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 |
|---|---|---|
| .FCM | CanvasWorkspace Fabric Cutting Design | 4.3 |
| .SVG | Scalable Vector Graphics File | 4.3 |
| .SVGZ | Compressed SVG File | 4.1 |
| .VSTM | Visio Macro-Enabled Drawing Template | 4.0 |
| .FH4 | FreeHand 4 Drawing File | 4.0 |
| .AI | Adobe Illustrator Artwork | 4.0 |
| .VSDX | Microsoft Visio Drawing | 3.9 |
| .GVDESIGN | Gravit Designer File | 3.8 |
| .CDR | CorelDRAW Image File | 3.8 |
| .EP | Pencil Document | 3.8 |
| .AFDESIGN | Affinity Design Document | 3.8 |
| .WMF | Windows Metafile | 3.8 |
| .FH8 | FreeHand 8 Drawing File | 3.8 |
| .XAR | Xara Xtreme Drawing | 3.7 |
| .VSTX | Microsoft Visio Drawing Template | 3.7 |
| .EPS | Encapsulated PostScript File | 3.7 |
| .CMX | Corel Presentation Exchange Image | 3.7 |
| .DPR | Digital InterPlot File | 3.7 |
| .POBJ | Photo Pos Pro Vector Object File | 3.7 |
| .FH10 | FreeHand 10 Drawing File | 3.7 |
| .FH9 | FreeHand 9 Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .INK | InkML Image | 3.6 |
| .CSY | Canvas Symbol File | 3.6 |
| .CDD | ConceptDraw PRO Document | 3.6 |
| .LMK | Sothink Logo Maker Image | 3.6 |
| .PS | PostScript File | 3.6 |
| .PSID | PostScript Image Data File | 3.6 |
| .SMF | Serif Metafile | 3.6 |
| .FT9 | FreeHand 9 Drawing Template | 3.6 |
| .GLOX | Microsoft Office SmartArt Graphics Layout File | 3.6 |
| .DRW | Corel Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .VSD | Microsoft Visio Drawing (Legacy) | 3.6 |
| .CDMZ | Compressed ConceptDraw MINDMAP Document | 3.6 |
| .SLDDRT | SolidWorks Drawing Sheet | 3.6 |
| .FH7 | FreeHand 7 Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .EPSF | Encapsulated PostScript Format File | 3.6 |
| .FXG | Flash XML Graphics File | 3.6 |
| .CDDZ | ConceptDraw PRO Document | 3.6 |
| .IGX | iGrafx Document | 3.6 |
| .PFD | Micrografx Optima! File | 3.6 |
| .DRAWIO | diagrams.net Diagram File | 3.5 |
| .EMZ | Windows Compressed Enhanced Metafile | 3.5 |
| .PLT | HPGL Plot File | 3.5 |
| .DRAWIT | DrawIt Drawing | 3.5 |
| .CVD | Canvas X Drawing | 3.5 |
| .TEX.EMZ | Street Fighter IV Texture File | 3.5 |
| .FHD | FreeHand Drawing File | 3.5 |
| .NODES | Stick Nodes 2D Object | 3.5 |
| .DPP | DrawPlus Drawing File | 3.5 |
| .SK | Skencil Drawing | 3.5 |
| .SCV | ScanVec CASmate Sign File | 3.5 |
| .SSK | SmartSketch 95 Document | 3.5 |
| .INK | Inker Image | 3.5 |
| .PMG | PageMaker Group File | 3.5 |
| .ODG | OpenDocument Graphic File | 3.5 |
| .DRW | Drawing File | 3.5 |
| .AC6 | ArtCut 6 Document | 3.4 |
| .OTG | OpenDocument Graphic Template | 3.4 |
| .PAT | CorelDRAW Pattern File | 3.4 |
| .PEN | Logitech io2 Drawing | 3.4 |
| .SVM | StarView Metafile | 3.4 |
| .PLT | AutoCAD Plotter Document | 3.4 |
| .STD | Apache OpenOffice Drawing Template | 3.4 |
| .FIG | Xfig Drawing | 3.4 |
