Convert JPG to PNG
This makes a lossless PNG from your JPG. Worth knowing before you start: for a photo the PNG comes out much larger, not smaller. It is the right move for editing and for tools that demand PNG, and the wrong move if you just wanted a lighter file.
Drop JPG image here or click to upload
Supports JPG, JPEG - Max 20 MB
PNG will be bigger, not smaller
The same photo, saved as JPG and then as PNG. This catches a lot of people out.
PNG never throws data away, so on a photograph it cannot compete with JPG on size. That is not a flaw, it is the whole point of a lossless format. If your goal was a smaller file, you want PNG to JPG or the Image Compressor instead.
Good reasons to convert to PNG
You will keep editing it
PNG does not degrade on re-save. If you will open, tweak and save the file many times, work in PNG so each save stays clean.
A tool demands PNG
Some apps, plugins and upload forms only accept PNG. Converting gets you in without any quality change.
You are about to cut out the background
You need a PNG to hold transparency. Convert first, then erase the background in an editor or the Background Remover.
Frequently asked questions
Because PNG is lossless: it stores every pixel exactly, while JPG threw some data away to get small. Converting cannot undo that, so you keep the same picture at a much larger size. For a photo, expect the PNG to be several times bigger.
No. It locks in the quality you already have and stops further loss on future edits, but it cannot bring back detail the JPG already discarded.
No. A JPG has no transparency to recover, so the PNG keeps the solid background. You would need to erase the background in an editor afterwards.
When you are about to edit and re-save repeatedly, since PNG will not degrade, or when a tool or platform specifically requires PNG. If you just want a smaller file, you want the opposite direction.
No. Conversion runs in your browser through the Canvas API. Your file never leaves your device.