How to convert JPG to PNG
There are two common reasons to turn a JPG into a PNG: a platform or program that requires PNG, or an image you will edit several times and do not want to degrade each time it is saved as JPG.
This converter saves your JPG as PNG, a lossless format that keeps the image exactly as it is from now on.
Step by step
- Click Select file and choose the .jpg or .jpeg image (up to 50 MB).
- Check that Convert to shows PNG.
- Click Convert image to PNG.
- Download the PNG, or convert several images in the Workspace and get them as a ZIP.
What PNG can and cannot do for your JPG
PNG stops the loss but does not undo it. Any compression artefacts already in the JPG stay; what you gain is that further edits and saves will not add more.
Transparency does not appear by magic either: a JPG has no alpha channel, so the background stays the same. To remove the background you need to edit the image afterwards.
Size and metadata
The PNG will almost always be considerably larger than the JPG, especially for photos. If your goal is to save space, this is not the right conversion.
The image is rotated according to its EXIF orientation, so phone photos come out upright, and then metadata including GPS location is removed. Images up to 40 megapixels are accepted.
When someone asks you for a PNG
Some print services, design tools and application portals only accept PNG. In those cases this conversion solves the problem without changing how the image looks. If you need a transparent background, for example for a logo or a scanned signature, convert to PNG first and then remove the background in an editor: PNG is the right format to save that result.
Frequently asked questions
- Does converting JPG to PNG improve quality?
- No. It keeps the quality the JPG already had and prevents loss on later saves.
- Will the PNG have a transparent background?
- No. JPG has no transparency, so the original background is kept.
- Why is the file bigger?
- PNG is lossless and, for photos, far less efficient than JPG.
- Is EXIF data removed?
- Yes. After applying the correct orientation, metadata including location is stripped.
