Vexy Playlines transforms ordinary pixels into expressive, infinitely scalable vector artwork. It analyzes tone, edges, and shapes in your images, then renders them with math-precise lines, dots, letters, or patterns — adding depth and razor-sharp clarity at any size.
Playlines brings algorithmic art to your browser. Drop in an image, pick one of 14 fill modes, tweak the parameters, and see the results instantly.
Five fill modes are free for everyone, with free SVG copy and download. Sign in with FontLab Pass to unlock nine premium modes and use your account-wide Vexy Coins balance: copying or downloading SVG from a premium mode costs 1 Vexy Coin per action.
For professional work, the Vexy Lines desktop app offers the complete creative toolkit: layers, groups, masks, mesh warping, project files, offline work, the Handmade fill for pencil-clean custom strokes, and production-ready export for print shops, vinyl cutting, and laser engraving.
Available for macOS and Windows with a one-time purchase — no subscription needed.
Vexy Playlines and Vexy Lines are developed by FontLab Ltd., creators of professional font editing tools used by type designers worldwide since 1992.
Vexy Lines grew from Strokes Maker, the engraving-style bitmap-to-vector tool released by Dmitry Apanovich in 2007. After Dmitry joined FontLab, the proven ideas behind Strokes Maker were rebuilt with FontLab's product craft and interface experience to make algorithmic art more approachable for today's image-makers.