Vector Image Files
Vector graphics are made up of paths, rather than individual pixels. These paths can be used to represent lines and shapes within the image. Most vector image formats can also include colors, gradients, and image effects. Since vector graphics store image data as paths, they can be enlarged without losing quality, which makes them a good choice for logos and other types of drawings.
Common vector image file extensions include .EPS, .AI, and .SVG.
Other image file categories include Raster Graphic and 3D Image files.
| Extension | File Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| .SVG | Scalable Vector Graphics File | 165 |
| .SVGZ | Compressed SVG File | 191 |
| .VSTM | Visio Macro-Enabled Drawing Template | 200 |
| .AI | Adobe Illustrator File | 202 |
| .VSDX | Visio Drawing | 206 |
| .XAR | Xara Xtreme Drawing | 208 |
| .CDR | CorelDRAW Image File | 215 |
| .VSTX | Visio Drawing Template | 217 |
| .GVDESIGN | Gravit Designer File | 217 |
| .DPR | Digital InterPlot File | 222 |
| .EP | Pencil Document | 227 |
| .EPS | Encapsulated PostScript File | 227 |
| .AFDESIGN | Affinity Design Document | 228 |
| .WMF | Windows Metafile | 232 |
| .POBJ | Photo Pos Pro Vector Object File | 232 |
| .FH10 | FreeHand 10 Drawing File | 233 |
| .TEX.EMZ | Street Fighter IV Texture File | 233 |
| .FH4 | FreeHand 4 Drawing File | 233 |
| .CDDZ | ConceptDraw PRO Document | 233 |
| .CDD | ConceptDraw PRO Document | 236 |
| .PAT | CorelDRAW Pattern File | 236 |
| .FH9 | FreeHand 9 Drawing File | 237 |
| .VSD | Visio Drawing File | 238 |
| .SCV | ScanVec CASmate Sign File | 238 |
| .GDRAW | Google Drawings Shortcut | 238 |
| .LMK | Sothink Logo Maker Image | 239 |
| .FT9 | FreeHand 9 Drawing Template | 240 |
| .PS | PostScript File | 243 |
| .SLDDRT | SolidWorks Sheet File | 243 |
| .FXG | Flash XML Graphics File | 243 |
| .FH7 | FreeHand 7 Drawing File | 243 |
| .FH8 | FreeHand 8 Drawing File | 243 |
| .IGX | iGrafx Document | 244 |
| .EMZ | Windows Compressed Enhanced Metafile | 244 |
| .CVX | Canvas Drawing File | 244 |
| .DRW | Corel Drawing File | 245 |
| .INK | InkML Image | 247 |
| .CMX | Corel Metafile Exchange Image File | 247 |
| .FHD | FreeHand Drawing File | 250 |
| .INK | Inker Image | 250 |
| .EPSF | Encapsulated PostScript Format File | 250 |
| .PLT | HPGL Plot File | 250 |
| .HPG | HPGL Plot File | 250 |
| .DRAWIT | DrawIt Drawing | 250 |
| .SSK | SmartSketch 95 Document | 250 |
| .DPP | DrawPlus Drawing File | 252 |
| .PFD | Micrografx Optima! File | 253 |
| .PMG | PageMaker Group File | 253 |
| .PD | FlexiSIGN 5 Plotter Document | 253 |
| .DRW | Drawing File | 254 |
| .ODG | OpenDocument Graphic File | 256 |
| .OTG | OpenDocument Graphic Template | 257 |
| .CSY | Canvas Symbol File | 257 |
| .AC6 | ArtCut 6 Document | 257 |
| .SVM | StarView Metafile | 260 |
| .STD | Apache OpenOffice Drawing Template | 265 |
| .CDS | ConceptDraw SlideShow | 267 |
| .FT8 | FreeHand 8 Template | 267 |
| .HPGL | HP Graphics Language Plotter File | 267 |
| .CDMZ | Compressed ConceptDraw MINDMAP Document | 267 |
| .EGC | EximiousSoft GIF Creator Document | 267 |
| .RDL | MicroStation Redline File | 267 |
| .WPG | WordPerfect Graphic File | 267 |
| .FH11 | FreeHand 11 Drawing File | 271 |
| .MVG | Magick Vector Graphics File | 271 |
| .VSDM | Visio Macro-Enabled Drawing | 273 |
| .CDTX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Template | 275 |
| .GLOX | Microsoft Office SmartArt Graphics Layout File | 275 |
| .PLT | AutoCAD Plotter Document | 275 |
| .CDRAPP | CorelDRAW.app Image File | 275 |
| .DIA | Dia Diagram File | 275 |
| .GSD | Graphtec Vector Graphics File | 280 |
| .FIG | Xfig Drawing | 282 |
| .SKETCH | Sketch Drawing | 282 |
| .CDX | CorelDRAW Compressed File | 282 |
| .VML | Vector Markup Language File | 283 |
| .YDR | YouiDraw Drawing Project | 283 |
| .ASY | Asymptote Module | 283 |
| .MGC | Microsoft Clip Organizer Media Catalog | 283 |
| .IMD | Microsoft VisioModeler File | 286 |
| .IDEA | Adobe Ideas Document | 287 |
| .GRAFFLE | OmniGraffle Drawing | 287 |
| .JSL | Corel PaintShop Pro Shape Library | 300 |
| .MGTX | MindGenius XML Template File | 300 |
| .SK1 | sK1 Vector Graphic File | 300 |
| .FH6 | FreeHand 6 Drawing File | 300 |
| .PIXIL | Pixilart Project | 300 |
| .CVS | Canvas 3 Drawing File | 300 |
| .MMAT | MindManager Map Template | 300 |
| .ESC | EasySignCut Pro Project | 300 |
| .FH3 | FreeHand 3 Drawing File | 300 |
