | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
| R2V Toolkit | AlgoLab | ? | 2.91 | $99 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Ras2Vec | Davide Libenzi | 1989 | 1.2 | free | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
| Image2XAML | Roman Kalachik | 2008 | 0.7 | free | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
| GTXRaster CAD Series | GTX Corp | 1992 | 2010 | From $495 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| GTXImage CAD Series | GTX Corp | 1997 | V11.5 | From $1395 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Raster to Vector | Raster to Vector | ? | 7.0 | $99 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| RasterVect | RasterVect | 1997 | 16.2 | $79 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| RaveGrid | RaveGrid | 2006 | 2.5 | free for personal use (commercial licenses available) |
Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Scan2CAD Pro | AVIA | 1997 | 8 | $399, upgrades from $139 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Silhouette Pro | Free Soft S.A. | 1992 | 1.9.4 | $359 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Adobe Streamline Adobe Streamline Adobe StreamLine is a discontinued line tracing program by Adobe Systems. A test of the native Illustrator 9 auto-trace function by Creative Pro in 2002 concluded: "The premier tracing utility is StreamLine, which is infinitely controllable and very accurate." Adobe Illustrator CS2 introduced a... |
Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States... |
? | 4.0 | ? | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| VectorEye | Siame | 2010 | (PC) | €59,89,119/lic, | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Vector Magic | Vector Magic | 2007 | 1.14(PC), 1.14(Mac) | $7.95/mo, $295/lic, tokens | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| Vextractor | VextraSoft | 2001 | 5.70 | $99.95 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| VPHybridCAD | softelec | 2007 | 9.03 | $3800 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| WinTopo Freeware Wintopo WinTopo is a computer software application for converting a raster image into a vector drawing. It exists primarily for the Microsoft Windows platform, but can also be operated under Linux.It has a freeware version as well as a non-free pro version.... |
SoftSoft | 1998 | 1.661 | free | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| WiseImage | Consistent Software | 2001 | 10.7 | $1400 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| RasVector | Daniel Lu | 2007 | 1.1.5 b6 | free | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
| Xara Xtreme Xara Xtreme Xara Photo & Graphic Designer is a 2D vector graphics editor created by the British software company Xara, which was acquired by German company MAGIX AG in 2007, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary. It was previously sold under the names Xara Studio, Xara X and Xara Xtreme... |
Xara Group Ltd. | 2006 | 2.0f | 79$ for Windows, free for Linux | GPL |
| XTrace | Ronny Schütz | 1998/2005 | 2.0 | 25$ for Amiga (Demo available) | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| VectorNow | AutoDWG | 2002 | 2.1 | $120.00 | Proprietary Proprietary software Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary... |
| DesignPresentation | DesignPresentation | 2002 | 2.0 | Pay Per Use | SaaS Saas SAAS is an abbreviation for* Social Accountability Accreditation Services* Software as a service * Student Awards Agency for Scotland* Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences* South Australian Ambulance Service... |
| Creator | Released | Latest version | List price (USD United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
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Operating system support
This table lists the operating systemOperating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
s that different programs can run on without emulation:
| NAME | Linux Linux Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds... |
Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal... |
Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems... |
BSD | AmigaOS AmigaOS AmigaOS is the default native operating system of the Amiga personal computer. It was developed first by Commodore International, and initially introduced in 1985 with the Amiga 1000... /AROS Aros Aros may refer to:*Aros , a river in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium*AROS Research Operating System, a free software implementation of AmigaOS* Aros, the original Viking name of Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark... |
IBM IBM International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas... z/OS |
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| Easy Trace Easy Trace Easy Trace Pro is a proprietary computer application for doing raster to vector conversion. It is only available for versions of Microsoft Windows. This raster to vector conversion program is released by the Easy Trace Group, a company based in Russia... |
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| Freehand Macromedia FreeHand Macromedia FreeHand is a computer application for creating two-dimensional vector graphics that are oriented primarily to professional illustration, desktop publishing and content creation for the Web. FreeHand is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw... |
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| Illustrator Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. Illustrator is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to its competitors, CorelDraw, Xara Designer Pro and Macromedia FreeHand.... |
