Covecto

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PixelExact Engine ​

Crisp, rectilinear SVG from pixel data. Best for icons and pixel art.

Algorithm ​

  1. Color quantization — reduce to unique colors
  2. Flood fill — find contiguous regions of same color
  3. Boundary tracing — trace the outline of each region
  4. SVG generation — emit rectilinear <path> elements

Characteristics ​

  • Exact pixel boundaries — no interpolation, no smoothing
  • Right angles only — all paths use orthogonal segments
  • Small file sizes — fewer control points than spline output
  • Fast — O(n) flood fill, no iterative optimization

Example ​

bash
covecto icon-16x16.png --engine pixel-exact -o icon.svg

Limitations ​

  • Not suitable for photographs or gradient images
  • Large images can produce many small paths
  • No curve smoothing — output is always rectilinear