How to convert JPG to PNG
- Choose or drop your JPG or JPEG files. Batches are fine.
- Press Convert to PNG. Your browser decodes each photo and saves it as a lossless PNG.
- Download the PNG files; the list shows the size before and after.
JPG and JPEG are the same format — the shorter .jpg ending dates from MS-DOS and early Windows that allowed only three letters after the dot — so both work.
What converting does — and doesn't — do
A PNG made from a JPG contains exactly the pixels you see in the JPG. That has three consequences people often don't expect:
- It won't look better. Detail removed by JPG compression is gone; PNG preserves the picture as it is, including any blockiness.
- The background won't become transparent. PNG can store transparency, but a JPG has none to carry over — a white background stays white. Removing a background is a separate editing step; once done, PNG is the format that keeps it.
- The file gets bigger. In our test (Edge, October 2026) a 3,840 × 2,400 photo of 1.6 MB as JPG became 7.8 MB as PNG — almost five times the size for an identical-looking image.
Good reasons to convert anyway
- Editing without generation loss. Every time a JPG is saved it is compressed again and loses a little more. Convert once to PNG, do all your edits, crops and text overlays, and export a final JPG at the end.
- Software or forms that want PNG. Some design tools, icon and sticker uploaders, game engines and print services ask for PNG files.
- Adding text or graphics. Captions, arrows and logos placed on top keep crisp edges in PNG, while JPG would smear them.
If you only need a smaller or different-sized photo, staying with JPG is better: use the image compressor or the image resizer instead.
Rotation, metadata and privacy
Phone photos often store their orientation as a tag rather than as rotated pixels. The converter applies that tag, so the PNG is upright in every program. Camera details and GPS location in the JPG's EXIF data are not copied into the PNG — useful before you share a photo publicly. Everything runs in your browser: nothing is uploaded, and no copy of your photos exists anywhere but your device. The reverse direction is PNG to JPG.
Frequently asked questions
Does converting JPG to PNG improve quality?
No. The PNG keeps exactly the pixels of the JPG — no better, no worse. It only stops further loss when you edit and save again.
Will the PNG have a transparent background?
No. A JPG has no transparency, so the PNG’s background is whatever the photo shows. Removing the background is a separate editing step.
Why is the PNG file so large?
PNG compression is lossless, and photos contain fine detail that can’t be stored compactly without loss. In our test a 1.6 MB JPG photo became a 7.8 MB PNG.
Is JPEG to PNG the same as JPG to PNG?
Yes. JPEG and JPG are two file endings for the same format; this converter accepts both.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. The conversion is done by your browser on your own device.
Last updated: October 15, 2026