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 | 4.3 |
| .FCM | CanvasWorkspace Fabric Cutting Design | 4.3 |
| .SVGZ | Compressed SVG File | 4.1 |
| .VECTORNATOR | Vectornator Drawing | 4.0 |
| .VSTM | Visio Macro-Enabled Drawing Template | 4.0 |
| .AI | Adobe Illustrator File | 4.0 |
| .VSDX | Visio Drawing | 3.9 |
| .CDR | CorelDRAW Image File | 3.8 |
| .GVDESIGN | Gravit Designer File | 3.8 |
| .AFDESIGN | Affinity Design Document | 3.8 |
| .EP | Pencil Document | 3.7 |
| .EPS | Encapsulated PostScript File | 3.7 |
| .XAR | Xara Xtreme Drawing | 3.7 |
| .VSTX | Visio Drawing Template | 3.7 |
| .DPR | Digital InterPlot File | 3.7 |
| .WMF | Windows Metafile | 3.7 |
| .POBJ | Photo Pos Pro Vector Object File | 3.7 |
| .FH10 | FreeHand 10 Drawing File | 3.7 |
| .CDDZ | ConceptDraw PRO Document | 3.7 |
| .FH4 | FreeHand 4 Drawing File | 3.7 |
| .TEX.EMZ | Street Fighter IV Texture File | 3.7 |
| .CDD | ConceptDraw PRO Document | 3.6 |
| .PAT | CorelDRAW Pattern File | 3.6 |
| .FH9 | FreeHand 9 Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .CMX | Corel Metafile Exchange Image File | 3.6 |
| .CSY | Canvas Symbol File | 3.6 |
| .GDRAW | Google Drawings Shortcut | 3.6 |
| .SCV | ScanVec CASmate Sign File | 3.6 |
| .LMK | Sothink Logo Maker Image | 3.6 |
| .FT9 | FreeHand 9 Drawing Template | 3.6 |
| .EPSF | Encapsulated PostScript Format File | 3.6 |
| .FH7 | FreeHand 7 Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .FXG | Flash XML Graphics File | 3.6 |
| .FH8 | FreeHand 8 Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .SLDDRT | SolidWorks Sheet File | 3.6 |
| .IGX | iGrafx Document | 3.6 |
| .PS | PostScript File | 3.6 |
| .VSD | Visio Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .DRW | Corel Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .CVX | Canvas Drawing File | 3.5 |
| .INK | InkML Image | 3.5 |
| .EMZ | Windows Compressed Enhanced Metafile | 3.5 |
| .PLT | HPGL Plot File | 3.5 |
| .INK | Inker Image | 3.5 |
| .DRAWIT | DrawIt Drawing | 3.5 |
| .HPG | HPGL Plot File | 3.5 |
| .FHD | FreeHand Drawing File | 3.5 |
| .SK | Skencil Drawing | 3.5 |
| .SSK | SmartSketch 95 Document | 3.5 |
| .DPP | DrawPlus Drawing File | 3.5 |
| .PMG | PageMaker Group File | 3.5 |
| .PFD | Micrografx Optima! File | 3.5 |
| .DRW | Drawing File | 3.5 |
| .DRAWIO | diagrams.net Diagram File | 3.4 |
| .OTG | OpenDocument Graphic Template | 3.4 |
| .AC6 | ArtCut 6 Document | 3.4 |
| .ODG | OpenDocument Graphic File | 3.4 |
| .SVM | StarView Metafile | 3.4 |
| .PEN | Logitech io2 Drawing | 3.4 |
| .AIT | Adobe Illustrator Template | 3.4 |
| .STD | Apache OpenOffice Drawing Template | 3.4 |
| .PD | FlexiSIGN 5 Plotter Document | 3.4 |
| .WPG | WordPerfect Graphic | 3.3 |
| .CDS | ConceptDraw SlideShow | 3.3 |
| .FT8 | FreeHand 8 Template | 3.3 |
| .EGC | EximiousSoft GIF Creator Document | 3.3 |
| .RDL | MicroStation Redline File | 3.3 |
