Upload a transparent PNG. The AI traces it into closed vector outlines and the DXF opens at a known size in AutoCAD, LightBurn or your CAM software.
PNGDXFWatermarked 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. Laser / CNC and Single line write open lines instead: Laser / CNC draws every edge once, so a shared edge is never cut twice, and Single line 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 a PNG to DXF file 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. Transparent pixels in the PNG do not become a rectangle. 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 PNG 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.
This page converts a PNG into a DXF. A PNG is a grid of coloured pixels, often with a transparent channel so a logo or sticker sits on any background. 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 PNG to DXF converter therefore has to find the edges of every shape 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 PNG 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.
Transparency is the reason to start from a PNG instead of a JPG. Empty pixels stay empty, so you do not have to delete a white box in CAD. 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. We do not write Python scripts that go the other way, from DXF back to PNG.
The watermarked preview is free, so you can see the traced shapes before you spend a credit.
Drop a PNG into the box above, or paste it from the clipboard, up to 5 MB; larger files are resized in your browser first. JPG and WebP are accepted too. A check warns you if the image is blurry or tiny. 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 PNG to 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 PNG to DXF preview is free and watermarked, so a bad source image costs you nothing.
Threshold tracers follow every pixel. 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.
This page requires an upload. The PNG leaves the browser and is sent to our server so the model can trace it. We do not claim the file stays on this device. Files are stored privately and deleted after 24 hours.
Your image and its DXF are not published, shared or used for training. That matters when the PNG is a client logo or a part drawing. Convert only images you own or have permission to use.
This converter requires an upload; the file leaves the browser. 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. We do not convert DXF back to PNG in Python or any other language. 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 PNG to DXF file costs 10 credits, from the $6.99 Starter Pack or a $9.99 monthly plan.
Upload the PNG 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 PNG 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 PNG to DXF file is one. Import it, assign power and speed per layer, and scale the 100 mm drawing to the size you want to cut.
Yes. Empty pixels stay empty. A JPG has no transparency, so its background becomes a shape unless you drop it. For a PNG with a clear background nothing extra is needed; Cut-ready, Stencil and Laser / CNC also drop a solid white box.
SVG stores filled shapes and colours for screens, print and cutters such as Cricut. DXF stores CAD geometry — polylines with units and layers — for AutoCAD, LightBurn and CAM. The same 10 credits write both from one PNG to DXF job.
Design Space prefers SVG, not DXF. Use this page when you need CAD or laser paths. After the PNG to DXF unlock, download the SVG or the Cricut ZIP of the same trace for Design Space. We do not claim DXF is the native Cricut format.
Yes. The same box accepts JPG and WebP as well as PNG. A JPG has no alpha channel, so use Cut-ready or Stencil to drop the backdrop. For a dedicated JPG page, use the JPG to DXF converter.
We only write DXF, the open exchange format. Open the PNG to DXF file in AutoCAD, DraftSight or LibreCAD and save it as DWG in a few seconds. We do not write native DWG.
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.
Yes. Drop up to 20 PNG files at once to preview each on one page, then unlock them together and download a ZIP of every DXF. Each image uses 10 credits. JPG and WebP can sit in the same batch.
Supported formats are PNG, JPG and WebP, up to 5 MB and 4,096 px on the longest side. Images of about 500 px or more give the cleanest PNG to DXF curves. Larger files are resized in the browser first.