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| MagicTracer | ||||||
| MST Viewer | ||||||
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| Potrace Potrace Potrace is an open-source, cross-platform computer program which converts bitmapped images into vector graphics. It is written and maintained by Peter Selinger.... |
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| R2V Toolkit | ||||||
| Ras2Vec | ||||||
| Image2XAML | ||||||
| GTXRaster CAD Series | ||||||
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| RasterVect | ||||||
| RaveGrid | (contact authors for non-gui version) | (contact authors for non-gui version) | ||||
| Scan2CAD Pro | using Wine Wine (software) Wine is a free software application that aims to allow computer programs written for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can compile Windows applications to help port them to Unix-like... |
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| Silhouette Pro | ||||||
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| Vector Magic | using Wine Wine (software) Wine is a free software application that aims to allow computer programs written for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can compile Windows applications to help port them to Unix-like... |
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| WinTopo Wintopo WinTopo is a computer software application for converting a raster image into a vector drawing. It exists primarily for the Microsoft Windows platform, but can also be operated under Linux.It has a freeware version as well as a non-free pro version.... |
using Wine Wine (software) Wine is a free software application that aims to allow computer programs written for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can compile Windows applications to help port them to Unix-like... |
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| Name Name A name is a word or term used for identification. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. A personal name identifies a specific unique and identifiable individual person, and may or may not include a middle name... |
Linux Linux Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds... |
Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal... |
Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems... |
BSD | AmigaOS AmigaOS AmigaOS is the default native operating system of the Amiga personal computer. It was developed first by Commodore International, and initially introduced in 1985 with the Amiga 1000... /AROS Aros Aros may refer to:*Aros , a river in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium*AROS Research Operating System, a free software implementation of AmigaOS* Aros, the original Viking name of Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark... |
IBM IBM International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas... z/OS |
Basic Features
| NAME | Maximum zoom | Object limit per document | Control point limit | Color management for print | Thumbnails | Adjust Image (functions) | Text Recognition (OCR Optical character recognition Optical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. It is widely used to convert books and documents into electronic files, to computerize a record-keeping... ) |
Scripting support |
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| RxRaster | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | |||||
| AutoTrace | ||||||||
| AutoVector | ||||||||
| BMP2SVG | N/A | No Limit | No Limit | N/A | ||||
| Easy Trace Easy Trace Easy Trace Pro is a proprietary computer application for doing raster to vector conversion. It is only available for versions of Microsoft Windows. This raster to vector conversion program is released by the Easy Trace Group, a company based in Russia... |
12800x | No Limit | ||||||
| Freehand Macromedia FreeHand Macromedia FreeHand is a computer application for creating two-dimensional vector graphics that are oriented primarily to professional illustration, desktop publishing and content creation for the Web. FreeHand is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw... |
64x | |||||||
| Illustrator Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. Illustrator is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to its competitors, CorelDraw, Xara Designer Pro and Macromedia FreeHand.... |
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| MagicTracer | 12800x | |||||||
| MST Viewer | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | |||||
| Potrace Potrace Potrace is an open-source, cross-platform computer program which converts bitmapped images into vector graphics. It is written and maintained by Peter Selinger.... |
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| R2V Toolkit | N/A | |||||||
| Ras2Vec | ||||||||
| Image2XAML | ||||||||
| GTXRaster CAD Series | No limit | No limit | No limit | , ICR Intelligent Character Recognition | ||||
| GTXImage CAD Series | No limit | No limit | No limit | , ICR Intelligent Character Recognition | ||||
| Raster to Vector | ||||||||
| RasterVect | No limit | No limit | No limit | |||||
| RaveGrid | No Limit | No Limit | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Scan2CAD Pro | 4000x | No Limit | No Limit | |||||
| Silhouette Pro | 64x | |||||||
| AutoTrace | ||||||||
| VectorEye | ||||||||
| Vector Magic | ||||||||
| Vextractor | 25x | No limit | No limit | |||||
| VPHybridCAD | No limit | No limit | No limit | |||||
| WinTopo Freeware Wintopo WinTopo is a computer software application for converting a raster image into a vector drawing. It exists primarily for the Microsoft Windows platform, but can also be operated under Linux.It has a freeware version as well as a non-free pro version.... |
