How to convert WebP to PNG
When you download a logo, an icon or a product cut-out from a website, it often arrives as a .webp with a transparent background. To use it in a design, a slide deck or an editor that cannot read WebP, PNG is the natural target.
PNG keeps transparency and stores the image without lossy compression, so you can edit and re-save it without it degrading.
Step by step
- Click Select file and choose your WebP image (up to 50 MB).
- Check that Convert to shows PNG.
- Click Convert image to PNG.
- Download the PNG. For several images, use the Workspace and the ZIP download.
Why PNG rather than JPG
The key difference is transparency: PNG keeps it and JPG replaces it with white. For graphics, screenshots, icons and images with text, PNG also keeps edges crisp.
The downside is size. A photo saved as PNG can be considerably larger than the original WebP. If it is a photo with no transparency and you just need compatibility, JPG is usually enough.
Conversion details
If the WebP is animated, only the first frame is saved as a static PNG. Metadata is removed and orientation is applied to the pixels.
PNG does not recover detail: if the WebP was lossy, the PNG reproduces that same image without adding further loss. The limit is 40 megapixels and 50 MB per file.
Common uses
Moving a logo from a website into a presentation, placing a product cut-out on a new background, or preparing an icon for a document are the typical cases. In all of them, transparency is what makes PNG the right choice over JPG.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the transparent background kept?
- Yes. PNG supports an alpha channel, so the WebP's transparency is preserved.
- Why is the PNG larger?
- WebP is usually lossy and PNG is not, so a bigger result is normal.
- What if the WebP is animated?
- The first frame is converted. Keeping the animation would require an animated format.
- Does converting to PNG improve quality?
- No. It keeps the quality the WebP already had, with no additional loss.