Images to outlines
Trace in Xilem.
Runebender Xilem can place bitmap references behind a glyph, then convert them to editable cubic bezier contours through local or cloud-backed tracing. This page describes the shape of the workflow, not every current parameter.
| Status | How-to overview |
|---|---|
| Audience | Users testing image-to-outline workflows |
| Source | Runebender Xilem README and config notes |
| Stability | Backends exist; parameters may change |
Workflow
- Import a reference image with
Cmd/Ctrl + I. - Position and scale it against the glyph metrics.
- Press
Cmd/Ctrl + Tfor local img2bez tracing. - Use
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Tto refit existing outlines. - Undo if needed; the background image is preserved for comparison.
Backends
| img2bez | Local bitmap-to-bezier tracing. Works offline and is the recommended default path. |
|---|---|
| QuiverAI | Optional cloud vectorization via Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Y. Requires network access, an API key, and API credits. |
QuiverAI
Runebender Xilem can read QuiverAI credentials from ~/.config/runebender/config.toml or the QUIVERAI_API_KEY environment variable.
[quiver]api_key = "your-quiverai-api-key-here"