Practical Icon Workflows
Icon extraction and export guides
Use these guides to choose the right detection method, fix difficult edges, and deliver a complete icon set in the format and sizes your project needs.
Split and select icons
Start with the workflow that matches the structure of your source image.
Automatic extractionDetect multiple separated icons in one image.
Irregular icon sheetsHandle uneven rows, spacing, and icon sizes.
AI-generated asset boardsTurn one generated board into reusable files.
Manual icon selectionDraw exact boxes around touching or missed icons.
Public extraction benchmarkReview measured results, misses, extra regions, and a transparent failure case.
Repair and smooth edges
Clean transparent boundaries without confusing raster smoothing with vector conversion.
Smooth jagged icon edgesUnderstand safe boundary smoothing and its limits.
Vector smoothing vs SVGChoose between preserving raster color and rebuilding paths.
How VTracer builds pathsSee how raster color regions become editable SVG geometry.
Transparent PNG cleanupPrepare predictable transparent pixels for design handoff.
Choose formats and sizes
Export each repaired result for web, UI, or scalable design use.