Convert JPG to PNG
Change a JPG or JPEG into a PNG in your browser. Useful before an edit. It will not add detail or make the photo smaller.
Files are processed in your browser and are not uploaded. Free account: 20 images a day, 10 at a time, 20 MB each.
If you need a different format
If the goal is a smaller photograph, go the other direction or compress the JPG. A PNG you already have does not need this page. WebP and AVIF are separate: WebP to PNG, AVIF to PNG. The image converter lists every pair.
- PopularHEIC to JPGiPhone photos that Windows and web forms will not open.
- HEIC to PNGA lossless bitmap when an editor asks for PNG.
- PopularWebP to JPGThe file Chrome saved when you chose Save image as.
- WebP to PNGKeep a transparent background from a WebP.
- AVIF to JPGWhen a newer download will not open in an older app.
- AVIF to PNGGraphics with transparency that older tools still reject.
How to convert JPG to PNG
- 1Drop a .jpg or .jpeg file, or choose several. Both extensions are the same format.
- 2Click Convert to PNG. There is no quality slider. PNG will not recompress the photo, and it also will not repair it.
- 3Download the PNG. Expect a larger file. The blocks that were already in the JPG are still there.
What this conversion can and cannot do
JPEG is a lossy photo format. The camera or the last export already approximated smooth color and threw the leftovers away. PNG is a lossless bitmap. Wrapping those same pixels in PNG stops any further JPEG damage if you open the file, edit it, and save again. That is a real reason to convert: a tool insisted on PNG, or you are about to paint, crop, and composite and you do not want a new JPEG generation on every save.
It is not a quality upgrade. Edges that ring, skies that block, and fine detail that was never stored do not come back. The PNG is a careful copy of a damaged original, and it is almost always a larger copy. If someone told you to “convert to PNG so it becomes lossless,” they meant the future saves, not the photograph you already have.
JPG and JPEG
They are one format. .jpg and .jpeg are two extensions for it, from an era when some systems wanted three-letter suffixes. This page accepts both. Programs that say “JPEG only” or “JPG only” are asking for this format, not for two different ones. The download is a PNG either way.
Transparency is not added
A JPG has no alpha channel. The PNG is fully opaque, including the white background that was baked into a product photo. Converting does not cut a subject out. If you later erase pixels in an editor, PNG can store the holes you create. The conversion itself does not make them.
When you should not convert
- You want a smaller file. You will get a bigger one. Compress the JPG, or leave it.
- You want a sharper photo. There is no hidden detail in the JPEG to promote.
- The next app accepts JPG. Stay in JPG and avoid the size jump.
- Both extensions. Drop .jpg or .jpeg. They are decoded as the same JPEG.
- No false quality slider. PNG has nothing to trade away, so the control is not shown.
- Local and batch. In the browser, with a free account and no upload to Tabpic.
- The size is visible. The result shows the growth so you can decide the PNG was worth it.
Frequently asked questions
Will JPG to PNG improve the photo?
No. You get the same pixels in a lossless container. That protects later edits from more JPEG loss. It does not denoise, upscale, or remove artifacts that are already in the file.
Why is the PNG bigger?
JPEG was allowed to discard data. PNG is not. The file grows because the storage method changed, not because the picture gained information. For a photograph you only need to send, the JPG was the smaller, correct file.
Can I turn the white background transparent?
Not with this tool. Every pixel in the JPG is opaque, including white ones. Removing a background is a different edit. After you do that in an editor, PNG is a sensible format to save.
Does it matter if the file says JPEG?
No. Rename is unnecessary. .jpeg and .jpg both open here, and both describe the JPEG standard. The PNG you download is a different format, which is the actual change.
Should I convert before resizing?
If you will resize once and send the file, resize the JPG and skip PNG. If you will edit several times, a PNG working copy avoids repeated JPEG saves. Resize can also export PNG directly if that is the only change you need.
Is the photo uploaded?
No. Conversion stays on your device. GPS and other EXIF fields are not copied into the PNG.