How to Convert JPG to PNG
Upload your JPG
Drag it in or click Upload Your Image.
PNG is already selected
This page defaults Convert To to PNG - change it if you want a different format instead.
Optionally set a target size
Leave it on Best Quality, or pick a KB target (20/50/100/200KB or custom) if you need a specific file size.
Click Convert
The file downloads automatically as soon as it's ready.
JPG vs PNG
Lossy vs. lossless. JPG discards some image data to reach a smaller file size. PNG is lossless - converting a JPG to PNG doesn't lose any more information from that point forward, but it also can't recover whatever the JPG had already discarded.
File size. Expect the PNG to be noticeably larger than the source JPG - lossless compression is far less efficient for photographic detail and noise than JPG's lossy compression.
Editing. PNG is a safer intermediate format if you plan to keep editing and re-saving the image, since it won't compound quality loss with every save the way repeatedly re-saving as JPG can.
Transparency. A JPG source has no transparency to begin with, but the resulting PNG will support a full alpha channel if you add transparency (e.g. by cutting out a background) in an editor afterward.
Common Use Cases
- ·Preparing an image for a design tool or workflow that expects PNG input
- ·Stopping further generational quality loss before more editing and re-saving
- ·Creating a base file you'll add transparency to (e.g. removing a background)
- ·Archiving a photo in a lossless format going forward
Frequently Asked Questions
No - PNG is lossless from this point forward, but it can't restore detail JPG compression already discarded. It just stops further loss.
PNG compresses losslessly, which is much less efficient for photographic detail and noise than JPG's lossy compression - expect a noticeably larger file.
No - it can't add back anything the original JPG compression removed. It only prevents any additional loss from further saves, which is different from improving quality.
Yes - once it's a PNG, you can use an image editor to remove a background or add transparent areas, and they'll be preserved properly, unlike if you'd tried to do that with a JPG.
Yes - every time a JPG is re-encoded (opened, edited, and saved again as JPG), it typically loses a little more detail. Converting to PNG before further edits avoids adding to that loss.
For a working file you'll open and save multiple times, yes - PNG's lossless nature means each save doesn't degrade the image further, which matters more the more editing passes you expect.
If you're just distributing or displaying the final image (a website, an email, a social post), converting to PNG mainly adds file size without a real benefit - PNG's advantage is specifically for further lossless editing or a workflow that requires it.
Yes, with no account or usage limit.