Convert AVIF to PNG
Decode AVIF to a lossless PNG in your browser. Use this when you need an editable master, transparency, or a format Figma, Canva, and print tools already accept. No upload.
Why convert AVIF to PNG?
AVIF is excellent for delivery and poor as a working file. Many design apps, CMS uploaders, printers, and email clients still reject .avif. Converting AVIF to PNG gives you a lossless, widely supported raster you can open in Photoshop, Figma, Canva, Word, and almost any image editor. The converter decodes the AVIF in your browser, then writes PNG pixels locally. Your photo never leaves the device.
Tips
- PNG output is larger than AVIF. That is expected: you are unpacking a compressed file into a lossless container.
- AVIF compression already discarded some detail. PNG cannot restore that detail. It only stops further loss.
- If you only need to share or email the photo, convert AVIF to JPG instead. PNG is for editing and archival of the decoded pixels.
- Transparency (alpha) is kept when the source AVIF has it. Photos from cameras usually have none.
When PNG is the right target (not JPG or GIF)
Pick PNG when you will edit the image next, when you need a lossless round-trip of the decoded pixels, or when the destination app blocks AVIF and JPG artifacts would hurt UI, screenshots, or graphics with text. Pick JPG when you are sending a photo to WhatsApp, a printer that wants JPEG, or a form that only lists .jpg. Pick GIF only if a legacy form literally requires .gif. This page is the PNG path: lossless after decode, larger files, universal editor support.
What this converter does with AVIF
Your browser decodes the AVIF (Chrome, Firefox, and Safari all can). The pixels are drawn to a canvas, then exported as PNG. Nothing is sent to Instant Tools servers. Batch drop several .avif files, convert, and download a ZIP. If a file fails to preview, the source may be a broken AVIF or an unsupported bit depth. Try another browser or re-export the original from the camera or design tool.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert AVIF to PNG?
Drop your AVIF file into the converter above, adjust the quality if needed, and click "Convert to PNG". The conversion happens entirely in your browser. Your file is never uploaded to any server.
Is the AVIF to PNG conversion lossless?
Yes. PNG is a lossless format. The conversion preserves all visual information from the source file.
Is there a file size limit?
The tool can handle files up to about 20 MB per image. Since processing happens in your browser, the practical limit is your device's available memory. Most modern devices can comfortably batch-convert dozens of images at once.
Are my AVIF files uploaded to your servers?
No. All AVIF to PNG conversion happens entirely client-side. Conversion uses the Canvas API. Your files never leave your browser.
Does converting AVIF to PNG restore original quality?
No, and this is a common misconception about lossless-format conversion in general. PNG is lossless in the sense that it doesn't add any new compression artifacts on top of what it's given, so converting AVIF to PNG won't blur, band, or further degrade the image beyond what AVIF already did. But it can't undo compression that already happened: if the AVIF encoder discarded fine detail, smoothed texture, or introduced ringing artifacts to hit its target file size, those changes are baked into the decoded pixels, and PNG simply stores those pixels exactly as-is, loss and all, without adding more. The only way to get back the original detail is to start from an uncompressed or less-compressed source, such as the original camera file, if you still have it.
Will the PNG keep transparency from AVIF?
Yes, whenever the source AVIF file actually includes an alpha (transparency) channel, the converter preserves it faithfully in the output PNG, since PNG supports full alpha transparency natively and the browser's Canvas API carries the alpha channel through the decode-and-re-encode step without dropping it. In practice, this mostly matters for graphics, icons, logos, and screenshots exported from a design tool with transparency intentionally baked in; typical photos taken on a phone or camera have no alpha channel at all, since a photo is a fully opaque rectangle of pixels by nature, so there's nothing to preserve or lose in that case, and the resulting PNG will simply be opaque like the source.