JPG to PNG — Convert JPEG to PNG
Convert JPG images to PNG format.
Drop your JPG file hereTap to select a file
Supports JPG, up to 50MB
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About JPG to PNG
Converting JPG to PNG is one of those operations that looks pointless until you suddenly need it. JPG and PNG cover similar ground — they are both raster image formats that browsers, chat apps, and design tools all understand — but they have meaningful technical differences that make one or the other right for specific jobs. JPG uses lossy compression, does not support transparency, and produces small files for photographs. PNG uses lossless compression, supports transparency, and produces small files for line art, screenshots, and anything with sharp edges.
The most common reason to convert JPG to PNG is to prepare an image for editing. Every time you re-save a JPG, the file goes through another round of lossy compression and accumulates a little more degradation — convert it to PNG once, do your editing in PNG, and only export back to JPG at the very end. Other reasons: a destination system specifically requires PNG (some print-on-demand services do); you need to add transparency that you will later mask in; or you are pasting an image into a document where lossless quality matters.
The conversion is one-way lossless from JPG to PNG — every pixel of the JPG is preserved exactly in the PNG. What it cannot do is recover detail the original JPG compression already discarded. If you have a heavily-compressed JPG that already looks soft, the PNG version will look exactly as soft (just with no further compression loss going forward). The PNG file will typically be 3–10× larger than the JPG because PNG’s lossless compression cannot match JPG’s aggressive but lossy approach for photographic content.
Because the conversion is just a re-encode of the same pixels in a different container, it runs essentially instantly even for large files. Drop a folder of JPGs and they all convert in parallel. The output filenames preserve the original base name with a .png extension, so the converted files sit cleanly alongside the originals in your downloads folder. Nothing leaves your browser; the original JPGs on your disk are untouched.
How it works
- 1Drop one or many JPGs onto the page. Files up to 50 MB each are supported.
- 2Optional: pick the PNG compression level (default is balanced; max takes longer but produces slightly smaller files).
- 3Optional: choose whether to preserve EXIF metadata in the output PNG (most users do not need this).
- 4Hit Convert. Each JPG is decoded into the Canvas API and re-encoded losslessly as PNG.
- 5Download the converted images. Originals are never touched, so you can safely run on irreplaceable photos.
Common use cases
- Convert a JPG to PNG before editing in a design tool to avoid accumulated compression loss
- Prepare JPG photos for a print-on-demand service that requires PNG uploads
- Convert product JPGs to PNG so you can later mask out the background
- Switch from JPG to PNG when adding image overlays or markup that needs lossless re-saves
- Make a PNG version of a photo for a system that does not accept JPG
- Batch-convert a folder of camera JPGs to PNG for an archive that prefers lossless storage
FAQ
Why convert JPG to PNG?
PNG supports transparency and lossless compression, making it ideal for graphics, logos, and images that need editing.
Will the file size increase?
PNG files are typically larger than JPGs because PNG uses lossless compression.
Is there any quality loss?
No — the conversion preserves the existing quality of your JPG image.
Why would I convert a JPG to PNG when the JPG looks fine?
Two main reasons. First, every re-save of a JPG adds more compression loss — converting to PNG once and editing in PNG keeps the image stable across edits. Second, some destinations specifically require PNG (certain print services, some chat apps, design tools that need transparency support). If you do not have either of those needs, sticking with JPG saves significant disk space.
Will the converted PNG look better than the original JPG?
No — the PNG will look exactly the same as the JPG. The conversion is lossless going forward, but it cannot recover detail the JPG compression already discarded. Think of it as freezing the current quality in place. To improve a heavily-compressed JPG, you would need a separate restoration step (de-noising, super-resolution).
Why is my PNG file so much bigger than the JPG?
PNG uses lossless compression that cannot match JPG’s lossy efficiency on photographs. For typical photographic content, expect the PNG to be 3–10× larger than the JPG. For screenshots, line art, or images with limited colour, PNG is often comparable in size or even smaller. If size matters and you do not need transparency or lossless edits, stay with JPG.
Can I convert JPGs in a batch?
Yes — drop as many JPGs as you want and they all convert in one operation. The same compression settings apply to all of them. Each output downloads as a separate PNG file with the original base filename.
Does the PNG output preserve the EXIF metadata in my JPGs?
By default, yes — camera info, GPS coordinates, and capture date carry through into the PNG. PNG stores EXIF in a tEXt chunk that most modern image viewers can read. If you want to strip the metadata for privacy reasons, toggle the "remove metadata" option before converting.
Can I add transparency to a JPG by converting it to PNG?
The conversion itself does not add transparency — it preserves the JPG exactly, which means a fully opaque image. To actually add transparency, use a separate background-removal step (like the Transparent Background Maker) on the resulting PNG. Then transparency is supported by the PNG container.
Is there any quality loss in the JPG-to-PNG conversion?
No, the PNG encoding is lossless — every pixel of the decoded JPG is preserved byte-exactly in the PNG output. The only "loss" is whatever the JPG compression had already done before you started; the conversion does not add to it.
How do I convert PNG back to JPG later?
Use the PNG to JPG tool, which goes the opposite direction with a quality slider. The round-trip JPG → PNG → JPG accumulates a small amount of compression loss in the final JPG step, so this is fine for one-off conversions but not something to do repeatedly to the same image.