Convert AVIF to PNG
AVIF is the most efficient image format in mainstream use, which is why websites increasingly serve it — and why the file you just downloaded will not open in your photo editor. Desktop software support trails browser support by years.
Files are decoded and re-encoded inside this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded — you can disconnect from the internet after this page loads and conversion still works.
Converting to PNG gives you a file that opens anywhere and keeps the alpha channel intact, which is the right choice when the AVIF has transparency or is heading into an editing workflow.
How to convert AVIF to PNG
- Drag your AVIF files onto the box above, or click it to browse.
- Each file converts in place — no upload, no queue.
- Download them one by one, or grab the whole batch as a ZIP.
PNG rather than JPG, when it matters
AVIF supports transparency and JPG does not. If the image has transparent regions — a logo, an icon, a cut-out product photo — converting to JPG flattens them onto a solid background irreversibly. PNG carries the alpha channel through unchanged.
PNG is also the better target for anything containing text or hard-edged graphics, where JPEG compression produces visible haloing, and for images about to be edited repeatedly.
One thing that cannot survive
AVIF can store high dynamic range and a wide colour gamut. PNG in practice cannot represent HDR, so your browser tone-maps the image down to standard dynamic range while decoding it. That step is not reversible, and for an HDR photograph the result will look flatter than the original.
If preserving HDR matters, keep the AVIF and use software that understands it rather than converting.
Decoding depends on your browser
Unlike the HEIC conversions on this site, which ship their own decoder, AVIF decoding relies on the browser. Any current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari handles it — Safari since version 16. A browser too old to decode AVIF will report that it cannot read the file, and updating it resolves that.
Frequently asked questions
Does this keep transparency?
Yes. PNG supports an alpha channel, so any transparency in the AVIF is preserved. Converting to JPG instead would flatten it onto white permanently.
How much larger will the PNG be?
Considerably — often five to ten times, sometimes more. AVIF compression is dramatically more efficient than PNG for photographic content.
Is any quality lost?
The PNG encoding step is lossless, so nothing new is discarded. But the AVIF was already lossily compressed, and HDR content is tone-mapped down during decoding, which is a real loss.
Why can I not open AVIF files directly?
Browsers adopted AVIF years before desktop applications did. Most photo editors, Office applications and upload forms still do not recognise it.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Your browser decodes and re-encodes the file locally.