---
name: "png2svg"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "png2svg"
version: "1.6.0-1+b8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/png2svg"
---

# png2svg(1)

CLI utility for converting small PNG images to SVG Tiny 1.2

## NAME

png2svg - CLI utility for converting small PNG images to SVG Tiny 1.2

## DESCRIPTION

### NAME:

-

  png2svg - Convert PNG images to SVG format

### USAGE:

-

  png2svg \[global options\] command \[command options\] \[arguments...\]

### COMMANDS:

- help, h

  Shows a list of commands or help for one command

### GLOBAL OPTIONS:

- **-o** value

  SVG output filename (default: "-")

- **-p**

  use only single pixel rectangles (default: false)

- **-c**

  color expanded rectangles pink (default: false)

- **-v**

  verbose (default: false)

- **--version**, **-V**

  print the version (default: false)

- **-l**

  limit colors to a maximum of 4096 (#abcdef -\> #ace) (default: false)

- **-q**

  deprecated (same as **-l**) (default: false)

- **-z**

  deprecated (same as **-l**) (default: false)

- **-n** value

  reduce the palette to N colors (default: 0)

- **--help**, **-h**

  show help