Convert WebP to PNG
This is the conversion people make after saving an image from a website and finding that nothing on their computer will open it. WebP is fully supported in browsers and patchily supported everywhere else: older versions of Photoshop, Office documents, print workflows, a lot of desktop utilities and plenty of upload forms still reject it outright. PNG is the raster format that no piece of software has an opinion about, which is exactly why it is the destination.
Drop your WebP files below and download PNG in seconds. Free, unlimited and completely private: the conversion runs inside your browser, so your files never leave your device and are never uploaded to a server.
No upload. Works with your network switched off. Check it yourself, or read what actually happens to your file.
Why convert WebP to PNG?
Be clear about what the conversion can and cannot do. If the WebP was saved in lossy mode, and most WebP files on the web are, the detail that compression discarded is already gone. Moving to PNG preserves the pixels you have perfectly from this point on, but it cannot reconstruct anything, and it will not make a soft, artefact-heavy image sharp again. Expect the PNG to be considerably larger than the WebP too: Google's own figures put lossless WebP at around 26 percent smaller than PNG, and the gap against lossy WebP is far wider than that.
Google designed WebP to replace both JPG and PNG on the web, and it typically compresses 25 to 35 percent smaller at similar quality. It handles both lossy and lossless modes and supports transparency. Support is excellent in browsers but still patchy in older desktop software.
PNG stores every pixel exactly as it was saved, which makes it the safe choice whenever detail matters more than file size. It supports a full alpha channel, so logos and UI elements keep clean, soft edges on any background. The tradeoff is that photos saved as PNG can get large.
What this converter does to your WebP file
Your browser decodes the WebP and re-encodes it as PNG, which is lossless, so the output matches the decoded pixels exactly, artefacts included. Both formats carry a full alpha channel, so a WebP with a transparent background stays transparent and soft edges are not flattened onto a colour. There is no quality setting because PNG has none. One limitation to know: an animated WebP does not stay animated, since this converter renders a single still frame, so you get the first frame only.
WebP vs PNG at a glance
| WebP | PNG | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | WebP image | Portable Network Graphics |
| Compression | Lossy or lossless | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Modern websites and apps | Logos, screenshots and graphics with transparency |
What changes when you convert WebP to PNG
| What happens | |
|---|---|
| Image quality | Unchanged from here on. PNG is lossless, so it preserves exactly the pixels decoded from the WebP file. It cannot restore what the WebP encoder already discarded. |
| Transparency | Kept. PNG stores an alpha channel, so cut-out backgrounds and soft edges survive. |
| EXIF and GPS | Removed. The conversion goes through a pixel buffer, so camera data and location are not carried into the PNG file. |
| Colour profile | Not carried across. The image is handled in sRGB, which is right for the web and wrong for colour-managed print work. |
| Animation | Not preserved. An animated WebP produces a single still frame. |
| File size | Larger, often several times. Lossless formats cannot match what a lossy encoder already achieved. |
How to convert WebP to PNG
- Drop one or more WebP files into the box above, or click to browse.
- ImageConvert converts each file to PNG right on your device.
- Download a single file, or grab everything at once as a zip.
Frequently asked questions
Does converting WebP to PNG improve the quality?
No. If the WebP was lossy, the detail it discarded is gone and no format can rebuild it. PNG preserves exactly the pixels that were decoded, which stops any further loss but does not undo the loss already there.
Why is the PNG so much bigger than the WebP?
Because WebP compresses harder. Google puts lossless WebP at roughly 26 percent smaller than PNG, and lossy WebP is smaller again by a wide margin. Getting a file several times the size back is normal for this direction.
Does the transparent background survive?
Yes. WebP and PNG both support a full alpha channel, so transparency is preserved and anti-aliased edges stay soft rather than hardening onto a background colour.
Can I convert an animated WebP to an animated PNG?
Not here. This converter renders one still frame, so an animated WebP becomes a single frame PNG of its first frame. Keeping the animation needs a dedicated tool that reads every frame.
The 26 percent figure quoted above is Google's own comparison of lossless WebP against PNG at equivalent quality, published at developers.google.com/speed/webp.
What is a WebP file?
WebP is a modern format from Google that compresses smaller than JPG and PNG while keeping quality.
What is a PNG file?
PNG is a lossless format with transparency support, ideal for graphics, logos and screenshots.
Is it free to convert WebP to PNG?
Yes. There are no limits, no watermarks and no account needed. Convert as many WebP files as you like.
Are my files private?
Completely. Your WebP files never leave your browser and are never uploaded to a server, so your images stay on your device.