| .CDMZ | Compressed ConceptDraw MINDMAP Document | 3.3 |
| .HPGL | HP Graphics Language Plotter File | 3.3 |
| .MVG | Magick Vector Graphics File | 3.3 |
| .CDX | CorelDRAW Compressed File | 3.3 |
| .VSDM | Visio Macro-Enabled Drawing | 3.3 |
| .GLOX | Microsoft Office SmartArt Graphics Layout File | 3.3 |
| .CDTX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Template | 3.3 |
| .FIG | Xfig Drawing | 3.3 |
| .DIA | Dia Diagram File | 3.3 |
| .PSID | PostScript Image Data File | 3.3 |
| .PIXIL | Pixilart Project | 3.3 |
| .CDRAPP | CorelDRAW.app Image File | 3.3 |
| .SMF | Serif Metafile | 3.3 |
| .PLT | AutoCAD Plotter Document | 3.3 |
| .GSD | Graphtec Vector Graphics File | 3.2 |
| .FH11 | FreeHand 11 Drawing File | 3.2 |
| .MGC | Microsoft Clip Organizer Media Catalog | 3.2 |
| .VML | Vector Markup Language File | 3.2 |
| .ASY | Asymptote Module | 3.2 |
| .YDR | YouiDraw Drawing Project | 3.2 |
| .SKETCH | Sketch Drawing | 3.2 |
| .IMD | Microsoft VisioModeler File | 3.1 |
| .IDEA | Adobe Ideas Document | 3.1 |
| .GRAFFLE | OmniGraffle Drawing | 3.1 |
| .ESC | EasySignCut Pro Project | 3.1 |
| .TPL | Canvas Template | 3.1 |
| .CVS | Canvas 3 Drawing File | 3.1 |
| .FH5 | FreeHand 5 Drawing File | 3.0 |
| .EMF | Enhanced Windows Metafile | 3.0 |
| .FH3 | FreeHand 3 Drawing File | 3.0 |
| .FH6 | FreeHand 6 Drawing File | 3.0 |
| .SK1 | sK1 Vector Graphic File | 3.0 |
| .SK2 | ChemSketch Drawing | 3.0 |
| .MMAT | MindManager Map Template | 3.0 |
| .SXD | StarOffice Drawing | 3.0 |
| .CVI | Canvas Image File | 3.0 |
| .VST | Visio Drawing Template | 3.0 |
| .TLC | The Logo Creator File | 3.0 |
| .EZDRAW | EazyDraw Graphic | 3.0 |
| .JSL | Corel PaintShop Pro Shape Library | 3.0 |
| .SNAGSTYLES | Snagit Style Archive | 3.0 |
| .CVG | Calamus Vector Graphic File | 3.0 |
| .MGCB | Equation Illustrator Project File | 3.0 |
| .PUPPET | Adobe Character Animator Puppet File | 3.0 |
| .NODES | Stick Nodes 2D Object | 3.0 |
| .MGTX | MindGenius XML Template File | 3.0 |
| .CDMTZ | Compressed ConceptDraw MINDMAP Template | 3.0 |
| .SHAPES | Pixelmator Pro Shapes | 3.0 |
| .DHS | HyperSnap Drawing | 3.0 |
| .TNE | Manga Studio Tone File | 3.0 |
| .DRAWING | Artboard Drawing | 3.0 |
| .GSTENCIL | OmniGraffle Stencil | 3.0 |
| .WPI | Inkling Sketch Binary File | 3.0 |
| .MP | LaTeX MetaPost File | 2.9 |
| .OVR | The Overlay Maker Overlay File | 2.9 |
| .DXB | Drawing Exchange Binary | 2.9 |
| .SDA | StarOffice Drawing | 2.8 |
| .DED | Dr. Engrave Document | 2.8 |
| .VEC | CX-Designer Shape File | 2.8 |
| .STN | Genuine Fractals Image | 2.8 |
| .WMZ | Compressed Windows Metafile | 2.8 |
| .ABC | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 6 File | 2.8 |
| .SKETCHPAD | Sketchpad Drawing File | 2.8 |
| .CLARIFY | Clarify Document | 2.8 |
| .SVF | Simple Vector Format Graphic | 2.8 |
| .CV5 | Canvas 5 Drawing File | 2.8 |
