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