AVIF to PNG

The compatibility escape hatch for AVIF: PNG opens in every editor written in the last twenty years and keeps the alpha channel intact.

Runs in your browser // nothing is uploaded

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What survives the conversion

Derived from what each format is able to store, not from what the conversion promises.

Kept

Transparency
Original pixel data (lossless), which AVIF could not store

Lost

Animation
HDR and wide colour

Settings used

Re-encoded as PNG, lossless. The file will be much larger than the AVIF.

When not to convert

Not for putting the image back on a website. AVIF is already the smaller file.

About these formats

Image

What is a AVIF file?

AVIF is an image format built on the royalty-free AV1 video codec and published in 2019. It generally compresses better than both JPG and WebP at the same perceived quality, and supports transparency, wide colour and HDR. Encoding is slower than the older formats.

Read the format guide

Image

What is a PNG file?

PNG is a lossless image format from 1996, created as a patent-free replacement for GIF. It preserves every pixel exactly and supports a full alpha channel, which makes it the right choice for screenshots, logos, UI assets and any image that will be edited repeatedly.

Read the format guide

Common questions

Does converting AVIF to PNG lose anything?

Yes. Animation, HDR and wide colour cannot be carried into PNG and are dropped. The compatibility escape hatch for AVIF: PNG opens in every editor written in the last twenty years and keeps the alpha channel intact.

Are my files uploaded when I convert AVIF to PNG?

No. The conversion runs in your browser tab, so the file is never transmitted and the page works offline once loaded.

What settings does Filoven use for AVIF to PNG?

Re-encoded as PNG, lossless. The file will be much larger than the AVIF.

When should I not convert AVIF to PNG?

Not for putting the image back on a website. AVIF is already the smaller file.