Upload a JPG or PNG. The AI traces it into closed vector outlines and the DXF opens at a known size in AutoCAD, LightBurn or your CAM software.
JPGDXFWatermarked trial preview. When you vectorize image files for a clean download, it costs 10 credits and every format is included.
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Each traced shape is written as one closed POLYLINE, so a laser, router or plasma cutter sees a clean loop it can cut in one pass. There are no loose segments to join and no gaps to repair. Only the Single line style writes open lines, because it traces strokes rather than shapes.
The DXF header declares millimetres and the drawing is exactly 100 mm wide, the same as our G-code. AutoCAD, LightBurn and Fusion 360 open it at a known size, and you scale it once to the part you are making.
Colours become layers named after their hex value, for example COLOR_000000. In laser software you can give each layer its own power and speed, or hide the layers you do not want to cut.
A clean JPG to DXF download is not just the DXF. The same 10 credits also give you SVG, EPS, PDF, PNG and laser G-code of the same trace, so a second format never costs a second conversion.
A JPG is a grid of coloured pixels. A DXF (Drawing Exchange Format, the open CAD format Autodesk introduced with AutoCAD) is a list of geometry: lines, arcs and polylines with coordinates. A JPG to DXF converter therefore has to find the edges of every shape in the picture and redraw them as vector outlines. Changing the file extension or wrapping the pixels in a DXF does not work: CAD and CAM programs need paths they can select, offset and cut.
Many free JPG to DXF converters take exactly that shortcut, or trace with a single brightness threshold, and you get jagged stair-step edges, hundreds of fragments, or a raster image stuck inside the drawing. We trace with the same AI vectorizer used for logos and print files, which fits smooth curves and straight lines to the shapes, then write each shape to the DXF as a closed polyline in millimetres.
The result is a 2D drawing you can scale, dimension and cut. It is not a 3D model and it does not recognise text as editable CAD text: letters become outlines, which is what a laser or plotter needs anyway.
The watermarked preview is free, so you can see the traced shapes before you spend a credit.
Drop a JPG, PNG or WebP into the box above, up to 5 MB; larger photos are resized in your browser first. A quick check warns you if the image is blurry or tiny before you start. Pick the Cut-ready style for cutting jobs; it keeps four colours and removes specks.
After about 10 to 20 seconds you see the vector result next to your original. Compare the edges, try Stencil for pure black and white or Laser / CNC for outlines only, and use Retry in HD if a small image looks rough.
Press Download DXF (10 credits) and the DXF file saves straight away; SVG, EPS, PDF and G-code of the same trace stay available at no extra cost. Open it in AutoCAD, LightBurn or your CAM tool, set the final size and cut.
Most desktop tracers make you install software first, and most online converters charge or email the file before you can judge it. Here the JPG to DXF preview is free and watermarked, so a bad source image costs you nothing.
Threshold tracers follow every pixel and JPEG artefact. The AI tracer fits smooth Bézier curves and straight edges, and the DXF export flattens them finely enough that a circle cuts as a circle, not a polygon with visible facets.
Cut-ready reduces colours and drops specks, Stencil makes a two-colour design, Laser / CNC keeps outlines only, and Single line traces the centre of strokes for engraving. Switching styles is free and does not start a new conversion.
Your image and its DXF are stored privately and deleted automatically after 24 hours. Nothing is published, shared or used for training, which matters when the JPG is a client logo or a part drawing.
We do not write DWG files; open the DXF in AutoCAD and save it as DWG if you need one. The converter makes 2D outlines only, not 3D models or STL. It does not run OCR, so text in the image becomes vector outlines rather than editable CAD text, and it does not detect dimensions or scale from the drawing. Photos with gradients can be traced, but they become many small colour patches that are rarely practical to cut. The watermarked PNG preview is free to download; the clean DXF costs 10 credits, from the $6.99 Starter Pack or a $9.99 monthly plan.
Upload the JPG above, wait 10 to 20 seconds for the AI trace, check the free watermarked preview and pick a style such as Cut-ready or Stencil, then unlock the clean files and download the DXF. Every filled shape arrives as a closed polyline.
The preview is free and you can try as many styles as you like on it. The watermarked PNG is free to download too. The clean JPG to DXF download costs 10 credits: the one-time Starter Pack is $6.99 for 250 credits (about 25 images), or Pro is $9.99 a month.
Yes. It runs in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux or a phone. The tracing runs on our server and the DXF is built in your browser when you download it, so there is no app, plugin or trial to install.
DXF stands for Drawing Exchange Format. It is an open CAD file format from Autodesk that stores geometry such as lines, arcs and polylines, and almost every CAD, CAM, laser and plotter program can read it.
Yes. The file uses classic POLYLINE entities and millimetre units, which AutoCAD, DraftSight, LibreCAD, QCAD, Fusion 360 and Inkscape all read. Each colour sits on its own layer, so you can freeze or recolour parts of the design.
Yes. Laser software such as LightBurn or xTool Creative Space needs closed outlines, and every shape in the DXF is one. Import it, assign power and speed per layer, and scale the 100 mm drawing to the size you want to cut.
Yes. The same box accepts PNG and WebP as well as JPG. Transparent PNGs work well because the background is already gone, and the DXF export treats them exactly like a JPG trace.
Look for three things: closed polylines rather than loose line segments, a preview you can check before paying, and real units in the file. We built this converter around those, but a clean, high-contrast source image matters as much as the tool.
The file declares millimetres and the drawing is exactly 100 mm wide, with the height in proportion. It does not contain CAD dimension objects; measure or dimension it in your CAD program after you set the final size.
Yes, one layer per colour of the trace, named after the colour, such as COLOR_000000 for black. Reducing colours with the Cut-ready or Stencil style gives fewer, simpler layers for cutting.
No. DWG is the native AutoCAD format while DXF is the open exchange format. We only write DXF, but you can open the DXF in AutoCAD and save it as DWG in a few seconds.
Use a picture with clear shapes: a logo, sign, stamp or line drawing. Trace it here, download the DXF and open it in your CAD program. Photos of real objects do not become accurate engineering drawings; for those, measure the part and draw it.
A JPG has no transparency, so its background becomes a shape unless you choose a style that drops it; Cut-ready, Stencil and Laser / CNC remove the background automatically. For PNGs with transparent backgrounds nothing extra is needed.
The tracer follows what is in the image, so blur, JPEG noise and tiny sources show up as wobbly edges. Use a larger or sharper copy, try Retry in HD for small images, or pick Stencil to merge the soft grey edges into clean black and white.
