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 |
| .SVGZ | Compressed SVG File | 4.2 |
| .VSTM | Visio Macro-Enabled Drawing Template | 4.0 |
| .AI | Adobe Illustrator Artwork | 4.0 |
| .VSDX | Microsoft Visio Drawing | 3.9 |
| .AFDESIGN | Affinity Design Document | 3.9 |
| .CDR | CorelDRAW Image File | 3.8 |
| .GVDESIGN | Gravit Designer File | 3.8 |
| .EP | Pencil Document | 3.8 |
| .APM | Aldus Placeable Metafile Image | 3.8 |
| .FH8 | FreeHand 8 Drawing File | 3.8 |
| .EPSF | Encapsulated PostScript Format File | 3.8 |
| .FCM | CanvasWorkspace Fabric Cutting Design | 3.8 |
| .WMF | Windows Metafile | 3.7 |
| .VSTX | Microsoft Visio Drawing Template | 3.7 |
| .CMX | Corel Presentation Exchange Image | 3.7 |
| .EPS | Encapsulated PostScript File | 3.7 |
| .DPR | Digital InterPlot File | 3.7 |
| .POBJ | Photo Pos Pro Vector Object File | 3.7 |
| .FH10 | FreeHand 10 Drawing File | 3.7 |
| .XAR | Xara Xtreme Drawing | 3.6 |
| .FH9 | FreeHand 9 Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .INK | InkML Image | 3.6 |
| .PS | PostScript File | 3.6 |
| .CSY | Canvas Symbol File | 3.6 |
| .CDD | ConceptDraw PRO Document | 3.6 |
| .LMK | Sothink Logo Maker Image | 3.6 |
| .FT9 | FreeHand 9 Drawing Template | 3.6 |
| .FH4 | FreeHand 4 Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .PSID | PostScript Image Data File | 3.6 |
| .CDRAPP | CorelDRAW.app Image File | 3.6 |
| .GLOX | Microsoft Office SmartArt Graphics Layout File | 3.6 |
| .SMF | Serif Metafile | 3.6 |
| .DRW | Corel Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .VSD | Microsoft Visio Drawing (Legacy) | 3.6 |
| .CDMZ | Compressed ConceptDraw MINDMAP Document | 3.6 |
| .FH7 | FreeHand 7 Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .CDDZ | ConceptDraw PRO Document | 3.6 |
| .SLDDRT | SolidWorks Drawing Sheet | 3.6 |
| .FXG | Flash XML Graphics File | 3.6 |
| .IGX | iGrafx Document | 3.6 |
| .PFD | Micrografx Optima! File | 3.6 |
| .ODG | OpenDocument Graphic File | 3.5 |
| .EMZ | Windows Compressed Enhanced Metafile | 3.5 |
| .INK | Inker Image | 3.5 |
| .NODES | Stick Nodes 2D Object | 3.5 |
| .CVD | Canvas X Drawing | 3.5 |
| .AIC | Adobe Illustrator Cloud Document | 3.5 |
| .DRAWIT | DrawIt Drawing | 3.5 |
| .SSK | SmartSketch 95 Document | 3.5 |
| .TEX.EMZ | Street Fighter IV Texture File | 3.5 |
| .SK | Skencil Drawing | 3.5 |
| .FHD | FreeHand Drawing File | 3.5 |
| .PLT | HPGL Plot File | 3.5 |
| .VST | Microsoft Visio Drawing Template (Legacy) | 3.5 |
| .SCV | ScanVec CASmate Sign File | 3.5 |
| .DPP | DrawPlus Drawing File | 3.5 |
| .DRAWIO | diagrams.net Diagram File | 3.5 |
| .PMG | PageMaker Group File | 3.5 |
| .DRW | Drawing File | 3.5 |
| .AC6 | ArtCut 6 Document | 3.4 |
| .OTG | OpenDocument Graphic Template | 3.4 |
| .STD | Apache OpenOffice Drawing Template | 3.4 |
| .SVM | StarView Metafile | 3.4 |
| .PEN | Logitech io2 Drawing | 3.4 |
| .FIG | Xfig Drawing | 3.4 |
| .AIT | Adobe Illustrator Template | 3.4 |
