About PNG to JPG
What this conversion does
PNG is lossless and keeps transparency, so it is what screenshots, icons and graphics get saved as. JPG is the format every program, phone and printer already opens, which is why so many things ask for it. This page moves a PNG to a JPG in your own browser: the file is read, re-encoded and handed back without being uploaded.
JPG has no alpha channel, so any transparency in the PNG is composited onto white before the file is written.
JPG is a lossy format: the encoder discards detail to make the file smaller, and the quality slider on this page is how you choose how much.
Why convert PNG to JPG
- You have a PNG and the app, site or device you are sending it to wants a JPG.
- You want the JPG file without installing a converter or handing your picture to a website.
What to expect
- The conversion runs on your own machine, so there is no upload size limit and no queue on someone else's server.
PNG to JPG questions
Is converting PNG to JPG free?
Yes, and there is nothing to unlock. The conversion runs in your browser, so there is
no account, nothing to pay and no licence key to enter. Every format and every
feature on the site is available to everyone.
Are my PNG files uploaded anywhere?
No. Your file is decoded and re-encoded inside this tab and never uploaded. The ads on this page are served by Google and do see that you are here, but they never see your file. You can check it yourself: open the network panel and search for a request carrying your picture.
Will my PNG keep its transparency as a JPG?
No. JPG has no alpha channel. Transparent areas are composited onto white before the file is written, which is why a logo with a transparent background comes out with a white one. Keep the PNG or convert to PNG or WebP if the background has to stay see-through.
How much quality do I lose converting PNG to JPG?
Some, and it depends on the picture and the setting. JPG is lossy, so it throws away detail the encoder thinks you cannot see. The quality slider is adjustable from 10 to 100 before you convert, and the queue shows you the resulting file size so you can trade one against the other.
Can I convert more than one PNG file at once?
Yes. Drop a batch onto the page and every file is converted in the
queue, then downloaded together. The queue also shows the size before and after, so you
can see what the conversion saved. There is no cap on how many files you convert at once;
the only real limit is what your device can hold in memory at the same time.
Other conversions
Convertlab converts images and video in your browser. Everything above runs on your own device, so no file is ever uploaded.