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Convert JPG to PNG

Convert JPG photos to PNG in your browser for forms, editors and tools that require .png. Lossless output, nothing uploaded.

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Your images are never uploaded

Convert JPG to PNG: what to know

Converting JPG to PNG does not add back any detail the JPG has already lost — but it is often required anyway: an upload form that only takes .png, an editor or template that expects it, a document workflow that standardises on PNG, or a picture you are about to edit heavily and want to keep lossless from here on. This page does the conversion privately for up to 20 files at a time.

What you gain and what you do not

You gain a lossless container: from now on, every edit and save keeps the pixels exactly. You also gain the ability to add transparency later in an editor. You do not gain quality — the JPG's compression artefacts are baked into the pixels and PNG stores them faithfully.

Expect a larger file, typically 3–8× the JPG. That is the cost of lossless storage; it is not a sign the conversion went wrong.

Keeping the PNG as small as possible

The converter runs OxiPNG on every result, so the PNG is optimised losslessly before you download it. If the destination has a size limit, send the result to the compressor and choose Smaller PNG, which reduces the image to 256 colours — surprisingly good for screenshots and graphics, less suited to photographs.

Orientation and metadata

Phone JPGs often store the picture sideways with an orientation tag that tells viewers to rotate it. PNG has no such tag, so the converter applies the rotation to the pixels first; the PNG displays the right way up everywhere. Camera settings, location and other EXIF data are not copied into the PNG.

Steps

Add JPG or JPEG files, confirm PNG is selected, click Convert. Each row shows the output size; download singly or as a ZIP, or send the results to the cropper to trim them, or to the compressor to shrink them.

Questions about JPG to PNG

Will converting to PNG improve the quality?
No. It preserves the current pixels exactly but cannot restore detail the JPG discarded.
Why is the PNG so much larger?
PNG is lossless; photographs compress poorly without loss. Use the compressor if size matters.
Can I add a transparent background?
Not here — the converter keeps the picture as it is. Convert to PNG, then remove the background in an editor.

How to convert an image to another format

  1. Add up to 20 images — JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, AVIF, GIF, BMP, SVG, ICO or TIFF. They stay in your browser.
  2. Choose Convert to: JPG for photos you will share anywhere, PNG for graphics with transparency, WebP or AVIF for the smallest files on the web.
  3. Click Convert, check the size next to each file, then Download one by one or as a ZIP — or send the results to the compressor or cropper.

Quality applies to JPG, WebP and AVIF. PNG is always lossless. If a transparent image is converted to JPG, the transparent areas are filled with the background colour you choose.

Useful details

Are my images uploaded?

No. Conversion runs in your browser using built-in codecs; the files are never sent to Toolkitta. Keep the tab open until you download or send your results — reloading clears the batch. Website hosting and performance measurement are described in our Privacy notice.

Which formats can I convert from and to?

In: JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC/HEIF (iPhone photos), AVIF, GIF, BMP, SVG, ICO and TIFF, up to 20 files, 20 MB each and 100 MB per batch, at most 40 megapixels. Out: JPG, PNG, WebP and AVIF. Animated GIF, WebP and PNG keep their first frame only.

Why does my iPhone photo have no file type on Windows?

Some systems do not recognise HEIC and leave the type blank. The converter identifies files from their contents, so a .HEIC file with no type still opens; HEIC decoding is downloaded once (about 2 MB) the first time you add one.

What happens to transparency?

PNG, WebP and AVIF keep it by default; untick Keep transparency to flatten onto a background. JPG cannot store transparency, so transparent areas are filled with the background colour (white by default).

Is metadata (EXIF, location) kept?

No. Every converted file is rebuilt from pixels, so camera settings, GPS location and other embedded metadata are removed. Orientation is applied to the pixels first, so photos are not rotated. Keep your original if you need the metadata.

Which quality should I choose?

Start at the defaults (JPG 85, WebP 80, AVIF 60). For photos on the web, 70–80 is usually indistinguishable. For an exact kilobyte target, send the result to the compressor and use Target size.

Is AVIF safe to use?

All current browsers and phones open AVIF and it produces the smallest files, but some older desktop software, email clients and upload forms reject it. Use WebP or JPG when you are not sure what will open the file.

How do I continue in another tool?

Use Send to beside a converted image, or Send all to for the batch, to open the compressor, cropper or Image to PDF tool with those results already loaded. Every session stays available until you reload the page.

Can I convert images to PDF here?

Not in this tool — PDF is a document, not an image format. Convert first if you need a specific format, then use Send to → Image to PDF, or open the Image to PDF tool directly to combine JPG, PNG, HEIC or WebP files into one PDF with page size and order controls.

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