| .PLT | AutoCAD Plotter Document | 3.4 |
| .PD | FlexiSIGN 5 Plotter Document | 3.4 |
| .VSDM | Visio Macro-Enabled Drawing | 3.3 |
| .HPGL | HP Graphics Language Plotter File | 3.3 |
| .FT8 | FreeHand 8 Template | 3.3 |
| .CDS | ConceptDraw SlideShow | 3.3 |
| .PUPPET | Adobe Character Animator Puppet | 3.3 |
| .CVX | Canvas Drawing | 3.3 |
| .RDL | MicroStation Redline File | 3.3 |
| .EGC | EximiousSoft GIF Creator Document | 3.3 |
| .WPG | WordPerfect Graphic | 3.3 |
| .PIXIL | Pixilart Project | 3.3 |
| .MVG | Magick Vector Graphics File | 3.3 |
| .CDX | CorelDRAW Compressed File | 3.3 |
| .HPG | HPGL Plot File | 3.3 |
| .VECTORNATOR | Vectornator Drawing | 3.3 |
| .DIA | Dia Diagram File | 3.3 |
| .CDTX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Template | 3.3 |
| .PAT | CorelDRAW Pattern File | 3.2 |
| .GSD | Graphtec Vector Graphics File | 3.2 |
| .VML | Vector Markup Language File | 3.2 |
| .ASY | Asymptote Module | 3.2 |
| .YDR | YouiDraw Drawing Project | 3.2 |
| .FH11 | FreeHand 11 Drawing File | 3.2 |
| .MGC | Microsoft Clip Organizer Media Catalog | 3.2 |
| .PICT | Picture File | 3.2 |
| .SKETCH | Sketch Drawing | 3.1 |
| .TPL | Canvas Template | 3.1 |
| .IMD | Microsoft VisioModeler File | 3.1 |
| .JSL | Corel PaintShop Pro Shape Library | 3.1 |
| .IDEA | Adobe Ideas Document | 3.1 |
| .ESC | EasySignCut Pro Project | 3.1 |
| .CVS | Canvas 3 Drawing File | 3.1 |
| .WMZ | Compressed Windows Metafile | 3.1 |
| .MP | LaTeX MetaPost File | 3.1 |
| .EMF | Enhanced Windows Metafile | 3.0 |
| .SK1 | sK1 Vector Graphic File | 3.0 |
| .MGTX | MindGenius XML Template File | 3.0 |
| .CVI | Canvas Image File | 3.0 |
| .SXD | StarOffice Drawing | 3.0 |
| .SK2 | ChemSketch Drawing | 3.0 |
| .MMAT | MindManager Map Template | 3.0 |
| .CLARIFY | Clarify Document | 3.0 |
| .CDMTZ | Compressed ConceptDraw MINDMAP Template | 3.0 |
| .GSTENCIL | OmniGraffle Stencil | 3.0 |
| .FH3 | FreeHand 3 Drawing File | 3.0 |
| .TNE | Manga Studio Tone File | 3.0 |
| .CVG | Calamus Vector Graphic File | 3.0 |
| .DHS | HyperSnap Drawing | 3.0 |
| .DRAWING | Artboard Drawing | 3.0 |
| .CVXCAD | Canvas X Pro Drawing | 3.0 |
| .FH5 | FreeHand 5 Drawing File | 3.0 |
| .EZDRAW | EazyDraw Graphic | 3.0 |
| .MGCB | Equation Illustrator Project File | 3.0 |
| .SNAGSTYLES | Snagit Style Archive | 3.0 |
| .WPI | Inkling Sketch Binary File | 3.0 |
| .FH6 | FreeHand 6 Drawing File | 3.0 |
| .TLC | The Logo Creator File | 3.0 |
| .SHAPES | Pixelmator Pro Shapes | 3.0 |
| .YLC | YouiDraw Logo Creator Image | 3.0 |
| .OVR | The Overlay Maker Overlay File | 2.9 |
| .GRAFFLE | OmniGraffle Drawing | 2.9 |
| .DXB | Drawing Exchange Binary | 2.9 |
| .DED | Dr. Engrave Document | 2.8 |
| .SDA | StarOffice Drawing | 2.8 |
| .VEC | CX-Designer Shape File | 2.8 |
| .STN | Genuine Fractals Image | 2.8 |
| .INK | Pocket PC Handwritten Note | 2.8 |
| .ABC | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 6 File | 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 |
