AVIF to PNG Converter
Best for designers who need to edit AVIF images in software that does not yet support the format.
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Accepts .AVIF · Up to 1,000 files
AVIF to lossless PNG — transparency preserved. Batch 1,000+ files entirely in your browser.
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Everything runs in your browser via WebAssembly. AVIF to PNG Converter happens locally — no server involved.
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What is an AVIF file?
The AVIF (or AV1 Image File Format) is a relatively new image format introduced in 2019 by the Alliance for Open Media, a nonprofit backed by Google, Netflix, Mozilla, Amazon, and Cisco to develop royalty-free video and image formats like this. One reason AVIF was developed is to replace JPG, PNG, and even WebP as the internet’s de facto image format.
AVIF’s biggest strength is its compression, between 50 and 90% smaller than a comparable JPG image, and around 20 to 30% smaller than WebP with similar visual quality. Another advantage is that AVIF supports alpha transparency, meaning you can save images like logos or icons with a transparent background. It also supports HDR, wide color gamuts (such as Display P3 and REC 2020), 10- and 12-bit color depth, and both lossy and lossless modes.
However, its biggest downside is compatibility outside major browsers. While AVIF is compatible with newer versions of modern browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari), most software doesn’t recognize this format. If you use legacy software, you may need an extension to open it, which isn’t the case for most apps. Older Photoshop versions don’t support AVIF, so you can’t open it. Most print shops accept legacy formats like PNG, TIFF, or JPG but not newer formats like AVIF, so that’s one reason to convert AVIF to a legacy format like PNG.
AVIF is best suited for:
- Serving images to upload on websites
- High-resolution images used for the hero section, product photos, etc.
- Transparent logos and icons minus the bulk
- HDR photography where you want to preserve wide color and dynamic range
AVIF isn’t good for:
- Editing in legacy photo editing software without plugin support
- Sending to print shops or clients still on legacy software
- Uploading to older platforms (older CMSes, forums, marketplaces) that don’t support AVIF
- Embedding in documents (Word, PowerPoint, PDFs) where support is spotty
What is a PNG file?
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) was introduced in 1996 as a GIF alternative when GIF wanted to charge a royalty to every software for using their encoder. Unlike AVIF, which supports lossy and lossless formats, PNG supports lossless compression, meaning every pixel is preserved without quality loss even after re-saving repeatedly.
It’s that lossless property that makes PNG the default option for graphic artists for saving assets such as logos, screenshots, UI mockups, line art, or diagrams. PNG also supports a full alpha channel, meaning it can save images with a transparent background (e.g., logos or icons). I’d say PNG is better than GIF for transparency because it doesn’t have the harsh edges GIFs can produce. Nearly every image-processing or editing program supports PNG, so you can send graphic files like UI mockups, logos, and illustrations to a print shop, and they will accept the format.
However, the biggest tradeoff is file size. A PNG file is around three to eight times larger than an AVIF equivalent (that’s for photographs) since PNG is lossless and no pixels are degraded. The difference is more or less the same for graphic files like logos or icons. If you need to upload the image to a website, then keep the AVIF format, but if you need to edit or send the file for print, then convert to a PNG format. If you want to go the other way, you can use our PNG to AVIF converter.
PNG is best suited for:
- Logos, icons, and UI interface mockups
- Screenshots and software documentation
- Images that require a transparent background
- Diagrams, charts, and line art
- Any image you plan to edit repeatedly without losing quality
PNG isn’t great for:
- Large photographs with lots of intricate details
- HDR or wide-gamut source material (PNG is 8-bit sRGB in practice)
- Uploading images to a website (it takes too much space)
Why convert AVIF to PNG?
There are three reasons: compatibility, quality, and transparency. AVIF is an excellent format for uploading images to a website because it’s a fraction of the size of a PNG, so it takes up less space and loads fast. However, if you need to edit the image in an older version of Photoshop, or drop the file into a Word document, send it to a print shop, or upload it to a platform that doesn’t support AVIF, PNG is the safer option for these situations. If JPG works for your use case, you can also try our AVIF to JPG converter.
The second reason is quality. Since PNG is a lossless format, there won’t be any pixel degradation when you convert it. You’ll see that in the side-by-side preview that even if you lower the quality to 1, the PNG side doesn’t degrade, because it doesn’t throw away pixel data. So if you have image assets like icons or graphic files you need to catalog, then PNG is the better format for this.
The third reason is that PNG files support transparency. If you have a transparent AVIF file, converting it to PNG will preserve that transparency, which matters if you need to use a logo or icon for a presentation and compose that presentation in software you know will support PNG, but may not support an AVIF format without plugins.
Frequently asked questions
Nope, the AVIF to PNG conversion happens in your browser using WebAssembly, so nothing is uploaded to an unknown server. You can safely convert client assets without worrying of it falling into the wrong hands in case of a data breach. Converting files locally also increases the speed since you don’t need to wait for the upload to finish before the files will convert.
The reason is that PNG is lossless, so it preserves every pixel even after you edit and resave. This format is excellent for graphic images like UI mockups, logos, icons, basically anything with lots of lines, sharp edges, line art, that kind of stuff.
Yes, converting an AVIF to a PNG file will result in a significantly larger file size, up to three to eight times larger because of its lossless format. The tradeoff of this is pixel-perfect quality even after resaving images repeatedly.
Yes, converting AVIF to PNG will retain the transparency of the graphic, so if you need to convert your icons or logos in AVIF format to PNG, the transparency is retained.
Most AVIF files with HDR or Display P3 color profiles are tone-mapped to standard sRGB during conversion. The result is a valid PNG but color-critical content may shift slightly. For professional color-managed work, verify the output in a color-managed application.