I'm not proficient in the program, but it can be done in Inkscape. To still get the pixelated effect on tracing we have to first upscale the icon before importing to Inkscape. This guide will not lead to the desired result of a pixelated vector graphic when working on a very small icon source.

Copy the vector object to a new drawing and save in a file format of your choice.

Move the vector graphic next to the bitmap for comparing the result (here the selected vector trace is on the right side):.Click on Update for a preview, OK for tracing the bitmap.Untick Smooth corners and Optimize paths for resulting square boxes.Tick Stack scans to have one object per color stacked above one another.Choose 11 Scans for the 11 colors of your source image.Make the following settings for preserving the pixelated square box appearance in the Mode, and in the Options tabs:

File - Import.: choose to 'embed' the bitmap.Ĭhoose Path -Trace Bitmap.

It comes with an inbuilt function to trace vector graphics from bitmaps. This powerful vector graphics application is free, cross-platform, and Open Source.

Inkscape image to vector