WebP to PNG
Convert WebP images to PNG — lossless and supports transparency, best for screenshots and logos.
- Your files never leave your device
- Free, no sign-up
- No watermark, no file limit
About this tool
Use this when you need transparency kept and the destination will not take WebP. PNG is lossless and understood by essentially every piece of software, which makes it the safe landing place for an image with a transparent background.
Your images never leave your device. Each file is decoded by your browser, drawn to a canvas and re-encoded in the new format in memory. Nothing is uploaded, which matters when the image is an ID document, a signature or a private photograph.
How to use this tool
- Add your WebP images.
- Leave transparency enabled unless you want a solid background.
- Press Convert to PNG.
- Expect a larger file — PNG is lossless.
What the WebP to PNG does
Both formats support transparency, so nothing structural is lost. PNG is lossless, so the conversion adds no further degradation to whatever the WebP already had — though it cannot recover what WebP discarded when it was made.
The file will get bigger, usually several times. That is what lossless storage costs.
The usual reason to make this conversion rather than converting to JPG is transparency. A logo, an icon, a signature scanned onto a transparent background, or a product cut-out all stop working the moment they are flattened onto white, because the white then shows as a rectangle against any coloured background. PNG keeps those areas genuinely transparent, so the image sits correctly on a slide, a letterhead, a poster or a coloured web page.
The second reason is software compatibility. Presentation tools, desktop publishing software, older versions of Office, print workflows and many image editors still refuse WebP outright. PNG has been universally supported for over two decades, which makes it the format to convert to when you do not control what will open the file.
What this conversion cannot do is improve the image. If the WebP was saved with lossy compression — which most WebP files on the web are — the detail discarded at that point is gone. The PNG faithfully reproduces the compressed result, artefacts included. Converting back and forth between formats never recovers anything; it only ever preserves or loses.
What changes
WebP (lossy, compact) → PNG (lossless, larger)
Transparency preserved
Quality no further loss added
File size typically 3–6× larger
The conversion adds no loss, but it cannot undo the loss
already baked into the WebP. A PNG made from a lossy WebP
is an exact copy of an already-compressed image.
Worked example
Example: a logo with transparency
| Input | 800 × 800 WebP, 46 KB |
| Output | 800 × 800 PNG, about 210 KB |
| Transparency | preserved |
| Opens in | essentially everything |
What your result means
A larger file is expected. Lossless storage costs space.
Transparency is preserved, which is the usual reason to pick PNG over JPG here.
Quality is not improved — it is preserved exactly as it was in the WebP.
Things to watch out for
- Choose PNG over JPG here only when transparency matters or the image is a screenshot, logo or diagram.
- For a photograph with no transparency, JPG gives a much smaller file.
- PNG is the safe choice for editing software, presentations and print workflows.
- The conversion cannot restore detail the WebP encoder discarded.
- Keep the WebP if the image is also used on a website.
Limitations of this tool
- File size increases substantially — PNG is lossless.
- Loss already present in a lossy WebP cannot be recovered.
- Animated WebP produces a single frame.
- Images are capped at 8000 px on the longest side.
Frequently asked questions
Does this keep transparency?
Yes. Both formats support it and it is preserved by default.
Why is the PNG so much bigger?
PNG is lossless and stores every pixel exactly, while WebP compresses aggressively. Three to six times larger is normal.
Does converting to PNG improve the image?
No. It preserves the current quality exactly and prevents further loss, but cannot recover detail the WebP already discarded.
Should I use PNG or JPG?
PNG when you need transparency or the image is a screenshot, logo or diagram. JPG for photographs, where it is far smaller.