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Potrace

Potrace (/ˈpoʊtreɪs/) 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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Developer
Peter Selinger
License
Potrace: GPL-2.0-or-later, Potrace Professional: proprietary
Platform
Cross-platform
Release
2001
Repository
potrace.sourceforge.net
Stable release
1.16 / September 17, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-09-17)

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Potrace

Nodes17
Edges16
Triples65
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.117647
Components1

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Potrace

Top relations

related to Further reading · 34
Potrace → Annual Meeting, Apprenez, August, Castro Guerra, Comparison, Creating Type, Digital Typography, Editor Apostolos Syropoulos, Elisa, Fonts, French, Greece, Haralambous, Inc, Inkscape, International Conference, ISBN, LNCS Volume, METAFONT Sources, O'Reilly Media
related to Properties · 12
Potrace → An, FontForge, However, Inkscape, LilyPond, Notably, Potrace's, SVGcode, The, Total Vectorize, Trace Bitmap, Various
related to Examples · 6
Potrace → Inkscape, JPEG, KB, Source, SVG, Traced
related to External links · 4
Potrace → How, Official, SourceForgeVince Vatter, WebAssembly
Developer · 1
Potrace → Peter Selinger
License · 1
Potrace → Potrace: GPL-2.0-or-later, Potrace Professional: proprietary
Platform · 1
Potrace → Cross-platform
Release · 1
Potrace → 2001
Repository · 1
Potrace → potrace.sourceforge.net
Stable release · 1
Potrace → 1.16 / September 17, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-09-17)

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Important terminology

peter selinger cross-platform open-source software images inkscape isbn also license written pp sourceforge type raster-to-vector conversion professional website bitmapped available

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PotraceDeveloperPeter Selinger1.00infobox
PotraceLicensePotrace: GPL-2.0-or-later, Potrace Professional: proprietary1.00infobox
PotracePlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
PotraceRelease20011.00infobox
PotraceRepositorypotrace.sourceforge.net1.00infobox
PotraceStable release1.16 / September 17, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-09-17)1.00infobox
PotraceTypeRaster-to-vector conversion1.00infobox
PotraceWebsitehttp://potrace.sourceforge.net1.00infobox
PotraceWritten inC1.00infobox
Potracerelated to ExamplesSource0.60section
Potracerelated to ExamplesJPEG0.60section
Potracerelated to ExamplesKB0.60section

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