| .HVIF | Haiku Vector Icon File | 2.7 |
| .FTN | Flowton Diagram File | 2.7 |
| .FMV | Frame Vector Metafile | 2.7 |
| .OVP | The Overlay Maker Package File | 2.7 |
| .CIL | Clip Gallery Packaged File | 2.7 |
| .AC5 | ArtCut 5 Document | 2.7 |
| .AF3 | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 3/4 File | 2.7 |
| .MGMX | MindGenius XML Map File | 2.6 |
| .SKETCHPAD | Sketchpad Drawing File | 2.6 |
| .CDX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Document | 2.6 |
| .CNV | Canvas 6-8 Drawing File | 2.6 |
| .AF2 | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 2 File | 2.6 |
| .PL | Unix Color Plot File | 2.6 |
| .UFR | Ultra Fractal File | 2.5 |
| .HPL | HP-GL Plotter File | 2.5 |
| .DDRW | ClarisDraw Drawing | 2.5 |
| .ZGM | Zenographics Image File | 2.5 |
| .DESIGN | Microsoft Expression Design Drawing | 2.5 |
| .FT10 | FreeHand 10 Drawing Template | 2.5 |
| .DCS | Desktop Color Separation File | 2.5 |
| .CDSX | ConceptDraw PRO XML SlideShow File | 2.5 |
| .PCT | Picture File | 2.5 |
| .FS | FlexiSIGN Document | 2.4 |
| .PFV | PhotoFiltre Studio Vectorial Path | 2.4 |
| .XMMAP | MindManager XML Map | 2.4 |
| .FT7 | FreeHand 7 Drawing Template | 2.3 |
| .ARTB | Artboard Document | 2.3 |
| .AWG | Ability Draw Document | 2.3 |
| .EPGZ | Pencil Project File | 2.3 |
| .GKS | Graphics Kernel System File | 2.3 |
| .CDMM | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Document | 2.3 |
| .ART | Art Document | 2.3 |
| .DSF | Designer File | 2.3 |
| .DPX | DrawPlus Template | 2.3 |
| .HGL | HP Graphics Language File | 2.2 |
| .XPR | Microsoft Expression Design Graphic | 2.0 |
| .CDMT | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Template | 2.0 |
| .MGMF | MindGenius Map File | 2.0 |
| .YAL | Arts & Letters Clipart Library | 2.0 |
| .CAG | ClipArt Gallery Package | 2.0 |
| .GEM | GEM Metafile | 2.0 |
| .FT11 | FreeHand 11 Drawing Template | 2.0 |
| .CCX | Corel Clipart File | 2.0 |
| .GTEMPLATE | OmniGraffle Template | 2.0 |
| .AMDN | Amadine Drawing | 2.0 |
| .MGMT | MindGenius 2-3 Template | 2.0 |
| .MAKER | Adobe Character Animator Puppet Maker Template | 2.0 |
| .NDB | MyDraw Binary Drawing | 2.0 |
| .CVDTPL | Canvas X Draw Template | 2.0 |
| .DS4 | Designer 4 Drawing | 2.0 |
| .XMMAT | MindManager XML Map Template | 2.0 |
| .DSG | Stitch Era Design File | 2.0 |
| .COR | CorelDRAW Drawing | 2.0 |
| .QCC | Quilt Manager Pattern File | 2.0 |
| .CDLX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Library File | 2.0 |
| .NDTX | MyDraw XML Drawing Template | 2.0 |
| .NDX | MyDraw XML Drawing | 2.0 |
| .VBR | GIMP Parametric Brush File | 1.7 |
| .PCS | Microsoft Office ClipArt File | 1.7 |
| .CDT | ConceptDraw PRO Template | 1.7 |
| .MGS | MGCSoft Vector Shapes File | 1.5 |
| .GLS | Sothink SWF Easy Shape File | 1.5 |
| .CWT | ClarisWorks Texture File | 1.5 |
| .IGT | iGrafx Document Template | 1.3 |
| .PWS | Print Workshop Image | 1.3 |
| .NAP | NAP Metafile | 1.0 |
| .P | Applause Picture | 1.0 |