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Potrace () is cross-platform, open-source software which converts bitmapped images into vector graphics. It is written and maintained by Peter Selinger.

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potrace.sourceforge.net
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Potrace
inception
2001-00-00
software version identifier
1.14
source code repository URL
potrace.sourceforge.net
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Potrace () is cross-platform, open-source software which converts bitmapped images into vector graphics. It is written and maintained by Peter Selinger.

== Properties == Various graphical frontends are available for the command-line application Potrace. Notably, it has been integrated with Inkscape, giving Inkscape its Trace Bitmap action. FontForge can use Potrace to import a bitmap image into a font. Potrace is also used by the music engraving program LilyPond. An open-source progressive web app that uses Potrace is SVGcode.

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