AVIF to PNG Converter
AVIF is a 2019 image format built on the AV1 video codec's still-frame compression, and it already ships from some recent phone cameras and photo apps because it keeps similar quality to JPEG in a noticeably smaller file.
Switching an AVIF photo to PNG keeps every pixel exactly as it was the moment the conversion finished, which is the whole appeal for anyone about to edit it further or hand it to software that doesn't open AVIF yet. AVIF gets small files the same way JPEG does: by rounding off colour detail the eye is unlikely to notice. Converting an AVIF to PNG does not undo that. PNG is lossless, so from the moment of conversion onward nothing further is thrown away, no matter how many times the file is opened and saved again. The file also grows, often several times larger, since PNG stores every pixel exactly rather than compressing it away. If the AVIF already had a transparent background, the PNG keeps it, because both formats can carry a real alpha channel; if the AVIF had none, converting does not add any.
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Convert AVIF to PNG โHow to convert AVIF to PNG
- Drop your AVIF files on the box above: one file or a whole folder's worth. On a phone, tap the box and pick them.
- Each AVIF to PNG conversion happens in your browser, lossless from that point on: converting takes a second or two, and the AVIF file stays untouched.
- Save them one by one, or press Save all. Every PNG keeps its original name, with .png on the end.
PNG has no quality setting, so there's nothing to choose along the way. The conversion runs in your own browser, so the files are never uploaded and there's no queue. This free AVIF to PNG converter has no account, no watermark and no daily cap, and it works as a batch converter as easily as a single file.
It isn't limited to AVIF. Any image your browser can already read (JPG, WEBP, BMP, GIF) will turn into PNG the same way, through the same box.
Read this first: what PNG will and will not do for an AVIF photo
This is the honest part, and it saves people a lot of frustration.
Converting keeps transparency, it doesn't create it. AVIF can hold a real alpha channel, same as PNG, so a transparent AVIF comes out as a transparent PNG. An AVIF with a plain, solid background comes out exactly as solid: there is nothing for the conversion to cut out. To actually remove a background that's still there, you need a background-removal tool such as BGNinja.
Converting does not restore lost quality. Most AVIF files are saved with lossy compression, the same trade JPEG makes. PNG is lossless, which means it preserves perfectly whatever you give it, including whatever the AVIF encoder already smoothed over. You get a bigger file holding the same image, not a better one.
The file will get considerably larger. AVIF is built specifically to be small; PNG is built to be exact. Expect several times the file size for an ordinary photo. That is the cost of storing every pixel exactly instead of compressing it away.
Not every browser decodes every AVIF. Current Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari all open AVIF, but an unusual encoder setting or a genuinely old browser can fail to open one. If that happens here, the page says so rather than silently producing a broken PNG.
So when is AVIF to PNG the right move?
Not every AVIF needs it, so here's when converting is actually worth doing:
- A tool or platform doesn't accept AVIF yet. AVIF is still young; plenty of older editors, print services, icon pipelines and office software only accept more established formats like PNG or JPG.
- You are about to edit repeatedly. Every further lossy re-save loses a little more. Convert to PNG first, then do your editing rounds.
- You need the file to open on something old. PNG has been supported everywhere for decades; AVIF support is still catching up on older operating systems and apps.
What about staying in a modern, smaller format?
If the destination is a website you control and the audience's browsers are reasonably current, keeping the image in WEBP or leaving it as AVIF is usually the smaller, faster-loading choice. PNG is the right answer specifically when something in the chain, software, a person or a platform, needs lossless pixels or doesn't open AVIF.
Questions
Does converting AVIF to PNG keep transparency?
Yes, if the AVIF already had it. AVIF can carry a real alpha channel, and PNG can too, so a transparent AVIF stays transparent after conversion. An AVIF with a solid background stays solid: converting cannot invent transparency that was never in the file.
Why is the PNG so much bigger than the AVIF?
AVIF is built to store a photo in a fraction of the space a lossless format needs, often at a similar visual result to a JPEG several times its size. PNG throws that efficiency away on purpose: it stores every pixel exactly rather than compressing it down, so the PNG is routinely several times larger than the AVIF it came from.
Does converting to PNG improve the quality?
No. Most AVIF files are saved with some lossy compression, and PNG is lossless, so it preserves exactly what you give it, including whatever detail the AVIF encoder already smoothed over. You end up with a bigger file holding the same image, not a sharper one.
Why convert AVIF to PNG at all?
Usually compatibility, not quality. AVIF is still young: some older editors, printers, upload forms and office software don't open it yet, while PNG opens everywhere. Converting trades AVIF's small file size for PNG's near-universal support.
Will this work for every AVIF file?
It works for any AVIF your browser itself can open and draw, which covers current Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. If the browser can't decode a particular file (an unusual encoder setting, or a very old browser), the page will tell you the conversion failed rather than hand back a blank or wrong-looking PNG.
Is this AVIF to PNG converter free?
Yes: no account, no watermark, no daily limit and no per-file cap. Like any free converter that runs in your browser, it costs us nothing, because your device does the work.
Is it safe for private photos?
The conversion happens in your browser and nothing is uploaded, so private AVIF photos never reach a server here.
Is it a batch converter?
Yes: select several AVIF files, or a whole folder's worth, and convert them to PNG together. Each keeps its original name with .png on the end.
What is AVIF, and why do some photos come as AVIF now?
AVIF is an image format built on the AV1 video codec's still-frame compression, released in 2019 by the Alliance for Open Media. Some recent phone cameras and photo apps save in AVIF by default because it keeps similar quality to JPEG at a smaller file size.
The other conversions
- HEIC and HEIF to JPG, PNG or WEBP, for iPhone photos
- JPG to PNG, when a tool insists on PNG
- PNG to JPG, the size-saving one
- WEBP to JPG, for files downloaded from websites
- PNG to WEBP, for images on your own site
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