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 |
| .SHAPES | Pixelmator Pro Shapes | 4.0 |
| .VSTM | Visio Macro-Enabled Drawing Template | 4.0 |
| .AI | Adobe Illustrator Artwork | 4.0 |
| .VSDX | Microsoft Visio Drawing | 3.9 |
| .GVDESIGN | Gravit Designer File | 3.8 |
| .CDR | CorelDRAW File | 3.8 |
| .EP | Pencil Document | 3.8 |
| .CMX | Corel Presentation Exchange Image | 3.8 |
| .APM | Aldus Placeable Metafile Image | 3.8 |
| .SLDDRT | SolidWorks Drawing Sheet | 3.8 |
| .FH8 | FreeHand 8 Drawing File | 3.8 |
| .EPSF | Encapsulated PostScript Format File | 3.8 |
| .FCM | CanvasWorkspace Fabric Cutting Design | 3.8 |
| .AFDESIGN | Affinity Design Document | 3.7 |
| .VSTX | Microsoft Visio Drawing Template | 3.7 |
| .DPR | Digital InterPlot File | 3.7 |
| .EPS | Encapsulated PostScript File | 3.7 |
| .FH10 | FreeHand 10 Drawing File | 3.7 |
| .CSY | Canvas Symbol File | 3.7 |
| .DRW | Drawing File | 3.7 |
| .WMF | Windows Metafile | 3.6 |
| .STD | Apache OpenOffice Drawing Template | 3.6 |
| .FH9 | FreeHand 9 Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .PFD | Micrografx Optima! File | 3.6 |
| .CDMZ | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Document | 3.6 |
| .CDD | ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Document (Legacy) | 3.6 |
| .PS | PostScript File | 3.6 |
| .ODG | OpenDocument Graphic File | 3.6 |
| .LMK | Sothink Logo Maker Image | 3.6 |
| .GLOX | Microsoft Office SmartArt Graphics Layout File | 3.6 |
| .PSID | PostScript Image Data File | 3.6 |
| .CDRAPP | CorelDRAW.app Image File | 3.6 |
| .FH4 | FreeHand 4 Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .POBJ | Photo Pos Pro Vector Object File | 3.6 |
| .FT9 | FreeHand 9 Drawing Template | 3.6 |
| .FXG | Flash XML Graphics File | 3.6 |
| .FH7 | FreeHand 7 Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .IGX | iGrafx Document | 3.6 |
| .DRW | Corel Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .DPP | DrawPlus Drawing File | 3.6 |
| .EMZ | Windows Compressed Enhanced Metafile | 3.5 |
| .VSD | Microsoft Visio Drawing (Legacy) | 3.5 |
| .INK | InkML Image | 3.5 |
| .XAR | Xara Xtreme Drawing | 3.5 |
| .PMG | PageMaker Group File | 3.5 |
| .DRAWIT | DrawIt Drawing | 3.5 |
| .CVD | Canvas X Drawing | 3.5 |
| .SSK | SmartSketch 95 Document | 3.5 |
| .FHD | FreeHand Drawing File | 3.5 |
| .MVG | Magick Vector Graphics File | 3.5 |
| .TEX.EMZ | Street Fighter IV Texture File | 3.5 |
| .SK | Skencil Drawing | 3.5 |
| .PLT | HPGL Plot File | 3.5 |
| .XMMAT | MindManager XML Map Template | 3.5 |
| .ECS5 | Easy Cut Studio Version 5 Project | 3.5 |
| .AIC | Adobe Illustrator Cloud Document | 3.5 |
| .NODES | Stick Nodes 2D Object | 3.5 |
| .DRAWIO | diagrams.net Diagram File | 3.5 |
| .VSDM | Visio Macro-Enabled Drawing | 3.5 |
| .CVX | Canvas Drawing | 3.5 |
| .OTG | OpenDocument Graphic Template | 3.4 |
| .AC6 | ArtCut 6 Document | 3.4 |
| .SVM | StarView Metafile | 3.4 |
| .PEN | Logitech io2 Drawing | 3.4 |
| .AIT | Adobe Illustrator Template | 3.4 |
| .PLT | AutoCAD Plotter Document | 3.4 |
