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Convert AVIF to PNG

Convert an AVIF image to PNG. AVIF is excellent on the web and still unwelcome in plenty of other places: older phones, desktop photo software, print workflows and most upload forms.

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Converting back gives you a file those tools will actually open. PNG is lossless, so all the detail in the AVIF is kept in the output exactly - you are not choosing between compatibility and quality, only between compatibility and file size. Transparency carries through as well: PNG has a full alpha channel, so a transparent AVIF stays transparent in the result rather than being filled with a white or black box. This makes it the right target when the image is a logo, an icon, a cut-out, or anything else you intend to edit further before using.

How to convert AVIF to PNG

  1. Drop one AVIF file or a whole folder of them onto the upload area.
  2. The conversion runs automatically.
  3. Compare the original and converted sizes.
  4. Download the PNG, or the whole batch as a ZIP.

Supported formats

This tool accepts AVIF files. Everything is decoded by your own browser, so the formats available depend on what your browser can open - which for HEIC in particular varies between Safari and other browsers.

Because the image is rebuilt from raw pixels, EXIF metadata such as camera details, timestamps and GPS coordinates does not carry into the result. Orientation is applied to the pixels first, so photographs stay the right way up. Embedded colour profiles are also dropped and the output is saved as sRGB, which can shift colours slightly in wide-gamut photographs. Animated files are refused rather than being flattened to a single frame.

Frequently asked questions

Will the PNG be much bigger?

Yes, usually several times bigger, and that is expected. PNG stores every pixel exactly, including detail AVIF was able to compress away, so a photograph converted from AVIF to PNG can grow from a few hundred kilobytes to several megabytes. PNG is the right choice when you need lossless editing or guaranteed transparency, not when you need a small file.

When should I convert AVIF to PNG rather than to JPEG?

When transparency matters. A transparent AVIF converted to JPEG loses the alpha channel entirely, so the previously transparent areas are filled with a solid colour. PNG keeps it exactly. JPEG is the right choice when file size matters more than transparency - for a solid photograph with no alpha channel, JPEG will produce a much smaller file than PNG. For anything with a cut-out, a logo, or an icon, PNG is the answer.

Can I open the result in Photoshop, GIMP or other image editors?

Yes. PNG is one of the most universally supported formats in professional image software, and any current version of Photoshop, GIMP, Affinity Photo, Pixelmator or similar will open it without issues. The pixels and transparency come through exactly as stored, with no re-encoding artefacts - which is the same reason designers use PNG as a working format before a final export rather than passing JPEG files between steps.

Can I convert a whole folder at once?

Yes. Add as many AVIF files as you like and each one is decoded and written back out as a PNG in turn, then downloaded together as a ZIP. Nothing about a AVIF to PNG conversion varies per file, so there is no setting to get wrong halfway through a batch. A file that is damaged or is not really a AVIF is refused as you add it, named individually so you know which one, and the rest of the batch is unaffected.

Is my AVIF uploaded anywhere?

No. Your browser decodes the AVIF and writes the PNG itself, using encoders it already ships with, so the file never leaves your device. That also means there is no size limit imposed by our bandwidth - only by how much of the decoded AVIF your device can hold in memory at once, which is why a very large image can fail on a phone and succeed on a laptop.

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