| .AIT | Adobe Illustrator Template | 3.4 |
| .PD | FlexiSIGN 5 Plotter Document | 3.4 |
| .VSDM | Visio Macro-Enabled Drawing | 3.3 |
| .HPGL | HP Graphics Language Plotter File | 3.3 |
| .PUPPET | Adobe Character Animator Puppet File | 3.3 |
| .EGC | EximiousSoft GIF Creator Document | 3.3 |
| .RDL | MicroStation Redline File | 3.3 |
| .WPG | WordPerfect Graphic | 3.3 |
| .CVX | Canvas Drawing | 3.3 |
| .CDS | ConceptDraw SlideShow | 3.3 |
| .FT8 | FreeHand 8 Template | 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 |
| .CDTX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Template | 3.3 |
| .VECTORNATOR | Vectornator Drawing | 3.3 |
| .CDRAPP | CorelDRAW.app Image File | 3.3 |
| .DIA | Dia Diagram File | 3.3 |
| .GSD | Graphtec Vector Graphics File | 3.2 |
| .ASY | Asymptote Module | 3.2 |
| .MGC | Microsoft Clip Organizer Media Catalog | 3.2 |
| .VML | Vector Markup Language File | 3.2 |
| .YDR | YouiDraw Drawing Project | 3.2 |
| .FH11 | FreeHand 11 Drawing File | 3.2 |
| .SKETCH | Sketch Drawing | 3.1 |
| .TPL | Canvas Template | 3.1 |
| .IMD | Microsoft VisioModeler File | 3.1 |
| .IDEA | Adobe Ideas Document | 3.1 |
| .ESC | EasySignCut Pro Project | 3.1 |
| .CVS | Canvas 3 Drawing File | 3.1 |
| .JSL | Corel PaintShop Pro Shape Library | 3.0 |
| .MMAT | MindManager Map Template | 3.0 |
| .FH5 | FreeHand 5 Drawing File | 3.0 |
| .FH3 | FreeHand 3 Drawing File | 3.0 |
| .SK1 | sK1 Vector Graphic File | 3.0 |
| .MGTX | MindGenius XML Template File | 3.0 |
| .FH6 | FreeHand 6 Drawing File | 3.0 |
| .YLC | YouiDraw Logo Creator Image | 3.0 |
| .CVXCAD | Canvas X Pro Drawing | 3.0 |
| .DRAWING | Artboard Drawing | 3.0 |
| .CVG | Calamus Vector Graphic File | 3.0 |
| .CVI | Canvas Image File | 3.0 |
| .SK2 | ChemSketch Drawing | 3.0 |
| .MGCB | Equation Illustrator Project File | 3.0 |
| .SXD | StarOffice Drawing | 3.0 |
| .CDMTZ | Compressed ConceptDraw MINDMAP Template | 3.0 |
| .VST | Microsoft Visio Drawing Template (Legacy) | 3.0 |
| .GSTENCIL | OmniGraffle Stencil | 3.0 |
| .TNE | Manga Studio Tone File | 3.0 |
| .DHS | HyperSnap Drawing | 3.0 |
| .TLC | The Logo Creator File | 3.0 |
| .CLARIFY | Clarify Document | 3.0 |
| .WPI | Inkling Sketch Binary File | 3.0 |
| .SNAGSTYLES | Snagit Style Archive | 3.0 |
| .EZDRAW | EazyDraw Graphic | 3.0 |
| .SHAPES | Pixelmator Pro Shapes | 3.0 |
| .EMF | Enhanced Windows Metafile | 2.9 |
| .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 |
| .DED | Dr. Engrave Document | 2.8 |
| .SDA | StarOffice Drawing | 2.8 |
| .STN | Genuine Fractals Image | 2.8 |
| .VEC | CX-Designer Shape File | 2.8 |
| .WMZ | Compressed Windows Metafile | 2.8 |
| .CV5 | Canvas 5 Drawing File | 2.8 |
| .INK | Pocket PC Handwritten Note | 2.8 |
| .ABC | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 6 File | 2.8 |
| .SVF | Simple Vector Format Graphic | 2.8 |
