Repo Studio · Photoshop plugin

REPO TRACE.

Blurry logo in. Clean, editable vectors out. Without leaving Photoshop.

Get it · £9 ↗See it workv1.1 · Photoshop 2023+
A blurry, low-resolution JPEG of the REPO logoThe same logo traced by REPO TRACE into clean vectorsBefore · JPEGAfter · vector
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(01)See it work

Zoom in. It holds.

Every edge becomes a real curve, not pixels, so the logo is sharp at any size: a tee print, a tag or a billboard.

Zoomed in on the original: blurry, blocky pixels
Before · the pixels
Zoomed in on the traced logo: crisp edges
After · REPO TRACE

Fewer points. Cleaner curves.

Straight edges come out dead straight and curves come out smooth, with as few anchor points as possible. Like it was drawn by hand.

A basic auto-trace with many uneven anchor points
Basic auto-trace · 55 points
REPO TRACE with fewer, cleaner anchor points
REPO TRACE · 35 points
(02)What it does

Built for logos, graphics and sketches.

Everything happens in a Photoshop panel. Your artwork never leaves your computer.

  1. 01

    Real shape layers

    One editable shape layer per colour. Recolour it with a click, reshape it with the Direct Selection tool. No Illustrator needed.

    ShapesSmart objectSVGPNG · 4000 pxCopy SVG
    LayersChannelsPaths
    Artwork · TRACED
    #74B7E8
    #2F7D50
    #E87841
    #F7C531
  2. 02

    Tidy shapes

    Near-circles become perfect circles. Nearly straight lines become exactly straight, with square corners. It cleans a logo up the way you would by hand.

    Clean anchor points on a traced logo
  3. 03

    Four styles

    Mono for logos and type, Flat for graphics and badges, Detailed for busier artwork, and Lines for sketches and handwriting, traced as strokes you can make thicker or thinner.

    MonoFlatDetailedLines
    A sketch traced into clean pen lines
  4. 04

    Your colours

    Paste your brand’s hex codes, or pick them with the eyedropper, and the trace uses exactly those. Hide or swap any colour before you trace.

    A flat colour graphic traced with four exact colours
  5. 05

    Live preview

    See the result as you move the sliders, flip between before and after, and zoom right in to check every edge before you commit.

    Drop an image inBefore / afterZoom to 1600%
    The REPO TRACE panel in Photoshop
(03)Install

Three steps. Two minutes.

No account, no subscription, no Illustrator.

Step 01

Get it

Check out in the shop. Your download link arrives by email straight away. Unzip it to find the .ccx file.

Step 02

Double-click

The Creative Cloud app opens and installs it. It says the plugin isn’t from the Adobe marketplace; that’s normal for plugins sold direct. Click Install.

Step 03

Trace

Restart Photoshop, then open Plugins → REPO TRACE. Drop an image on the panel, or select a layer, and hit TRACE.

Photoshop 2023 (v24.2) or newerCreative Cloud desktop appWorks offline
(04)Questions

Good to know.

Anything else? DM @mylesrepo.

Do I need Illustrator?

No. The result lands in Photoshop as editable shape layers: recolour them with the layer’s colour swatch and reshape them with the Direct Selection tool. You can also save an SVG to open anywhere.

Why does Creative Cloud warn me when I install it?

Plugins that aren’t sold through Adobe’s marketplace show a “not from the marketplace” message. That’s expected for plugins sold direct by independent designers. Click Install.

Does it upload my artwork anywhere?

No. Everything runs inside Photoshop on your computer, and it works offline.

What can I trace?

Logos, type, badges, flat graphics and illustrations, sketches and handwriting. Any layer in Photoshop, or drop a PNG, JPG, WebP or PSD onto the panel. Photos with lots of shading aren’t what it’s for.

Mac or Windows?

It’s built for both and tested on Mac. Windows hasn’t been tested yet; if anything looks off there, DM me and I’ll fix it.

How do I get updates?

When a new version is out, you’ll get it the same way: a new .ccx to double-click. Creative Cloud replaces the old one.

(05)Get it

REPO TRACE.

Blurry logo in. Clean vectors out. Without leaving Photoshop.

Get it · £9 ↗Questions? @mylesrepo ↗