What happens when you convert WebP to PNG
- The image is decoded and written as a lossless 32-bit PNG.
- PNG cannot animate, so only the first frame of an animated WebP is kept.
How to convert WebP to PNG online
- Press "Choose WebP files" and select one or more files, or drag them onto the box. You can add files of any size your device can hold in memory.
- Adjust the settings if you need to. The output is lossless, so there is no quality setting to worry about.
- Press "Convert to PNG". Images convert in a second or two each.
- Save each PNG with its download button. Close the tab and every trace of the files is gone from memory.
Why convert WebP to PNG?
WebP files usually come from images served by websites to save bandwidth. People convert them to PNG because PNG keeps sharp edges, text and transparency without any loss.
In short, WebP is good at what it was made for, and PNG is the more practical choice when the file has to open, upload or print somewhere else. WebP opens in all current browsers; older Photoshop and Windows Photo versions cannot open it, while PNG opens in every browser and image viewer.
How to convert WebP to PNG on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android
On Windows
Open this page in Chrome, Edge or Firefox, drag your WebP files in from File Explorer, and press Convert. Each PNG is saved to your Downloads folder. Paint can also re-save an image as PNG with Save as, provided Windows can open the WebP in the first place.
On a Mac
Safari, Chrome and Firefox all work. Drag the WebP files from Finder onto the drop zone and the PNG files land in Downloads. Preview can do single images too: open the file, choose File, then Export, and pick PNG.
On iPhone and iPad
Open the page in Safari and tap Choose WebP files. You can pick from Photos or from the Files app. The converted PNG appears in Files, in the Downloads folder; to put it in your photo library, open it there, tap Share and choose Save Image.
On Android
Open the page in Chrome, tap Choose WebP files and pick them from Files or your gallery. The PNG is saved to the Download folder, where any file manager can find it.
Best settings for WebP to PNG
PNG is written losslessly, so there is no quality setting to get wrong. The Maximum width setting is there if you need a smaller image: it scales down before saving and never scales up.
WebP vs PNG: the differences
| WebP | PNG | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | WebP image | Portable Network Graphics |
| Type | image | image |
| Created by | the PNG Development Group | |
| First released | 2010 | 1996 |
| Compression | Lossy or lossless | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Animation | Yes | No |
| Vector or raster | Raster | Raster |
| Colour | 24-bit colour plus an 8-bit alpha channel | up to 16 bits per channel with a full alpha channel |
| In a browser | opens in all current browsers; older Photoshop and Windows Photo versions cannot open it | opens in every browser and image viewer |
| Common uses | images served by websites to save bandwidth | screenshots, logos, diagrams and anything with transparency |
| MIME type | image/webp | image/png |
About WebP and PNG files
What is a WebP file?
WebP can be lossy or lossless and still keep transparency, and at the same visual quality it usually lands 25 to 35 percent smaller than JPG. It is the reason so many images saved from websites turn out not to be JPGs.
What is a PNG file?
PNG compresses without losing a single pixel, so screenshots and text stay razor sharp, but a photograph saved as PNG is often three to five times the size of the same photo as JPG.
WebP to PNG not working? Common problems
- Colours look slightly different. Browsers convert images to the standard sRGB colour space when they decode them, so wide-gamut and CMYK images can shift a little.
- A phone photo comes out upright even though it looked sideways elsewhere. That is correct: the rotation stored in the photo is applied during conversion, so the PNG is always the right way up.
- The file is bigger than expected. The PNG is usually larger, because it stores every pixel without compression losses, while the WebP was compressed lossily.
Convert WebP to PNG from the command line
If you work in a terminal, ImageMagick converts WebP to PNG in one line:
magick input.webp output.pngTo convert every WebP in a folder at once, use magick mogrify -format png *.webp. The converter on this page does the same job without installing anything.
WebP to PNG converter FAQ
Will I lose quality converting WebP to PNG?
No further quality is lost, because PNG is written losslessly. Detail the WebP compression already removed does not come back.
Why is the PNG a different size from the WebP?
The PNG is usually larger, because it stores every pixel without compression losses, while the WebP was compressed lossily.
Are my WebP files uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs inside this browser tab using your browser's own image decoder, so your files stay on your device. You can disconnect from the internet after the page has loaded and it still works.
Can I convert several WebP files to PNG at once?
Yes. Select or drop as many files as you like; they are converted one after another and each gets its own download button.
How do I open a PNG file?
PNG opens in every browser and image viewer. PNG is common for screenshots, logos, diagrams and anything with transparency.
Is this WebP to PNG converter free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many files you convert. The site is paid for by advertising, and because conversions run on your device there is no server cost per file.
Can I convert WebP to PNG on my phone?
Yes. The converter works in Safari on iPhone and iPad and in Chrome on Android. Converted files are saved to the Downloads folder.