# jankovicsandras/imagetracerjs

Simple raster image tracer and vectorizer written in JavaScript.

Repository: https://github.com/jankovicsandras/imagetracerjs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/imagetracerjs
Language: JavaScript
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-11-09T14:37:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4111, "days_push": 1028, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1534, forks 185 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:59.686506+00:00)

## What it is
imagetracerjs is a JavaScript library that traces raster images (PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP) and converts them into SVG vector graphics. It works in the browser and Node.js, with a CLI and an Inkscape extension included.

## Use cases
- convert a png logo to an svg
- vectorize raster images in the browser
- trace bitmap images to svg in node.js
- batch convert jpg images to vector format
- posterize and trace images with custom presets
- integrate image vectorization into a web app

## When to choose
- you need pure-JavaScript raster-to-SVG conversion without native dependencies
- you want to vectorize images in the browser or Node.js
- you need a lightweight alternative to tools like potrace with color support

## When to avoid
- you need high-fidelity vectorization of complex photos
- you require GPU-accelerated or very fast batch processing of large images
- you need active development or new features

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: image-processing, graphics
- domain: image-processing, graphics, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: svg, vectorization, raster-to-vector, image-tracing, bitmap-to-svg, nodejs

## Member repositories
- jankovicsandras/imagetracerjs (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.686506+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:12.312763+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jankovicsandras/imagetracerjs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.686506+00:00, sha d0d6a56a72ad)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/imagetracerjs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:33:19.026334+00:00, sha e8db125822d6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.