About the Convert Point Tool
Every point on a path is either sharp or smooth. A sharp point is a corner: the path changes direction there. A smooth point has handles, and the path flows through it. The convert point tool switches between the two. Tap a smooth point and its handles disappear, leaving a corner. Tap a sharp point and handles appear, rounding it off. Press on a sharp point and drag, and handles are pulled out in the direction you drag, which is how you turn a corner of your own shape into a curve. Start from a ready-made triangle, square, circle or heart, or draw a path with the pen, then convert points and download the picture or the path. Your picture stays in your browser.
Updated October 2026
How to use the Convert Point Tool
- 1Select an image or drop one on the page.
- 2Choose a ready-made shape, or draw a path with the Pen tool.
- 3With Convert Point selected, tap a point to switch it between smooth and sharp.
- 4Or press on a point and drag to pull handles out of it.
- 5Download the PNG or the SVG.
Smooth and sharp, in pictures
Think of a rounded rectangle compared with a plain one. The plain one has four sharp points. The rounded one is smooth at the corners. A circle is four smooth points, one at the top, bottom, left and right.
Ways to use it
- Round the corners of a shape you drew with the pen.
- Turn a smooth blob into a shape with points, such as a star or a speech bubble tail.
- Sharpen a point that bends too much by removing its handles.
- Make a heart or a leaf by mixing sharp and smooth points.
- Fix a point that came out smooth when you meant it to be a corner.
How the tap and the drag differ
A tap toggles the point. A drag on a sharp point gives you control: the handles follow your finger or mouse, and the line leaving the point bends towards them. If you start a drag on a smooth point, the handles are replaced by new equal ones.
Handles after converting
A converted smooth point is not locked to its neighbours. If you later move a neighbour, the handles stay where they were, and you can fine-tune them with Direct Selection. The Curvature Pen differs: its smooth points keep following their neighbours until you drag a handle.
Phone and computer
Tap or click the point itself. Points are drawn as small squares or circles, so on a phone zoom the page in if points are close together. Switching a point between smooth and sharp is only part of editing a path. Draw the first shape with the Pen Tool, move individual points with the Direct Selection Tool, and add extra points where needed with the Add Anchor Point Tool.
Features
- Seven path tools in one editor, so you can switch as you work
- Cubic bezier curves with draggable handles
- Undo for every step
- PNG download with the line drawn on your picture
- SVG download and copyable path data
- Private: your picture is edited in your browser and never uploaded
- Tap to switch between smooth and sharp
- Drag from a point to pull out handles
- Square points are sharp, round points are smooth
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a smooth and a sharp point?
A smooth point has two handles that point in opposite directions, so the line passes through it without a kink. A sharp point has no handles, so the line turns at it.
How do I turn a square into a rounded shape?
Choose the Square preset, switch to Convert Point and tap each corner. Every corner becomes smooth and the square rounds off.
What does dragging do?
Pressing on a sharp point and dragging pulls out a pair of equal handles in the direction you drag, which curves the path through that point.
Can I make only one handle?
Not with this tool. Direct Selection can move each handle on its own, and holding Alt while dragging a handle moves it without changing the opposite one.
How are the handles of a tapped point chosen?
They follow the line between the point's two neighbours, with a length of about a sixth of that distance, so the curve is gentle.
Can I convert every point at once?
No, each tap converts one. For a shape that is all smooth, the Curvature Pen makes every point smooth as you place it.
Does converting change the rest of the path?
Only the segments next to the point change. The rest stays exactly as it was.
Is my picture uploaded?
No.