+/-512x | No limit | N/A | |||||
| WinTopo Pro Wintopo WinTopo is a computer software application for converting a raster image into a vector drawing. It exists primarily for the Microsoft Windows platform, but can also be operated under Linux.It has a freeware version as well as a non-free pro version.... |
+/-512x | No limit | No limit | |||||
| RasVector | N/A | |||||||
| WiseImage | No limit | More than 100 000 | No limit | |||||
| XTrace | (Thru Amiga ARexx ARexx ARexx is an implementation of the REXX language for the Amiga, written in 1987 by William S. Hawes, with a number of Amiga-specific features beyond standard REXX facilities. Like most REXX implementations, ARexx is an interpreted language... ) |
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| Maximum zoom | Object limit per document | Control point limit | Color management for print | Thumbnails | adjust image (functions) | Text Recognition (OCR Optical character recognition Optical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. It is widely used to convert books and documents into electronic files, to computerize a record-keeping... ) |
Scripting support | |
AutoCAD Features
| NAME | Export universal DXF AutoCAD DXF AutoCAD DXF is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk for enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs.... |
inside AutoCAD AutoCAD AutoCAD is a software application for computer-aided design and drafting in both 2D and 3D. It is developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. First released in December 1982, AutoCAD was one of the first CAD programs to run on personal computers, notably the IBM PC... application available |
Curve recognition | Circle recognition | Arc recognition | Orthogonal line detection | Corner detection | Line connection |
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| Easy Trace Easy Trace Easy Trace Pro is a proprietary computer application for doing raster to vector conversion. It is only available for versions of Microsoft Windows. This raster to vector conversion program is released by the Easy Trace Group, a company based in Russia... |
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| Freehand Macromedia FreeHand Macromedia FreeHand is a computer application for creating two-dimensional vector graphics that are oriented primarily to professional illustration, desktop publishing and content creation for the Web. FreeHand is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw... |
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| Illustrator Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. Illustrator is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to its competitors, CorelDraw, Xara Designer Pro and Macromedia FreeHand.... |
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| MagicTracer | ||||||||
| Potrace Potrace Potrace is an open-source, cross-platform computer program which converts bitmapped images into vector graphics. It is written and maintained by Peter Selinger.... |
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| Image2XAML | ||||||||
| GTXRaster CAD Series | ||||||||
| GTXImage CAD Series | , Developed with AutoCAD OEM | |||||||
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| RaveGrid | ||||||||
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| Silhouette Pro | ||||||||
| Vector Magic | ||||||||
| Vextractor | ||||||||
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| WinTopo Freeware Wintopo WinTopo is a computer software application for converting a raster image into a vector drawing. It exists primarily for the Microsoft Windows platform, but can also be operated under Linux.It has a freeware version as well as a non-free pro version.... |
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| WinTopo Pro Wintopo WinTopo is a computer software application for converting a raster image into a vector drawing. It exists primarily for the Microsoft Windows platform, but can also be operated under Linux.It has a freeware version as well as a non-free pro version.... |
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| WiseImage | ||||||||
| XTrace | ||||||||
| Export universal DXF AutoCAD DXF AutoCAD DXF is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk for enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs.... |
inside AutoCAD AutoCAD AutoCAD is a software application for computer-aided design and drafting in both 2D and 3D. It is developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. First released in December 1982, AutoCAD was one of the first CAD programs to run on personal computers, notably the IBM PC... application available |
Curve recognition | Circle recognition | Arc recognition | Orthogonal line detection | Corner detection | Line connection | |
Raster Editing Features
| Scanner support | Freehand sketch | Raster filters | Change color depth | Image resize | Rotate | Crop | Raster shapes | |
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| RxRaster | , Smart Direct Interface with Wide Format Scanners Contex, Graphtec, Colortrac and TWAIN | |||||||
| AutoTrace | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| AutoVector | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| BMP2SVG | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Easy Trace Easy Trace Easy Trace Pro is a proprietary computer application for doing raster to vector conversion. It is only available for versions of Microsoft Windows. This raster to vector conversion program is released by the Easy Trace Group, a company based in Russia... |