| .SCV | ScanVec CASmate Sign File | 3.3 |
| .WPG | WordPerfect Graphic | 3.3 |
| .FT8 | FreeHand 8 Template | 3.3 |
| .EGC | EximiousSoft GIF Creator Document | 3.3 |
| .CDDZ | ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Document | 3.3 |
| .RDL | MicroStation Redline File | 3.3 |
| .PD | FlexiSIGN 5 Plotter Document | 3.3 |
| .HPGL | HP Graphics Language Plotter File | 3.3 |
| .PUPPET | Adobe Character Animator Puppet | 3.3 |
| .PIXIL | Pixilart Project | 3.3 |
| .CDX | CorelDRAW Compressed File | 3.3 |
| .ESC | EasySignCut Pro Project | 3.3 |
| .HPG | HPGL Plot File | 3.3 |
| .PICT | Picture File | 3.3 |
| .VECTORNATOR | Vectornator Drawing | 3.3 |
| .CDTX | ConceptDraw DIAGRAM XML Template | 3.3 |
| .HVIF | Haiku Vector Icon File | 3.3 |
| .FIG | Xfig Drawing | 3.2 |
| .DIA | Dia Diagram File | 3.2 |
| .GSD | Graphtec Vector Graphics File | 3.2 |
| .CLARIFY | Clarify Document | 3.2 |
| .SMF | Serif Metafile | 3.2 |
| .FH11 | FreeHand 11 Drawing File | 3.2 |
| .ASY | Asymptote Module | 3.2 |
| .MGC | Microsoft Clip Organizer Media Catalog | 3.2 |
| .SKETCH | Sketch Drawing | 3.2 |
| .VML | Vector Markup Language File | 3.2 |
| .IMD | Microsoft VisioModeler File | 3.1 |
| .MP | LaTeX MetaPost File | 3.1 |
| .TPL | Canvas Template | 3.1 |
| .YDR | YouiDraw Drawing Project | 3.1 |
| .JSL | Corel PaintShop Pro Shape Library | 3.1 |
| .IDEA | Adobe Ideas Document | 3.1 |
| .PAT | CorelDRAW Pattern File | 3.1 |
| .CVS | Canvas 3 Drawing File | 3.1 |
| .WMZ | Compressed Windows Metafile | 3.1 |
| .EMF | Enhanced Windows Metafile | 3.0 |
| .MAKER | Adobe Character Animator Puppet Maker Template | 3.0 |
| .EPGZ | Pencil Project File | 3.0 |
| .SK1 | sK1 Vector Graphic File | 3.0 |
| .MGTX | MindGenius XML Template File | 3.0 |
| .FH3 | FreeHand 3 Drawing File | 3.0 |
| .FH5 | FreeHand 5 Drawing File | 3.0 |
| .MMAT | MindManager Map Template | 3.0 |
| .ISF | Ink Serialized Format | 3.0 |
| .SK2 | ChemSketch Drawing | 3.0 |
| .SCUT5 | Sure Cuts A Lot Version 5 Project | 3.0 |
| .SNAGSTYLES | Snagit Style Archive | 3.0 |
| .EZDRAW | EazyDraw Graphic | 3.0 |
| .INK | Inker Image | 3.0 |
| .MGCB | Equation Illustrator Project File | 3.0 |
| .DRAWING | Artboard Drawing | 3.0 |
| .YLC | YouiDraw Logo Creator Image | 3.0 |
| .CVXCAD | Canvas X Pro Drawing | 3.0 |
| .CDTZ | ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Template | 3.0 |
| .SXD | StarOffice Drawing | 3.0 |
| .CVI | Canvas Image File | 3.0 |
| .DHS | HyperSnap Drawing | 3.0 |
| .TNE | Manga Studio Tone File | 3.0 |
| .VST | Microsoft Visio Drawing Template (Legacy) | 3.0 |
| .TLC | The Logo Creator File | 3.0 |
| .CVG | Calamus Vector Graphic File | 3.0 |
| .GSTENCIL | OmniGraffle Stencil | 3.0 |
| .WPI | Inkling Sketch Binary File | 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 |
| .OVP | The Overlay Maker Package File | 2.8 |
| .VEC | CX-Designer Shape File | 2.8 |
| .DPX | DrawPlus Template | 2.8 |
| .STN | Genuine Fractals Image | 2.8 |
| .INK | Pocket PC Handwritten Note | 2.8 |
