Convert WebP to PNG
Convert WebP images to PNG with transparency intact, in your browser. The right choice for logos, icons and screenshots.
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What actually changes
PNG keeps the alpha channel, so a WebP with a transparent background stays transparent, which is the reason to choose PNG over JPG for this conversion. The pixels are written losslessly, so nothing further is discarded beyond what the WebP already approximated. File size depends entirely on content: a flat-colour logo often comes out similar or smaller, while a photograph can grow several times over.
| WebP | PNG | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Format can be animated | Yes | No |
Photographs get much larger, graphics usually don’t
The size outcome splits sharply by content and knowing which side you’re on saves surprise. Screenshots, logos, icons and diagrams have large runs of identical pixels, which is exactly what PNG compresses well, so those come out comparable to the WebP. Photographs are continuous tone with noise in every pixel, which PNG can’t compress meaningfully, so a photographic WebP can become a PNG five times the size.
The alpha channel is the whole point
A WebP with transparency and a PNG with transparency store the same idea: each pixel carries an opacity value alongside its colour. That is why this conversion keeps the background transparent while converting to JPG can’t. If you’re converting a logo, an icon, a sticker or a UI asset, PNG is almost certainly what you want.
You can check whether transparency is present before converting by opening the WebP in a browser tab. A transparent image shows the page background through it, usually white; the same image on a dark background shows the difference immediately.
Lossy WebP, lossless PNG
WebP has two distinct modes and files don’t advertise which was used. A lossless WebP converted to PNG is a perfect round trip. A lossy WebP converted to PNG preserves exactly what is there now, which isn’t the same as preserving what was originally photographed. Neither case loses anything in the conversion itself, which is the useful guarantee: this step never makes the image worse.
If the PNG is too large
Reach for WebP again or for JPG if there is no transparency. PNG’s size on photographic content is structural rather than a setting you can tune and no amount of quality adjustment changes it, because PNG has no quality setting at all.
Common questions
Will my transparent background survive?
Yes. PNG and WebP both support a full alpha channel, so transparency is carried across exactly. This is the main reason to pick PNG as the target rather than JPG, which flattens transparent pixels onto a solid colour.
Is this conversion lossless?
The PNG side is lossless, meaning the decoded pixels are stored exactly. Whether the whole thing is lossless depends on the source: a lossless WebP converts with no loss at all, while a lossy WebP has already discarded detail that no conversion can bring back.
Should I use PNG or JPG for a WebP photograph?
JPG. A photograph gains nothing from lossless storage at this point, since the detail is already gone and PNG will multiply the file size for no visible improvement. Reserve PNG for images with transparency or with flat areas of colour.
Can PNG store the animation from an animated WebP?
Not in any form that matters. APNG exists and can hold animation, but it isn’t what a browser canvas produces, so this conversion takes the first frame only. For an animated WebP, keep the original or convert to GIF with a dedicated tool.