Image to PNG Converter

How to Convert Any Image to PNG Online

1. Upload Your Image File: Drag and drop or click "Add Files" to select images in 36+ formats: JPG, JPEG, JFIF, BMP, GIF, WebP, AVIF, HEIC, HEIF, TIFF, TIF, PSD, EPS, ICO, PPM, XCF, and RAW camera files (CR2, CR3, CRW, NEF, ARW, DNG, ORF, PEF, RW2, RAF, 3FR, DCR, ERF, MOS, MRW, X3F). Batch is supported — drop in a whole folder of mixed formats.
2. Pick a Quality Preset: Default is "Very High". Choose Highest for archival masters, High or Medium for everyday use, Low/Lowest when file size matters more than fidelity. PNG is always lossless — the preset controls how aggressively the encoder searches for redundancy, not whether pixels are discarded.
3. Tune Compression, Colors, and Resolution (Optional): Set Compression level (1-10, default 6) and Compression speed (1-10, default 4) to trade encoding time for smaller files. Under Colors, switch from ORIGINAL to "By Color Reduction + Dither" and pick 256 / 128 / 64 / 32 / 16 / 8 / 4 / 2 colors to make indexed-color PNGs (great for icons, logos, screenshots). Under Image Resolution, keep original, pick a preset (144p up to 4320p / 8K), set a percentage, or enter exact Width × Height.
4. Convert and Download: Click Convert. Files process on our servers and download individually or as a ZIP — no sign-up, no watermark.

Why Convert Images to PNG?

PNG (Portable Network Graphics) was published as RFC 2083 in March 1997, became ISO/IEC 15948 in 2004, and got its first major revision in 22 years when PNG Specification Third Edition reached W3C Recommendation status on June 24, 2025. PNG uses DEFLATE — the same lossless algorithm behind ZIP — so every pixel survives every save. That makes it the safe destination format when you don't yet know what the source will be edited into.

• Lossless archive of a JPG, HEIC, or RAW — Converting to PNG freezes the image at its current quality. Future edits and re-saves won't trigger the re-encode quality decay that plagues JPG and HEIF. Useful when you want one master to edit against repeatedly.
• Transparency that JPG can't carry — PNG supports a full 8-bit alpha channel; JPG has none. Converting PSD, WebP, AVIF, GIF, or HEIC to PNG preserves transparent backgrounds for logos, knocked-out product shots, UI overlays, and stickers.
• Sharp text, line art, screenshots — JPG's DCT compression smears high-contrast edges with "ringing" and "mosquito noise". PNG keeps text and vector strokes crisp. If a screenshot or diagram is destined for documentation, slides, or print, convert it to PNG.
• Submitting to AI/OCR/ML pipelines — Many image-recognition models and OCR engines expect lossless input so JPG block artifacts don't trigger false positives. Convert before feeding to Tesseract, OpenAI vision, or a custom CV pipeline.
• RAW developing without Lightroom — Drop CR2 / NEF / ARW / DNG straight from the camera and get a viewable 24-bit PNG. Useful when you want to share a RAW capture but the recipient can't open the proprietary format.
• Universal compatibility — PNG with alpha has 96%+ global browser support and decodes natively in every OS, every image editor, every CMS, every printer driver written since the early 2000s. No codec installs required.

PNG vs JPG vs WebP vs AVIF — Format Comparison

Input Format Quick Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the PNG be larger than my source file?

For photographs, yes — typically 3-5× larger than the JPG, HEIC, or WebP you started with. PNG preserves every pixel; JPG and HEIC throw data away. A 2 MB JPG often becomes a 6-10 MB PNG. For graphics, screenshots, line art, and logos PNG can actually be smaller than the source, especially with the indexed-color palette options (use 256 / 128 / 64 colors to shrink dramatically).

Does converting JPG or HEIC to PNG improve quality?

No. Lossless compression preserves what's there — it can't restore detail the original codec already discarded. Compression artifacts baked into the JPG (blocking, ringing) carry over into the PNG. What you gain is preventing future quality loss when you edit and re-save, plus transparency support and HDR (if your source has it and you're producing a PNG v3 file).

Can I keep transparency when converting from PSD, WebP, AVIF, or HEIC?

Yes — PNG carries an 8-bit alpha channel, and the converter preserves transparent backgrounds from any source that has them. PSD layers are flattened, but the composite's transparency is retained. JPG sources have no transparency to keep; you'd need to remove a background in Photoshop, GIMP, or Photopea before converting.

How do I make my PNG smaller without losing quality?

Three knobs: (1) raise Compression level toward 9-10 (slower but smaller, still lossless); (2) switch Colors from ORIGINAL to "By Color Reduction + Dither" and pick the lowest palette your image tolerates — 256 colors is invisible for most graphics, 64 colors works for icons; (3) downsize under Image Resolution (cut a 4K master to 1080p for web). For photographs, none of these will shrink PNG to JPG sizes; consider PNG to JPG or WebP instead.

How do I convert RAW camera files (CR2, NEF, ARW, DNG) to PNG?

Upload the RAW file directly — no Lightroom needed. The decoder applies the camera's default white balance and tone curve, producing a viewable 24-bit PNG. This is great for quick sharing, but RAW developers (Lightroom, Capture One, darktable, Adobe Camera Raw) will give you finer exposure / highlight / shadow control before exporting to PNG.

What's the difference between PNG, APNG, and the new PNG v3?

PNG is the still-image format you've always used. APNG is the animated extension Mozilla shipped in 2008, now formally part of the PNG specification as of PNG v3 (June 2025). PNG v3 also adds HDR support (HLG and PQ transfer functions from ITU-R BT.2100) and a standardized eXIf chunk for EXIF metadata. Older PNG decoders still read v3 files correctly — new chunks are ignored — so v3 is backward-compatible.

Should I pick a higher Compression level or just downsize?

Compression level affects encoding time and final size with zero quality loss — always free to raise it to 9 or 10 if you don't mind waiting a few extra seconds. Downsizing the image (under Resolution) shrinks files dramatically but loses pixels permanently. Try maxing out compression first; only resize if the result is still too large for your use case.

Can I batch convert a mix of JPG, HEIC, RAW, and PSD in one session?

Yes — drop them all in together. Each file is processed independently with the same quality, color, and resolution settings, then downloaded individually or zipped. Useful for cleaning up a phone export (mostly HEIC), a camera card dump (mostly RAW), or a designer's asset folder (mixed PSD/JPG/PNG) into a uniform PNG library.

What's the right tool for the reverse direction?

Use PNG to JPG when you need a smaller photo for email, web, or social uploads. For specific source formats with their own tuning options, see JPG to PNG, HEIC to PNG, WebP to PNG, PSD to PNG, and SVG to PNG.