PNG to JPG — Convert PNG to JPEG
Convert PNG images to JPG format.
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Supports PNG, up to 50MB
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About PNG to JPG
PNG to JPG is the format conversion you reach for when file size matters more than perfect lossless fidelity. PNG’s lossless compression is great for screenshots, line art, and graphics with sharp edges, but it is genuinely inefficient for photographic content — a typical phone photo saved as PNG is often 5–10× larger than the same photo saved as JPG at quality 85, with no perceptible visual difference.
The most common reason to convert PNG to JPG is to prepare images for the web, where smaller files load faster, or for email attachments, where size limits are tight. The other common case is uploading to platforms that specifically require JPG: many marketplace sellers' portals, certain print services, and some legacy CMS plugins all want JPG specifically. The conversion is one-step: pick a JPG quality level (default 85), and the tool re-encodes the PNG as JPG with the chosen quality.
Quality 85 is the conventional sweet spot — files typically 60–80% smaller than the equivalent PNG with no perceptible visual loss. Push higher (90, 95) for archival-grade output where you want minimum compression. Drop lower (60, 70) for web hero images where every kilobyte counts. The live preview shows you exactly what each setting does to the image before you commit, so finding the right balance is a matter of seconds rather than guesswork.
A practical caveat: PNG supports transparency, JPG does not. When you convert a PNG with transparent regions, the conversion has to choose what to fill the transparent pixels with. The default is white, which works for most cases (adding the JPG to a slide on a white background, for example). If your destination has a coloured background, pick the matching colour as the transparency-fill — the picker accepts any hex code or one of common named colours. Convert back to PNG (using the JPG to PNG tool) loses no detail going forward but cannot recover the transparency that was lost in the JPG step.
How it works
- 1Drop one or many PNG files. Up to 50 MB each is supported.
- 2Choose a JPG quality. The default 85 is a strong balance of size and visual quality; the slider goes from 30 to 100.
- 3If your PNG has transparency, pick a fill colour for the transparent pixels (default white).
- 4A live preview shows the output at the current quality alongside the projected file size.
- 5Hit Convert. Each PNG is decoded and re-encoded as a JPG at your chosen quality.
Common use cases
- Convert PNG photos to JPG to dramatically reduce file size for the web
- Prepare images for email attachment where the inbox cap rejects PNG file sizes
- Convert PNG screenshots to JPG for blog posts where load speed matters
- Switch product photos from PNG to JPG before uploading to a marketplace seller portal
- Reduce the size of a photo gallery without visible quality loss
- Convert raw PNG exports from a design tool to JPG for client previews
FAQ
What happens to transparency?
JPG does not support transparency. Transparent areas are filled with a white background.
Can I adjust the quality?
Yes — use the quality slider to balance file size and image quality.
Will the file size decrease?
Usually yes — JPG files are typically smaller than PNGs, especially for photographs.
How much smaller will my PNG be when converted to JPG?
For photographic content, typically 70–90% smaller at quality 85 with no perceptible visual change. For screenshots, line art, and graphics with sharp edges, the savings are usually smaller (20–50%) and you will start to see JPG compression artefacts around the edges of text — for that content type, sticking with PNG is usually the right choice.
What JPG quality should I pick?
Quality 85 is the right default for almost everything — files are 60–80% smaller than PNG with no visible loss to a viewer. Push to 90–95 for archival-grade output where you want minimum compression. Drop to 70 for web images where bandwidth matters and the loss is acceptable. Below 60 the artefacts become visible at normal zoom; the live preview lets you see this before you commit.
My PNG has transparency — what happens to it in the JPG?
JPG does not support transparency at all. The tool fills the transparent pixels with a colour you choose (default white). Pick a fill colour that matches the background where the JPG will be displayed: white for slides on a white background, your brand colour for a branded site, etc. The transparency is gone permanently after conversion — converting back to PNG with JPG to PNG does not restore it.
Will converting PNG to JPG and back to PNG damage the image?
The JPG step is lossy — it discards detail that human eyes are bad at noticing. Converting back to PNG is lossless going forward, but it cannot recover the detail the JPG step removed. So a PNG → JPG → PNG round-trip is fine for one-off conversions but accumulates loss if you keep doing it. If you need to keep the option to revert, save the original PNG before converting.
Can I convert a folder of PNGs in one go?
Yes — drop as many PNGs as you want and the same JPG quality setting applies to each. Each output is a separate JPG file with the original base filename. For batches with mixed content (photos and screenshots), consider running them in two batches with different quality settings, since photos tolerate aggressive compression but screenshots do not.
Does the JPG output preserve EXIF metadata from the PNG?
Yes by default — any EXIF metadata stored in the PNG (camera, GPS, date) carries through to the JPG. Most PNG files do not actually contain EXIF unless they were created from a camera-original JPG converted to PNG, so this only matters in specific workflows. The "remove metadata" option strips it for privacy.
Why does my JPG output have visible artefacts around text or sharp edges?
JPG compression is fundamentally bad at sharp transitions — every place colour changes abruptly, JPG’s frequency-based compression introduces a soft halo. For images with significant text or line art, either push the JPG quality to 95+ (which mostly eliminates the artefacts) or stay with PNG. WebP is a good third option — it handles sharp transitions much better than JPG at similar file sizes.
Should I use WebP instead of JPG for web images?
Often yes. WebP achieves 25–35% smaller files than JPG at the same visual quality, and modern browsers all support it. For maximum compatibility, JPG is still the safer choice. Use Image to WebP if you want to compare file sizes; you can keep JPG fallbacks in your CMS.