How to convert WebP to PNG
- Choose or drop your .webp files — one or a whole batch.
- Press Convert to PNG. Your browser decodes each WebP and saves the pixels as PNG.
- Download each PNG. The list shows the dimensions and the size before and after, so you can see what changed.
The width and height stay exactly the same, and so does every pixel: PNG is lossless, so the converted file looks identical to the WebP you started with.
Why did my image save as WebP?
WebP is Google's image format, announced in 2010 and now shown by every current browser. Websites like it because the files are smaller: Google's own comparison measured lossy WebP 25–34% smaller than JPG at the same quality, and lossless WebP about 26% smaller than PNG. So when you right-click a picture in Chrome or Edge and choose Save image as, you often get a .webp file even though the page looked like an ordinary photo or logo:
- Image servers pick the format per visitor. Your browser announces that it accepts WebP, and many shops, news sites and content delivery networks answer with a WebP version of the same image. The file name in the page can even end in .jpg while the bytes you save are WebP.
- Google Images results open the picture from the site that published it — and many of those sites serve WebP.
- Website platforms such as WordPress accept WebP uploads and image plugins convert whole media libraries to it.
Why PNG and not JPG?
WebP can carry transparency — logos, stickers, icons and product cut-outs often have a see-through background. PNG keeps that transparency; JPG can't store it at all. PNG also adds no new compression loss, which matters if you plan to edit the picture and save it again. If the image is a photo and you just need a small, universally accepted file, WebP to JPG is the better choice.
Expect a bigger file
A WebP photo is heavily compressed; a PNG stores every pixel exactly, so photos grow a lot. In our test (Edge, October 2026) a 3,840 × 2,400 landscape photo saved as an 80% WebP was 182 KB; the same picture as PNG was 4.2 MB — 23 times larger, with no visible difference, because PNG can't bring back detail the WebP compression already removed. Logos, screenshots and drawings with flat colors stay small as PNG. If the size matters, run the PNG through the image compressor or shrink its dimensions with the image resizer.
Programs that don't open WebP
Support has improved, but WebP still trips up older software: Photoshop versions before 23.2 (February 2022) needed a plug-in, the classic Windows Photo Viewer can't show it, older Microsoft Office versions refuse to insert it, and many print-shop, school and government upload forms accept only JPG or PNG. Converting once to PNG avoids all of that.
Animated WebP and privacy
An animated WebP becomes a still PNG of its first frame. The conversion runs entirely in your browser: nothing is uploaded, the PNG carries no hidden metadata, and it works offline once the page has loaded. For other formats use the image converter.
Frequently asked questions
Does converting WebP to PNG lose quality?
No. PNG is lossless, so it stores exactly the pixels decoded from the WebP. It can’t add back detail that a lossy WebP already threw away, but it loses nothing more.
Is the transparent background kept?
Yes. PNG supports transparency, so see-through areas of the WebP stay see-through in the PNG.
Why is the PNG so much bigger than the WebP?
WebP photos are lossy and highly compressed; PNG stores every pixel without loss. For photos that means several times the size — in our test 182 KB became 4.2 MB. Graphics with flat colors grow far less.
Can I convert many WebP files at once?
Yes. Select or drop as many as you like; each one gets its own PNG download.
Are my images uploaded?
No. The conversion happens in your browser on your own device and nothing is sent to a server.
Last updated: October 15, 2026