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| Freehand Macromedia FreeHand Macromedia FreeHand is a computer application for creating two-dimensional vector graphics that are oriented primarily to professional illustration, desktop publishing and content creation for the Web. FreeHand is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw... |
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| Illustrator Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. Illustrator is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to its competitors, CorelDraw, Xara Designer Pro and Macromedia FreeHand.... |
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| MagicTracer | ||||||||
| MST Viewer | ||||||||
| Potrace Potrace Potrace is an open-source, cross-platform computer program which converts bitmapped images into vector graphics. It is written and maintained by Peter Selinger.... |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2V Toolkit | ||||||||
| Ras2Vec | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Image2XAML | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| GTXImage CAD Series | ||||||||
| Raster to Vector | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| RasterVect | ||||||||
| RaveGrid | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Scan2CAD Pro | ||||||||
| Silhouette Pro | ||||||||
| Vextractor | ||||||||
| VPHybridCAD | , Direct Large-Format-Scanner interface for Contex, Colortrac, Graphtec, HP, KIP plus TWAIN-Interface |
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| WinTopo Freeware Wintopo WinTopo is a computer software application for converting a raster image into a vector drawing. It exists primarily for the Microsoft Windows platform, but can also be operated under Linux.It has a freeware version as well as a non-free pro version.... |
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| WinTopo Pro Wintopo WinTopo is a computer software application for converting a raster image into a vector drawing. It exists primarily for the Microsoft Windows platform, but can also be operated under Linux.It has a freeware version as well as a non-free pro version.... |
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| WiseImage | Contex, Graphtec, Colortrac, SmartLF, KIP, TWAIN | |||||||
| XTrace | N/A | ? | Partial | ? | ||||
| Scanner Support | Freehand sketch | Raster Filters | Change color depth | Image resize | Rotate | Crop | Raster Shapes | |
Vector Editing Features
| Fills & hatch | Vector combine | Rotate & move | Polylines | Spline curves | Lines to curves cmd. & vice versa | Vector shapes | |
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| AutoTrace | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| AutoVector | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| BMP2SVG | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Easy Trace Easy Trace Easy Trace Pro is a proprietary computer application for doing raster to vector conversion. It is only available for versions of Microsoft Windows. This raster to vector conversion program is released by the Easy Trace Group, a company based in Russia... |
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| Freehand Macromedia FreeHand Macromedia FreeHand is a computer application for creating two-dimensional vector graphics that are oriented primarily to professional illustration, desktop publishing and content creation for the Web. FreeHand is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw... |
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| Illustrator Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. Illustrator is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to its competitors, CorelDraw, Xara Designer Pro and Macromedia FreeHand.... |
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| Potrace Potrace Potrace is an open-source, cross-platform computer program which converts bitmapped images into vector graphics. It is written and maintained by Peter Selinger.... |
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| R2V Toolkit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ras2Vec | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Image2Xaml | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| GTXRaster CAD Series | Limited | ||||||
| GTXImage CAD Series | Limited | ||||||
| Raster to Vector | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| RaveGrid | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| WinTopo Freeware Wintopo WinTopo is a computer software application for converting a raster image into a vector drawing. It exists primarily for the Microsoft Windows platform, but can also be operated under Linux.It has a freeware version as well as a non-free pro version.... |
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| WinTopo Pro Wintopo WinTopo is a computer software application for converting a raster image into a vector drawing. It exists primarily for the Microsoft Windows platform, but can also be operated under Linux.It has a freeware version as well as a non-free pro version.... |
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| WiseImage | Limited | ||||||
| XTrace | ? | ? | (3D rotation) | ? | |||
| Fills & hatch | Vector combine | Rotate & move | Polylines | Spline curves | Lines to curves cmd. & vice versa | Vector shapes | |
Free softwareFree softwareFree software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
- AutoTrace
- BMP2SVG - Used with Accelerated I/O's Pac-n-Zoom Color to create photo quality vector. BMP2SVG is a command line utility for converting BMP files into SVG files.