| .CV5 | Canvas 5 Drawing File | 2.8 |
| .SVF | Simple Vector Format Graphic | 2.8 |
| .PFV | PhotoFiltre Studio Vectorial Path | 2.7 |
| .CGM | Computer Graphics Metafile | 2.7 |
| .FMV | Frame Vector Metafile | 2.7 |
| .FH6 | FreeHand 6 Drawing File | 2.7 |
| .AC5 | ArtCut 5 Document | 2.7 |
| .AF3 | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 3/4 File | 2.7 |
| .CIL | Clip Gallery Packaged File | 2.7 |
| .FTN | Flowton Diagram File | 2.7 |
| .FIF | Fractal Image File | 2.6 |
| .ABC | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 6 File | 2.6 |
| .CDSX | ConceptDraw DIAGRAM XML SlideShow | 2.6 |
| .CNV | Canvas 6-8 Drawing File | 2.6 |
| .SKETCHPAD | Sketchpad Drawing File | 2.6 |
| .CDX | ConceptDraw DIAGRAM XML Document | 2.6 |
| .AF2 | Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 2 File | 2.6 |
| .PL | Unix Color Plot File | 2.6 |
| .HPL | HP-GL Plotter File | 2.5 |
| .AWG | Ability Draw Document | 2.5 |
| .DCS | Desktop Color Separation File | 2.5 |
| .PIC | QuickDraw Picture | 2.5 |
| .FT10 | FreeHand 10 Drawing Template | 2.5 |
| .MGMX | MindGenius XML Map File | 2.5 |
| .ZGM | Zenographics Image File | 2.5 |
| .DDRW | ClarisDraw Drawing | 2.5 |
| .DESIGN | Microsoft Expression Design Drawing | 2.5 |
| .UFR | Ultra Fractal File | 2.5 |
| .FS | FlexiSIGN Document | 2.4 |
| .HGL | HP Graphics Language File | 2.4 |
| .XMMAP | MindManager XML Map | 2.4 |
| .PCT | Picture File | 2.4 |
| .CDMM | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Document | 2.3 |
| .FT7 | FreeHand 7 Drawing Template | 2.3 |
| .ARTB | Artboard Document | 2.3 |
| .GKS | Graphics Kernel System File | 2.3 |
| .ART | Art Document | 2.3 |
| .COR | CorelDRAW Drawing | 2.3 |
| .DSF | Designer File | 2.3 |
| .VBR | GIMP Parametric Brush File | 2.1 |
| .XPR | Microsoft Expression Design Graphic | 2.0 |
| .CDMTZ | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Template | 2.0 |
| .YAL | Arts & Letters Clipart Library | 2.0 |
| .GEM | GEM Metafile | 2.0 |
| .AMDN | Amadine Drawing | 2.0 |
| .FT11 | FreeHand 11 Drawing Template | 2.0 |
| .QCC | Quilt Manager Pattern File | 2.0 |
| .MGMF | MindGenius Map File | 2.0 |
| .CDMT | ConceptDraw MINDMAP Template | 2.0 |
| .NDB | MyDraw Binary Drawing | 2.0 |
| .CDT | ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Template (Legacy) | 2.0 |
| .MGMT | MindGenius 2-3 Template | 2.0 |
| .NDX | MyDraw XML Drawing | 2.0 |
| .CCX | Corel Clipart File | 2.0 |
| .NDTX | MyDraw XML Drawing Template | 2.0 |
| .CURVE | Curve Drawing | 2.0 |
| .DSG | Stitch Era Design File | 2.0 |
| .GTEMPLATE | OmniGraffle Template | 2.0 |
| .CVDTPL | Canvas X Draw Template | 2.0 |
| .DS4 | Designer 4 Drawing | 2.0 |
| .CAG | ClipArt Gallery Package | 2.0 |
| .P | Applause Picture | 1.8 |
| .PCS | Microsoft Office ClipArt File | 1.7 |
| .GLS | Sothink SWF Easy Shape File | 1.5 |
| .MGS | MGCSoft Vector Shapes File | 1.5 |
| .CWT | ClarisWorks Texture File | 1.5 |
| .PWS | Print Workshop Image | 1.3 |
| .IGT | iGrafx Document Template | 1.3 |
| .NAP | NAP Metafile | 1.0 |