Convert AVIF to PNG
Convert AVIF to PNG in your browser with lossless output and transparency preserved. Batch conversion, ZIP download, nothing uploaded.
- Runs in your browser
- Files are never uploaded
- Free, no account
Off keeps the alpha channel. Turn it on to paint a solid background behind transparent pixels.
Metadata is stripped. Re-encoding rebuilds the file from raw pixels, so EXIF — GPS coordinates, camera model, serial number, capture time — and any XMP or IPTC block are dropped. Pixels are written in sRGB.
Nothing leaves this tab. The encoders are WebAssembly builds of libjpeg-turbo (MozJPEG), libpng/oxipng, libwebp and libavif running inside a worker on your machine.
How to convert AVIF to PNG
- Drop the .avif files onto the box above.
- Conversion begins straight away. PNG is lossless, so there is no quality setting to choose.
- Transparency is preserved automatically. Switch on the flatten option only if you want a solid colour behind the artwork.
- Save each PNG, or download all of them as one ZIP.
The usual reason: getting AVIF into an editor
AVIF support in creative software is still patchy. Photoshop needs a plug-in or a recent version, Affinity and Illustrator have gaps, most stock-photo and print-on-demand uploaders reject it, and a lot of internal corporate tooling has never heard of it. PNG is the opposite: lossless, transparency-capable, and readable by essentially everything. Converting is the pragmatic fix.
What survives the conversion
| Property | Result in the PNG |
|---|---|
| Pixel values | Reproduced exactly as decoded — PNG adds no loss of its own |
| Alpha channel | Preserved at full 8-bit precision |
| Existing AVIF artefacts | Copied faithfully; they are part of the image now |
| 10-bit / HDR data | Converted down to 8-bit sRGB |
| Animation (AVIS sequences) | First frame only |
| EXIF, XMP, ICC profile | Not carried over; output is plain sRGB |
Be ready for a much larger file
AVIF is one of the most efficient lossy image codecs available; PNG cannot discard anything. The size jump is dramatic and completely normal:
- A 180 KB AVIF photograph typically becomes a 3–6 MB PNG.
- A flat vector-style illustration might only double, because PNG handles large areas of identical colour well.
- Screenshots and UI captures often barely grow at all, for the same reason.
If you just want a viewable, shareable copy rather than a lossless one, AVIF to JPG produces a far smaller file. If you need transparency and a small file, convert to WebP with the universal image converter instead. Going the other way is image to AVIF.
Questions
Is the alpha channel kept?
Yes. AVIF stores transparency in a separate alpha plane and PNG stores it per pixel, so soft shadows, rounded corners and anti-aliased edges all survive the conversion exactly.
Why is the PNG so much bigger?
AVIF is one of the most efficient lossy codecs ever shipped; PNG is lossless and cannot throw anything away. A 200 KB AVIF photo routinely becomes a 3–6 MB PNG. Choose JPG or WebP instead if size matters.
Can Photoshop or GIMP open the result?
Yes — PNG is universally supported. This is the usual reason to convert: getting an AVIF downloaded from a website into an editor that has no AVIF plug-in installed.
Does it handle 10-bit or HDR AVIF files?
They are decoded and tone-mapped down to standard 8-bit sRGB, which is what PNG output uses here. The image will look correct on an ordinary display but the extra HDR headroom is not carried over.
Does AVIF to PNG restore the original quality?
No. Decoding is exact, so the PNG matches the AVIF pixel for pixel, but any detail the AVIF encoder discarded is already gone. You get a lossless copy of a lossy image, which is why the PNG is usually much larger.