- Delineate - frontend for AutoTrace or Potrace that exports to SVG
- InkscapeInkscapeInkscape is a free software vector graphics editor, licensed under the GNU General Public License. Its goal is to implement full support for the Scalable Vector Graphics 1.1 standard....
- conversion and creation tool (uses Potrace for raster to vector conversion) - PotracePotracePotrace is an open-source, cross-platform computer program which converts bitmapped images into vector graphics. It is written and maintained by Peter Selinger....
- cross-platform utility for tracing a bitmap into a smooth, scalable image - Scan2CAD - Free edition of Scan2CAD. Free to use for 14 days.
Proprietary software
- Rasterex Software a.s RxAutoImage and RxSptlight
- Adobe IllustratorAdobe IllustratorAdobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. Illustrator is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to its competitors, CorelDraw, Xara Designer Pro and Macromedia FreeHand....
- Adobe StreamlineAdobe StreamlineAdobe StreamLine is a discontinued line tracing program by Adobe Systems. A test of the native Illustrator 9 auto-trace function by Creative Pro in 2002 concluded: "The premier tracing utility is StreamLine, which is infinitely controllable and very accurate." Adobe Illustrator CS2 introduced a...
- AlgoLab R2V Toolkit
- AutoVector
- Corel PowerTRACE
- Easy TraceEasy TraceEasy Trace Pro is a proprietary computer application for doing raster to vector conversion. It is only available for versions of Microsoft Windows. This raster to vector conversion program is released by the Easy Trace Group, a company based in Russia...
- Elgorithms MagicTracer
- Img2Dxf - free demo available
- GTX Corp - GTXRaster CAD Series, GTXImage CAD Series- free demo available
- Macromedia FreeHandMacromedia FreeHandMacromedia FreeHand is a computer application for creating two-dimensional vector graphics that are oriented primarily to professional illustration, desktop publishing and content creation for the Web. FreeHand is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw...
- Macromedia Flash
- MST Viewer
- Project5 Photocut Processor
- PhotoLine
- Rasterex
- RasterVect
- RaveGrid - a conversion program for turning Bitmap images into SVG / EPS vector notations.
- S.A. Silhouette
- Scan2CAD Raster and PDF to vector conversion software with vector and raster editing tools. Free demo avaliable
- TracTrixTractrixTractrix is the curve along which a small object moves, under the influence of friction, when pulled on a horizontal plane by a piece of thread and a puller that moves at a right angle to the initial line between the object and the puller at an infinitesimal speed. It is therefore a curve of...
- from Trix Systems - Vector Magic - from Stanford University
- Vextractor - free demo available
- VPHybridCAD from softelec - free demo available
- WinTopo ProWintopoWinTopo is a computer software application for converting a raster image into a vector drawing. It exists primarily for the Microsoft Windows platform, but can also be operated under Linux.It has a freeware version as well as a non-free pro version....
- WiseImage - WiseImage and WiseImage Pro
- Xara XtremeXara XtremeXara Photo & Graphic Designer is a 2D vector graphics editor created by the British software company Xara, which was acquired by German company MAGIX AG in 2007, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary. It was previously sold under the names Xara Studio, Xara X and Xara Xtreme...
- XTrace - from Ronny Schütz - free demo available