Convert WebP to PNG
Convert WebP to PNG offline in your browser. Lossless output with the alpha channel intact, batch conversion and instant ZIP download.
- 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 WebP to PNG
- Drop the .webp files onto the box above, or click to browse for them.
- Conversion starts immediately. There is no quality setting because PNG is lossless — the decoded pixels are written out exactly.
- Transparency is preserved by default. Use the flatten switch only if you want a solid colour painted behind the image.
- Save each PNG individually, or download the whole batch as a ZIP.
Why your computer will not open a .webp file
WebP was designed by Google for the web, and websites increasingly serve it instead of JPEG or PNG. When you right-click and save an image, you get the format the site was serving — which is why a folder full of files nothing seems able to open is such a common experience.
Support is genuinely split by context:
| Where | WebP | PNG |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari 14+ | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Photos / macOS Preview (current) | Yes | Yes |
| Photoshop CC 2022+ / GIMP 2.10+ | Yes | Yes |
| Older desktop editors and viewers | Often not | Yes |
| Microsoft Word, PowerPoint (older builds) | Often not | Yes |
| Print shops, marketplace uploaders, CMS forms | Frequently rejected | Accepted |
Converting to PNG is the reliable escape hatch: it is the most widely supported lossless raster format there is, and every one of those tools reads it.
What to expect from the output
- No further quality loss. PNG stores the decoded image exactly. If the WebP was lossy, its existing artefacts are copied faithfully — they are part of the picture now — but nothing new is added.
- A larger file. Lossy WebP is far more space-efficient than lossless PNG, so a 300 KB WebP photo commonly becomes a 4–8 MB PNG. This is expected.
- Transparency intact. WebP's 8-bit alpha maps directly onto PNG's, so anti-aliased edges and soft shadows survive unchanged.
- First frame only for animated WebP. PNG is a still format; animation is not carried over.
- No metadata. Any EXIF or XMP block in the WebP container is discarded during re-encoding.
Would JPG be a better target?
If the image is a photograph and you only need to view or share it, WebP to JPG produces a file a fraction of the size with no visible difference. Choose PNG when you need transparency, when you will edit the image further, or when the destination specifically demands a lossless format. For anything else — including converting a mixed folder of formats in one go — use the universal image converter.
Questions
Why will nothing on my computer open a .webp file?
WebP is a web format. Browsers all support it, but older desktop apps, print shops, some office suites and many marketplace upload forms do not. Converting to PNG gives you a file that anything from 1997 onwards can read.
Is anything lost converting WebP to PNG?
No pixels are lost — PNG is lossless, so the decoded WebP is stored exactly. But if the WebP was lossy to begin with, its compression artefacts are baked in and get copied faithfully into the PNG.
Does an animated WebP convert?
Only the first frame. PNG is a still format, so animated WebP files come out as a single image. For animation, convert to GIF or MP4 with the video tools instead.
Can I convert a whole folder at once?
Yes. Drop as many WebP files as you like — they are converted one after another with a progress bar, and when there is more than one result you get a single ZIP containing all of them.
Is the transparency preserved?
Yes. WebP and PNG both carry a full 8-bit alpha channel, so semi-transparent edges survive the conversion exactly. Nothing is flattened onto a background unless you explicitly ask for it.