AVIF to PNG
Convert AVIF to lossless PNG with transparency kept intact.
About this converter
AVIF in, lossless PNG out โ with the alpha channel preserved, which is the reason to choose PNG over JPG for logos, icons and cut-outs. Batch drops and ZIP download included. Your browser does the decoding; nothing is uploaded.
PNG as the compatibility harbour
PNG has been openable by effectively everything since the late nineties: every editor, every office suite, every upload form, every printer driver. Converting AVIF to PNG trades file size for that universality โ PNG's compression is lossless and therefore bigger, often several times the AVIF's size, which is the honest cost of a format that throws nothing away. When to take the trade: graphics with transparency (JPG would flatten it), images headed into editing (no generational loss on re-saves), and pixel-precise content like screenshots and UI mock-ups. Photographs that just need to open somewhere do better as JPG โ a fraction of the size, visually identical. The underlying rule of thumb from the image-size guide: lossless for graphics, lossy for photos. WebP, AVIF's older sibling, has its own two-way converter at WebP converter.
Frequently asked questions
Is AVIF to PNG really lossless?
The PNG stage is โ every pixel the browser decodes is stored exactly. (The AVIF itself was likely lossy when created, but nothing further is lost here.)
Why is the PNG so much bigger than the AVIF?
AVIF compresses aggressively and lossily; PNG keeps everything. Several times larger is normal and is the price of lossless universality.
Does transparency survive?
Yes โ the alpha channel carries straight through. That's the main reason to pick PNG over JPG for this trip.
When should I choose JPG instead?
For photographs that just need to open in older software โ visually identical at a fraction of PNG's size. PNG earns its bytes on graphics, transparency and images that will be edited further.