| .FIF | Fractal Image File | 2.7 |
| .CGM | Computer Graphics Metafile | 2.7 |
| .OVP | The Overlay Maker Package File | 2.7 |
| .FTN | Flowton Diagram File | 2.7 |
| .HVIF | Haiku Vector Icon File | 2.7 |
| .AC5 | ArtCut 5 Document | 2.7 |
| .CIL | Clip Gallery Packaged File | 2.7 |
| .AF3 | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 3/4 File | 2.7 |
| .FMV | Frame Vector Metafile | 2.7 |
| .SKETCHPAD | Sketchpad Drawing File | 2.6 |
| .CNV | Canvas 6-8 Drawing File | 2.6 |
| .MGMX | MindGenius XML Map File | 2.6 |
| .CDX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Document | 2.6 |
| .AF2 | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 2 File | 2.6 |
| .UFR | Ultra Fractal File | 2.5 |
| .CDSX | ConceptDraw PRO XML SlideShow File | 2.5 |
| .DESIGN | Microsoft Expression Design Drawing | 2.5 |
| .FT10 | FreeHand 10 Drawing Template | 2.5 |
| .HPL | HP-GL Plotter File | 2.5 |
| .ZGM | Zenographics Image File | 2.5 |
| .DDRW | ClarisDraw Drawing | 2.5 |
| .DCS | Desktop Color Separation File | 2.5 |
| .FS | FlexiSIGN Document | 2.4 |
| .PFV | PhotoFiltre Studio Vectorial Path | 2.4 |
| .XMMAP | MindManager XML Map File | 2.4 |
| .PL | Unix Color Plot File | 2.4 |
| .GKS | Graphics Kernel System File | 2.3 |
| .ARTB | Artboard Document | 2.3 |
| .FT7 | FreeHand 7 Drawing Template | 2.3 |
| .CDMM | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Document | 2.3 |
| .AWG | Ability Draw 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 |
| .AMDN | Amadine Drawing | 2.0 |
| .DSG | Stitch Era Design File | 2.0 |
| .YAL | Arts & Letters Clipart Library | 2.0 |
| .GEM | GEM Metafile | 2.0 |
| .FT11 | FreeHand 11 Drawing Template | 2.0 |
| .MGMF | MindGenius Map File | 2.0 |
| .CCX | Corel Clipart File | 2.0 |
| .GTEMPLATE | OmniGraffle Template | 2.0 |
| .XPR | Microsoft Expression Design Graphic | 2.0 |
| .CDMT | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Template | 2.0 |
| .COR | CorelDRAW Drawing | 2.0 |
| .CVDTPL | Canvas X Draw Template | 2.0 |
| .DS4 | Designer 4 Drawing | 2.0 |
| .XMMAT | MindManager XML Map Template | 2.0 |
| .EPGZ | Pencil Project File | 2.0 |
| .NDTX | MyDraw XML Drawing Template | 2.0 |
| .NDX | MyDraw XML Drawing | 2.0 |
| .NDB | MyDraw Binary Drawing | 2.0 |
| .CDLX | ConceptDraw PRO XML Library File | 2.0 |
| .QCC | Quilt Manager Pattern File | 2.0 |
| .MGMT | MindGenius 2-3 Template | 2.0 |
| .PCS | Microsoft Office ClipArt File | 1.7 |
| .VBR | GIMP Parametric Brush File | 1.7 |
| .CDT | ConceptDraw PRO Template | 1.7 |
| .GLS | Sothink SWF Easy Shape File | 1.5 |
| .CWT | ClarisWorks Texture File | 1.5 |
| .MGS | MGCSoft Vector Shapes File | 1.5 |
| .IGT | iGrafx Document Template | 1.3 |
| .CAG | ClipArt Gallery Package | 1.3 |
| .PWS | Print Workshop Image | 1.3 |
| .NAP | NAP Metafile | 1.0 |
| .P | Applause Picture | 1.0 |