| .PUPPET | Adobe Character Animator Puppet File | 300 |
| .SKETCHPAD | Sketchpad Drawing File | 300 |
| .WPI | Inkling Sketch Binary File | 300 |
| .TNE | Manga Studio Tone File | 300 |
| .EMF | Enhanced Windows Metafile | 300 |
| .SXD | StarOffice Drawing | 300 |
| .CVI | Canvas Image File | 300 |
| .CV5 | Canvas 5 Drawing File | 300 |
| .VST | Visio Drawing Template | 300 |
| .TLC | The Logo Creator File | 300 |
| .CVG | Calamus Vector Graphic File | 300 |
| .SK2 | ChemSketch Drawing | 300 |
| .MGCB | Equation Illustrator Project File | 300 |
| .CDMTZ | Compressed ConceptDraw MINDMAP Template | 300 |
| .GSTENCIL | OmniGraffle Stencil | 300 |
| .MGMX | MindGenius XML Map File | 300 |
| .FH5 | FreeHand 5 Drawing File | 300 |
| .EZDRAW | EazyDraw Graphic | 300 |
| .PEN | Logitech io2 Drawing | 300 |
| .SNAGSTYLES | Snagit Style Archive | 300 |
| .DRAWING | Artboard Drawing | 300 |
| .DHS | HyperSnap Drawing | 300 |
| .TPL | Canvas Template | 308 |
| .DXB | Drawing Exchange Binary | 314 |
| .OVR | The Overlay Maker Overlay File | 314 |
| .DRAWIO | diagrams.net Diagram File | 315 |
| .MP | LaTeX MetaPost File | 317 |
| .SDA | StarOffice Drawing | 317 |
| .DED | Dr. Engrave Document | 317 |
| .STN | Genuine Fractals Image | 320 |
| .VEC | CX-Designer Shape File | 320 |
| .ABC | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 6 File | 322 |
| .CLARIFY | Clarify Document | 325 |
| .SVF | Simple Vector Format Graphic | 325 |
| .FIF | Fractal Image File | 329 |
| .PSID | PostScript Image Data File | 333 |
| .AF2 | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 2 File | 333 |
| .HVIF | Haiku Vector Icon File | 333 |
| .AC5 | ArtCut 5 Document | 333 |
| .FTN | Flowton Diagram File | 333 |
| .AF3 | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 3/4 File | 333 |
| .CIL | Clip Gallery Packaged File | 333 |
| .SMF | Serif Metafile | 333 |
| .FMV | Frame Vector Metafile | 333 |
| .OVP | The Overlay Maker Package File | 333 |
| .CNV | Canvas 6-8 Drawing File | 344 |
| .CGM | Computer Graphics Metafile | 346 |
| .DESIGN | Microsoft Expression Design Drawing | 350 |
| .DCS | Desktop Color Separation File | 350 |
| .PFV | PhotoFiltre Studio Vectorial Path | 350 |
| .HPL | HP-GL Plotter File | 350 |
| .FT10 | FreeHand 10 Drawing Template | 350 |
| .UFR | Ultra Fractal File | 350 |
| .DDRW | ClarisDraw Drawing | 350 |
| .FS | FlexiSIGN Document | 356 |
| .INK | Pocket PC Handwritten Note | 357 |
| .WMZ | Compressed Windows Metafile | 358 |
| .XMMAP | MindManager XML Map File | 360 |
| .CDMM | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Document | 367 |
| .ARTB | Artboard Document | 367 |
| .AWG | Ability Draw Document | 367 |
| .SNAGITSTAMPS | Snagit Stamp Archive | 367 |
| .ART | Art Document | 371 |
| .PL | Unix Color Plot File | 375 |
| .DSF | Designer File | 375 |
| .DPX | DrawPlus Template | 375 |
| .ZGM | Zenographics Image File | 380 |
| .HGL | HP Graphics Language File | 387 |
| .SK | Skencil Drawing | 400 |
| .EPGZ | Pencil Project File | 400 |
| .NDTX | MyDraw XML Drawing Template | 400 |
| .NDX | MyDraw XML Drawing | 400 |
| .NDB | MyDraw Binary Drawing | 400 |
| .MGS | MGCSoft Vector Shapes File | 400 |
| .AMDN | Amadine Drawing | 400 |
| .YAL | Arts & Letters Clipart Library | 400 |
| .GEM | GEM Metafile | 400 |
| .MGMF | MindGenius Map File | 400 |
| .FT11 | FreeHand 11 Drawing Template | 400 |
| .CCX | Corel Clipart File | 400 |
| .GTEMPLATE | OmniGraffle Template | 400 |
| .CDMT | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Template | 400 |
| .XPR | Microsoft Expression Design Graphic | 400 |
| .MGMT | MindGenius 2-3 Template | 400 |
| .DSG | Stitch Era Design File | 400 |
| .QCC | Quilt Manager Pattern File | 400 |
| .CDLX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Library File | 400 |
| .CDSX | ConceptDraw PRO XML SlideShow File | 400 |
| .COR | CorelDRAW Drawing | 433 |
| .VBR | GIMP Parametric Brush File | 433 |
| .PCS | Microsoft Office ClipArt File | 433 |
| .CDT | ConceptDraw PRO Template | 433 |
| .IGT | iGrafx Document Template | 450 |
| .GLS | Sothink SWF Easy Shape File | 450 |
| .CWT | ClarisWorks Texture File | 450 |
| .CAG | ClipArt Gallery Package | 467 |
| .CDX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Document | 467 |
| .PWS | Print Workshop Image | 475 |
| .NAP | NAP Metafile | 500 |
| .GKS | Graphics Kernel System File | 500 |
| .FT7 | FreeHand 7 Drawing Template | 500 |