PathSmith vs Vecto
PathSmith
pathsmith.avarnic.com
Vecto
danielmevit.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | PathSmith | Vecto |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 2 |
| Spec score · Image Vectorization Software | 7.2 (#26) | 7.9 (#12) |
| License | PathSmith is licensed under GNU AGPL v3.0 or later, with commercial licensing available on request. | Vecto is open source under the MIT license, and the maker says users can download it free or build it themselves. |
| Privacy | The maker says images stay on the user's machine unless the user chooses to upload them elsewhere. | Tracing runs on the user's computer; the maker says images are not uploaded and the app works offline without an account. |
| Purpose | PathSmith is a self-hostable Rust image toolkit that vectorizes raster images into SVGs and crops multiple regions from one image in a single pass. | Vecto traces PNG and JPG images, including logos, icons, illustrations and scans, into editable SVG files. |
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PathSmith
PathSmith has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Vecto
Vecto converts raster images such as logos, icons, illustrations, scans, and photos into editable SVG files. It accepts PNG, JPG, BMP, and GIF, preserves transparency, and provides a live side-by-side preview with synced zoom. Its tracer builds a connected mosaic, fitting shared boundaries once to avoid gaps or overlaps; it can represent straight edges as true lines and circles as exact arcs. Sub-pixel placement positions boundaries between pixels rather than snapping them to the pixel grid. Users can export SVGs or copy them to the clipboard for design and cutting software. Photo tracing can create stylized posterized vector art with a chosen number of colors. The maker says processing happens locally, images are not uploaded, and the app works offline without an account. Vecto is MIT-licensed and available free to download or build. The graphical application is Windows-only; Linux and macOS downloads are command-line tools for tracing, batch jobs, and benchmarking. A Microsoft Store version costs $7.99, paid once.