AVIF to PNG Converter - Free & Private

Get a lossless, fully editable PNG copy of an AVIF image, with its transparency kept intact.

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Drop AVIF files here or click to select

Up to 20 files at once. Nothing is uploaded, conversion runs in your browser.

Converting AVIF to PNG

This converter turns AVIF files into PNG, which is the format to reach for when the picture still has work ahead of it. PNG is lossless, so you can open it, crop it, paint over it and save it again without the image degrading a little further each time. It also carries a proper alpha channel, so an AVIF logo or a product shot cut out against a transparent background arrives in PNG with that transparency completely intact.

Designers and support staff hit this constantly. A brand portal exports its assets as AVIF, and then Figma imports, Canva uploads or an older InDesign install refuse them. Developers run into the same thing when a screenshot tool or a headless CMS hands them AVIF while their asset pipeline expects PNG. Wiki editors need PNG too, since a good number of internal documentation systems still accept nothing outside JPEG, PNG and GIF.

AVIF stores its pixels using the intra frame coding of the AV1 video codec inside an ISOBMFF container, which is why it compresses so aggressively. PNG works in a completely different way: it applies per row prediction filters and then Deflate, and it throws nothing away at any point. The conversion runs through the canvas element in your browser, decoding the AVIF and re encoding it as PNG locally, with no upload and no queue to wait in.

Two things are worth knowing before you start. First, PNG files of photographs are large, often five to ten times the size of the AVIF original, because every pixel is stored exactly. Second, AVIF can hold 10 or 12 bits per colour channel along with HDR metadata, while the browser canvas works in 8 bit sRGB. A high dynamic range AVIF therefore comes out tone mapped to standard range, which is fine for normal editing but not for grading work.

Reach for PNG when transparency matters, or when the file is a screenshot, a diagram, a logo or an interface mockup, because those flat areas compress well and stay razor sharp. For a photograph you only need to view, JPG is the lighter choice. Once you have finished editing, our Image Compressor brings the PNG back down in size, and the Image Metadata Viewer shows you what the original file was carrying.

How the AVIF to PNG Converter Works

  1. 01Select or drag in the AVIF files you want a lossless copy of. Twenty files per batch is the limit.
  2. 02The browser decodes each one with its built in AVIF decoder and paints it onto an off screen canvas.
  3. 03The canvas is written out as PNG, keeping every pixel exactly and carrying the alpha channel across unchanged.
  4. 04Save the results individually, or hit Download all to pull down the whole set.

Keeping Quality and Transparency When You Leave AVIF

PNG is the right target whenever the image is not finished yet. Because it stores pixels exactly, you can round trip a PNG through an editor as many times as you like without accumulating artefacts, which is the opposite of what happens with JPEG. That makes it the safe container for logos, icons, screenshots, diagrams and any cut out product shot that still needs retouching. Transparency is the other reason to pick PNG here. AVIF supports an alpha channel and so does PNG, so a cut out subject stays cut out and you never end up with a white rectangle behind it. Watch the file sizes though. A photograph that sits at 200 KB as AVIF can pass a megabyte and a half as PNG, because PNG cannot approximate. That is a fair trade for an editing master and a poor one for a web asset, so treat the PNG as a working file rather than something you publish. One technical caveat is worth repeating: the browser canvas is 8 bit sRGB. If the AVIF was authored in high dynamic range or in a wide gamut such as Display P3, colours are mapped down to standard range in the process.

When to Use AVIF to PNG

Use PNG when the file still has editing ahead of it, when transparency has to survive, or when the receiving system explicitly lists PNG as an accepted format. Design handovers, documentation systems, ticket attachments, presentation software and most asset pipelines all fall into that group. Choose JPG instead when the file is a photograph you only need to look at, share or print, because the PNG version will be several times heavier for no visible benefit. And if the original AVIF is going straight back to a web page, do not convert it at all.

Common Use Cases

  • Getting a cut out product image out of a brand portal and into a design file with its transparency intact.
  • Attaching a screenshot to a ticketing system that only accepts JPEG, PNG and GIF.
  • Preparing an editable master before retouching, so no quality is lost on repeated saves.
  • Scaling the PNG down to the exact dimensions a layout needs. Image Resizer - Exact Dimensions Free
  • Squeezing the finished PNG before it goes into a shared drive. Compress Images Online - No Upload Required

Expert Tips

  • Resize before you convert if you already know the target size. A 4000 pixel wide PNG you will never use at that size is wasted disk space.
  • For screenshots and flat interface artwork, PNG is genuinely the better format, not just a compatible one. Text stays crisp instead of picking up ringing.
  • If a colour looks slightly off compared to the original, the source was probably wide gamut. Re-export from the original design file rather than trying to correct the PNG.
  • Keep the AVIF as well. It is the smaller file and stays the right choice for anything that has to load over a network.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the transparency survive the conversion?→
Yes. Both formats have a real alpha channel with 256 levels of opacity, so soft edges, drop shadows and feathered cut outs come across exactly as they were. This is the main reason to choose PNG over JPG when leaving AVIF.
Is anything lost between AVIF and PNG?→
The pixel values the browser decodes are written to the PNG untouched, so nothing is lost at that step. The one exception is colour depth: AVIF can store 10 or 12 bits per channel, and the canvas works in 8 bits, so an HDR source is tone mapped down.
Why are the PNG files so much larger?→
PNG uses lossless compression, which means it has to record every pixel. Photographs contain far too much fine variation for that to pack down well. Flat artwork such as logos and screenshots compresses far better, and there the PNG can even beat the AVIF.
Can I edit the PNG and convert it back to AVIF later?→
You can, using any encoder that writes AVIF. Editing in PNG and encoding to AVIF once at the end is in fact the cleanest workflow, because you avoid stacking one lossy encode on top of another.

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