What is AVIF to PNG conversion?
This tool converts AVIF images into the PNG format, entirely in your browser with no upload. AVIF is a modern, highly efficient image format based on the AV1 codec. It offers excellent compression with transparency and HDR support, but is only opened by newer browsers and apps. PNG is a lossless format with transparency support, so quality never degrades when you save. It is ideal for logos, icons, screenshots with text and images with transparent backgrounds, but files tend to be larger.
How to use it
- Select or drop in your AVIF image.
- The tool converts it to PNG locally, instantly.
- Click Download to save the PNG file.
When should you convert AVIF to PNG?
AVIF compresses extremely well, but support is still limited outside the newest browsers, so you may need a more compatible format.
Convert AVIF to PNG when you need lossless quality or a transparent background — for cut-outs, logos or assets you will edit further. The trade-off is that PNG files are usually larger than AVIF.
AVIF vs PNG: key differences
| Property | AVIF | PNG |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Modern web images needing maximum compression | Logos, icons, screenshots, transparent graphics |
When does converting AVIF to PNG make sense?
Convert AVIF to PNG when you plan to edit the image and want to keep every detail or its transparency. PNG is lossless, so it won't re-compress edges and text the way JPG does, and it fully supports an alpha channel — ideal for icons, UI assets, or cut-out illustrations you'll open in Photoshop or Figma. Be aware, though, that a PNG is often several times larger than the original AVIF, and for colourful photographs the file size can balloon dramatically. If the image is really a photo and you don't need a transparent background, converting to JPG or WebP instead will be far more space-efficient and practical.