Convert WebP to PNG
Drop a WebP and download it as a PNG, converted in your browser. Transparent areas stay transparent and no further detail is lost, but expect a much larger file: our test photo grew from 328 KB to 3.9 MB. Nothing is uploaded and the dimensions stay the same.
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Every pixel kept exactly. PNG has no quality setting; fewer colours is how it gets smaller.
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Why make this conversion?
Pick PNG over JPG when the WebP has a transparent background, such as a logo, an icon or a sticker, or when the file will be edited and saved again.
For a photo headed to an upload form, WebP to JPG gives a far smaller file.
How much does the file size change?
We saved the same seven images, five photographs and two graphics, as WebP and as PNG with this converter, at its default quality of 82. Only the format changed. PNG has no quality setting: it keeps every pixel, which is why its files are so large.
| Image | WebP (KB) | PNG (KB) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfall in forest | 903 | 12,754 | +1313% |
| Cityscape with signage | 1,075 | 21,421 | +1893% |
| Sunflower, blurred background | 268 | 7,588 | +2734% |
| Mountain range and sky | 467 | 10,177 | +2078% |
| Waterfall, close crop | 274 | 2,699 | +886% |
| Screenshot of a web page | 34 | 131 | +287% |
| Share card with text | 24 | 109 | +361% |
On the five photographs, PNG came out 10 to 28 times the size of WebP.
How close each format stayed to the original is in JPG vs PNG vs WebP vs AVIF, measured.
A conversion never improves a picture
Changing the format changes how the pixels are stored, not what they show. Detail an earlier save discarded is gone, and no later format can work out what used to be there.
If the original file still exists, convert from that instead.
Where it does matter is the order of the work. Resize and crop first, convert last.
Every save to a lossy format costs a little quality, so the fewer round trips a file makes, the better it looks when you are finished.
What happens to your photo?
Your selected photo is processed in your browser, without an image upload to a server. The page may download code and codecs needed for editing.
Save your result before closing the tab; unsaved edits are kept in memory rather than in an online account.
Common questions
Why is my PNG so much bigger than the WebP?
Because PNG keeps every pixel, while a lossy WebP threw detail away to get small.
In our tests a lossy WebP photo grew twelve times, from 328 KB to 3.9 MB, a lossy screenshot about four times, and a lossless WebP logo about five times.
Will the PNG look better than the WebP?
No. The PNG holds exactly what the WebP decodes to, so any softness from WebP compression comes along.
What PNG adds is that nothing more is lost when you edit the picture and save it again.
What happens to an animated WebP?
Only the first frame is kept, as a still PNG. The tool works on one frame, so the animation and its timing do not carry over.
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