| .FIF | Fractal Image File | 2.7 |
| .CIL | Clip Gallery Packaged File | 2.7 |
| .FMV | Frame Vector Metafile | 2.7 |
| .OVP | The Overlay Maker Package File | 2.7 |
| .AF2 | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 2 File | 2.7 |
| .AC5 | ArtCut 5 Document | 2.7 |
| .HVIF | Haiku Vector Icon File | 2.7 |
| .AF3 | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 3/4 File | 2.7 |
| .FTN | Flowton Diagram File | 2.7 |
| .CDX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Document | 2.6 |
| .MGMX | MindGenius XML Map File | 2.6 |
| .CNV | Canvas 6-8 Drawing File | 2.6 |
| .CGM | Computer Graphics Metafile | 2.6 |
| .UFR | Ultra Fractal File | 2.5 |
| .DDRW | ClarisDraw Drawing | 2.5 |
| .HPL | HP-GL Plotter File | 2.5 |
| .PFV | PhotoFiltre Studio Vectorial Path | 2.5 |
| .DCS | Desktop Color Separation File | 2.5 |
| .DESIGN | Microsoft Expression Design Drawing | 2.5 |
| .FT10 | FreeHand 10 Drawing Template | 2.5 |
| .CDSX | ConceptDraw PRO XML SlideShow File | 2.5 |
| .FS | FlexiSIGN Document | 2.4 |
| .INK | Pocket PC Handwritten Note | 2.4 |
| .XMMAP | MindManager XML Map File | 2.4 |
| .CDMM | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Document | 2.3 |
| .FT7 | FreeHand 7 Drawing Template | 2.3 |
| .GKS | Graphics Kernel System File | 2.3 |
| .ARTB | Artboard Document | 2.3 |
| .SNAGITSTAMPS | Snagit Stamp Archive | 2.3 |
| .AWG | Ability Draw Document | 2.3 |
| .ART | Art Document | 2.3 |
| .PL | Unix Color Plot File | 2.3 |
| .DPX | DrawPlus Template | 2.3 |
| .DSF | Designer File | 2.3 |
| .ZGM | Zenographics Image File | 2.2 |
| .GEM | GEM Metafile | 2.1 |
| .HGL | HP Graphics Language File | 2.1 |
| .FT11 | FreeHand 11 Drawing Template | 2.0 |
| .GTEMPLATE | OmniGraffle Template | 2.0 |
| .XPR | Microsoft Expression Design Graphic | 2.0 |
| .CCX | Corel Clipart File | 2.0 |
| .CDMT | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Template | 2.0 |
| .DSG | Stitch Era Design File | 2.0 |
| .QCC | Quilt Manager Pattern File | 2.0 |
| .MGMF | MindGenius Map File | 2.0 |
| .EPGZ | Pencil Project File | 2.0 |
| .YAL | Arts & Letters Clipart Library | 2.0 |
| .NDTX | MyDraw XML Drawing Template | 2.0 |
| .NDX | MyDraw XML Drawing | 2.0 |
| .NDB | MyDraw Binary Drawing | 2.0 |
| .MGMT | MindGenius 2-3 Template | 2.0 |
| .AMDN | Amadine Drawing | 2.0 |
| .CDLX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Library File | 2.0 |
| .PCS | Microsoft Office ClipArt File | 1.7 |
| .VBR | GIMP Parametric Brush File | 1.7 |
| .COR | CorelDRAW Drawing | 1.7 |
| .CDT | ConceptDraw PRO Template | 1.7 |
| .CWT | ClarisWorks Texture File | 1.5 |
| .GLS | Sothink SWF Easy Shape File | 1.5 |
| .IGT | iGrafx Document Template | 1.5 |
| .MGS | MGCSoft Vector Shapes File | 1.5 |
| .CAG | ClipArt Gallery Package | 1.3 |
| .PWS | Print Workshop Image | 1.3 |
| .NAP | NAP Metafile | 1.0 |
| .P | Applause Picture | 1.0 |