Why is my EPS so much bigger than my PNG?

Because it holds your PNG's pixels, written out as text. An EPS of pixels spells each pixel as digits, so it can weigh many times the PNG; an EPS of shapes holds only each shape's outline, a few kilobytes for a logo.

Does an EPS keep a transparent background?

An EPS of shapes does: it paints only the shapes, so whatever sits behind it shows through. An EPS of pixels holds no see-through, so a transparent PNG often arrives in a white box. VecSnap's EPS leaves your PNG's empty areas unpainted.

Is the EPS in CMYK or RGB?

RGB, the colors your picture has. A print shop that prints in CMYK converts them when it prints; the PDF that comes with the same credit names its color profile, so that conversion matches what you see.

Which programs open an EPS file?

Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Affinity Designer and Inkscape open it as shapes, and print shops' software reads it. Photoshop opens it as pixels. Microsoft 365 no longer inserts EPS files, and a Mac's Preview stopped opening them with macOS Ventura.

EPS or PDF: which should I send my printer?

The one your printer names. Most take a PDF today; an EPS is for older print tools that ask for it. One credit keeps both, beside the SVG.

Can I convert a PNG to EPS for free?

Converting and previewing cost nothing. Keeping the file takes one credit, with the EPS and every other format in it.

PNG to EPS converter

PNG or JPG to EPS, as real shapes.

Drop in a logo, a badge or a sign as a PNG or JPG. VecSnap redraws it as clean shapes and writes an EPS a print shop opens: vector paths, no pixels inside, and a transparent background left empty.

Drop an image here

PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, BMP, TIFF or SVG · Up to 10 MB

or paste it with ⌘CommandV

It is free, and your first 3 downloads are on us.

Converting and previewing are free
One credit keeps the file, every format included

PNGpixelsEPSshapes

The PNG as uploaded445 KBVecSnap's EPS1.8 KB

To convert a PNG or JPG to EPS, drop it on VecSnap, then download it for a print shop. The EPS holds the drawing as vector shapes with no pixels inside, so it prints sharp at any size, and a transparent background stays empty. Its colors are RGB: a shop that prints in CMYK converts them, and the PDF that comes with the same credit names its color profile for that. Converting and previewing are free.

Updated Nov 6, 20263 sources ↓

The picture, redrawn

The shapes your EPS is drawn from.

A real PNG with a transparent background. Drag the line across it to compare the picture with VecSnap's shapes, or put potrace beside them. The EPS below is written from these shapes.

OriginalVecSnap

An example we picked, made with Gemini.

Read asLossless PNG · transparent

Anchor points

99.9% fewer

File size

99.9% lighter

In the file

1 circle · 3 paths

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Inside the file

What's inside my EPS?

An EPS is a short program a printer runs to draw your picture: a few lines that name the file, then each shape as its color and its outline. This is the whole EPS VecSnap wrote for the picture above. Point at a shape's lines to find it.

tee-crest.eps1.8 KB · 4 shapes · no pixels

%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0
%%BoundingBox: 0 0 1200 1200
%%HiResBoundingBox: 0 0 1200 1200
%%Creator: VecSnap
%%LanguageLevel: 3
%%Pages: 0
%%EndComments
/VecSnapSave save def
8 lines naming the drawing words it uses: m move, l line, c curve, f fill
/CS0 cs /CS0 CS
1 0 0 -1 0 1200 cm
0.2353 0.102 0.2431 sc
300.078 299.87 m
… 8 more lines of its outline
h
f
0.1255 0.4549 0.4392 sc
899.87 299.783 m
… 8 more lines of its outline
h
f
0.9529 0.7882 0.3176 sc
826.374 301.211 m
… 8 more lines of its outline
h
f
0.851 0.251 0.1765 sc
522.64 442.806 m
… 4 more lines of its outline
h
f
VecSnapSave restore
showpage
%%EOF

Version
This EPS
EPSF-3.0, PostScript level 3
What it means
The EPS print shops, Illustrator, CorelDRAW and Inkscape open
Shapes
This EPS
4 shapes
What it means
Each one a path a designer can select and edit
Pictures inside
This EPS
None
What it means
No pixels, so nothing blurs when it is printed large
Background
This EPS
Not painted
What it means
Your picture's empty areas stay empty, with no white box
Size
This EPS
1200 × 1200 pt (16.7 × 16.7 in)
What it means
One point for each pixel of your picture; it scales to any size
Colors
This EPS
4, RGB
What it means
A shop that prints in CMYK converts them; the PDF names its color profile

In the file	This EPS	What it means
Version	EPSF-3.0, PostScript level 3	The EPS print shops, Illustrator, CorelDRAW and Inkscape open
Shapes	4 shapes	Each one a path a designer can select and edit
Pictures inside	None	No pixels, so nothing blurs when it is printed large
Background	Not painted	Your picture's empty areas stay empty, with no white box
Size	1200 × 1200 pt (16.7 × 16.7 in)	One point for each pixel of your picture; it scales to any size
Colors	4, RGB	A shop that prints in CMYK converts them; the PDF names its color profile

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Real vectors

Is a PNG converted to EPS a real vector?

Only when the converter draws shapes. Many put the PNG's pixels inside an EPS: the same picture, many times heavier, often in a white box where it was see-through: the same PNG both ways, up close and as each file's own lines.

EPS

8,546 KBthe PNG's pixels, wrapped in an EPS

VecSnap

1.8 KBVecSnap's EPS of this PNG

This PNG's pixels in an EPS

%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0%%Creator: PIL 0.1 EpsEncode%%BoundingBox: 0 0 1200 1200%%Pages: 1%%EndComments%%Page: 1 1%ImageData: 1200 1200 8 3 0 1 1 "false 3 colorimage"gsave10 dict begin/buf 3600 string def1200 1200 scale1200 1200 8… 110775 more lines

The same pixels, so it blurs when printed large
No shapes to select or recolor
White where the PNG was see-through

VecSnap's EPS of this PNG

%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0%%BoundingBox: 0 0 1200 1200… 16 more lines0.2353 0.102 0.2431 sc300.078 299.87 m299.999 222.94 l… 44 more lines

Edges stay sharp at any size
Shapes a designer can select and recolor
Nothing painted around the drawing

Which file

Which file for a print shop, Illustrator or Word

A print shop or a sign makerEPS
What you get
The EPS: vector shapes, in RGB.
A printer that takes PDFPDF
What you get
A print-ready PDF, its color profile inside.
Illustrator, CorelDRAW or AffinityDesign file
What you get
Each part a shape to edit, in named layers.
Word, PowerPoint or Google DocsPNG
What you get
A sharp PNG at the size you need.

Where the file goes	Download	What you get
A print shop or a sign maker	EPS	The EPS: vector shapes, in RGB.
A printer that takes PDF	PDF	A print-ready PDF, its color profile inside.
Illustrator, CorelDRAW or Affinity	Design file	Each part a shape to edit, in named layers.
Word, PowerPoint or Google Docs	PNG	A sharp PNG at the size you need.

One credit keeps the file, every format included.

Questions

PNG to EPS, answered.

Sources

EPS fileAdobe, read Oct 31, 2026
Support for EPS images has been turned off in OfficeMicrosoft, read Oct 31, 2026
View .ps and .eps files on MacApple, read Oct 31, 2026

An Encapsulated PostScript file: a short program in the PostScript language that draws one picture, used to send logos and artwork to print. It can hold shapes, pixels or both; the section above opens a real one.