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