Vector Free 0.5.0

What's new

• Clean Lines mode, a new card on the Wizard Mode page: single-click like Fully Automatic, but straight edges stay perfectly straight. A side running into a rounded corner or the stem of a letter is traced as a true straight line, and the curves join it smoothly instead of wobbling around it. Best for logos, lettering and geometric artwork.
• Clean Lines is also available in Batch Processing and as the command-line option --clean-lines.
• The other modes (Fully Automatic, Basic, Advanced) give exactly the same results as before.

Download

• VectorFree_0.5.0_x64-setup.exe - Windows installer (per user, no administrator rights). Installed copies check GitHub for new versions and offer to update.
• VectorFree-0.5.0-windows-x64-portable.zip - portable build: unzip anywhere and run VectorFree.exe.

SHA-256: installer f33c12523d2df0a22f81e8f6601edc8b16d226b484dc5ddef446adfa1380fdb9, portable fa30fa4ed7157a885cec00afe59a0bc6cd4d3fa46e709552526de959022200fc

The executables are not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first launch (More info -> Run anyway). Updates are verified with the project's update signing key.

Vector Free 0.4.1

What's new

• Check for Updates now always answers: it shows the installed version and the latest published version, and says so clearly when no update is available (or why the check failed).
• Highlighted buttons (such as Close, Install Now or the active tool) keep their color when the mouse is over them instead of turning white.

Download

• VectorFree_0.4.1_x64-setup.exe - Windows installer (per user, no administrator rights). Installed copies check GitHub for new versions and offer to update.
• VectorFree-0.4.1-windows-x64-portable.zip - portable build: unzip anywhere and run VectorFree.exe.

SHA-256: installer 07dcb1118bc4e21261e22f5c2e2446615da841ef8f4ecb3c43dad4ae0ccff4f5, portable 76feb5e6413ce522db7cae3df7f866dcc17995447a66357830b549adc7e00ea4

The executables are not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first launch (More info -> Run anyway). Updates are verified with the project's update signing key.

Vector Free 0.4.0

What's new

• Windows installer: install Vector Free per user (no administrator rights), with Start menu entry and uninstaller.
• Automatic updates: installed copies check GitHub for a new release when they start. If one exists, Vector Free shows what changed and asks; it downloads and installs only if you click Install Now, then restarts. You can also choose Later or Skip This Version, check manually from More Options → Check for Updates…, or turn the startup check off.
• Updates are verified with the project's signing key before they are installed.

Download

• VectorFree_0.4.0_x64-setup.exe - Windows installer (per user, no administrator rights). Installed copies check GitHub for new versions and offer to update.
• VectorFree-0.4.0-windows-x64-portable.zip - portable build: unzip anywhere and run VectorFree.exe.

SHA-256: installer d1041b9e50c3d62cdeb93ebac8f2758d6b0d5755b615bd9b7a3bde0918504f31, portable ab88e13dfd3f926170055d10ae6625b8f3a364ed6c0e58fc250c61d2c6f42d4e

The executables are not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first launch (More info -> Run anyway). Updates are verified with the project's update signing key.

Vector Free 0.3.2

What's new

• Straight edges stay straight: long anti-aliased diagonal edges are now traced as a single straight line instead of a chain of slightly wavy curves, with accurate corners. Circles, ellipses and rounded shapes trace as before.

Download

VectorFree-0.3.2-windows-x64-portable.zip — unzip anywhere and run VectorFree.exe (Windows 10/11, no installer). Contains VectorFree.exe, vectorfree-cli.exe, README.txt, LICENSE-MIT, LICENSE-APACHE.

SHA-256: 8f30a70d1f28184e52b85a638f9a07311706629751404506b5a9eaa0a7a55108

The executables are not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first launch (More info → Run anyway). Full feature list: 0.3.0 notes.

Vector Free 0.3.1

Small update to 0.3.0.

• The About dialog credits zavants as creator and Claude (Anthropic) as collaborator; authors added to the package metadata and README.

Download

VectorFree-0.3.1-windows-x64-portable.zip — unzip anywhere and run VectorFree.exe (Windows 10/11, no installer). Contains VectorFree.exe, vectorfree-cli.exe, README.txt, LICENSE-MIT, LICENSE-APACHE.

SHA-256: 22f4edf93c9ee367695cbd4ae10b2248e807bd2f62da307c6271591ceecde36e

The executables are not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first launch (More info → Run anyway). See the 0.3.0 notes for the full feature list and known limitations.

Vector Free 0.3.0

First public release of Vector Free, an open-source bitmap-to-vector tracer.

Download

VectorFree-0.3.0-windows-x64-portable.zip — unzip anywhere and run VectorFree.exe. No installer needed; requires WebView2, which is included in Windows 10 and 11.

The zip contains:

• VectorFree.exe — desktop app
• vectorfree-cli.exe — command-line tool for batch work (vectorfree-cli --help)
• README.txt, LICENSE-MIT, LICENSE-APACHE

SHA-256: 5ba54325f719fc77e14a8a3b1145353196844f87a89a6561ac1ecebfe616cb2a

Highlights

• Wizard: Fully Automatic, Basic (Image Type → Input Quality / Detail Level → Color Mode → Palette Selection) or Advanced (Image Segmentation, Path Smoothing), with contextual help on every page (F1)
• Automatic tracing: image-type detection, blend-aware palettes that never drop a small distinct color, sub-pixel edges recovered from anti-aliasing, sharp corners and straight edges preserved
• Editing: Pencil, Fill, Zap, Color tools with undo / redo / revert; problem finder; remove background shape by shape
• Export: SVG, PDF, EPS, AI, DXF (R12 lines or 2000 splines), PNG, GIF, JPEG, BMP, TIFF; stacked or cut-out shapes, optional stroking, copy SVG, quick save
• Batch processing with per-image type detection, in the app and on the command line

Known limitations

• Windows build only for now (the code is cross-platform; Linux/macOS builds are untested).
• DXF 2000 splines, AI and EPS output have not yet been validated in AutoCAD / Illustrator / CorelDRAW; DXF "lines only" (R12) is the most compatible choice.
• The executables are not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first launch.