JPG to PNG

Converts a JPG photo into a lossless PNG file.

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JPG, JPEG · up to 60 MB · processed on your device

new format
Same picture, re-encoded into a different container.

How to use it

  1. 1Add your JPG.
  2. 2Convert.
  3. 3Download the PNG.

This does not recover lost quality

A JPG has already discarded detail during its original encode. Saving it as PNG preserves exactly what is left — it cannot restore what was thrown away, and the PNG will usually be several times larger than the JPG it came from.

The honest reason to do this conversion is compatibility: some editors, print workflows and upload forms accept PNG only. It is not a quality upgrade.

It also will not add transparency

PNG supports an alpha channel, but a JPG has no transparency data to carry over, so the result is fully opaque. Removing a background is a separate operation.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the PNG so much bigger?
PNG stores every pixel losslessly, including the compression artefacts already baked into the JPG. Photographic content compresses poorly under PNG's algorithm.