AVIF to PNG Converter: Free, Private, No Upload

Convert AVIF files to PNG in your browser. Lossless output, batch up to 20 files at once, no upload, no account, no watermark. Your files never leave your device.

AVIF to PNG
Batch up to 20 files
No upload, no account
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1Add up to 20 images
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How do I convert AVIF to PNG for free?

Drop your AVIF files into the tool above, choose PNG as output, and download the result. Everything runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded and there is no limit or watermark. It works on Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS and Android — anywhere you have a modern browser.

Price: Free, no credits and no daily cap
Account required: No
File uploaded to server: No, processed locally in your browser
Batch limit: Up to 20 files at once
Input format: AVIF
Output format: PNG
Best for: PNG workflows, lossless quality, editing, printing
Works on: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, iOS and Android browsers
Privacy: No upload, no tracking, metadata stripped
Output quality: Lossless, exact pixels

How to convert AVIF to PNG

1
Drop your AVIF files
Drag up to 20 AVIF files onto the page or click to choose them. Everything runs in your browser.
2
PNG is preselected
Output is already set to PNG. Adjust quality, resize or batch if you want.
3
Download
Save each PNG, or download all of them together as a ZIP.

AVIF to PNG: what changes and when it makes sense

AVIF is an AV1 Image File Format. It is best known for the smallest files of any common web format at a given quality. The main drawbacks are slow encoding, patchy support outside browsers, and smoothing in fine textures at aggressive settings.

PNG is a Portable Network Graphics format. It is best known for exact pixel reproduction, crisp text and edges, and full alpha transparency. The main drawbacks are large files for photographs and no lossy mode for trading quality against size.

AVIF vs PNG at a glance

Property	AVIF	PNG
Type	Raster image	Raster image
Compression	Lossy or lossless, based on the AV1 video codec	Lossless (DEFLATE), with an optional 8-bit palette mode
Transparency	Full alpha channel with soft edges	Full alpha channel with soft edges
Animation	Yes	No
Colour depth	8, 10 or 12 bits per channel, with HDR and wide-gamut support	8 or 16 bits per channel, or 8-bit indexed colour
Support	Supported by current Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, but many editors, social platforms and OS viewers cannot open it	Opens in every browser and image editor
History	Finalised in 2019 by the Alliance for Open Media (Google, Mozilla, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Amazon, Intel and others). Based on AV1 video codec, successor to VP9 and HEVC. First major browser support: Chrome 85 (2020).	Created in 1995 as a free, patent-unencumbered replacement for GIF after Unisys began charging royalties for LZW compression. Became a W3C Recommendation in 2003. The signature bytes are 89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A — "PNG" with newlines designed to catch file corruption.

What actually changes in this conversion

AVIF can be lossy or lossless. If your file was saved lossy, converting to PNG stops further loss but does not restore detail.
Transparency is preserved, including soft edges.
AVIF can hold animation, but PNG cannot, so the result is a single still frame.
Expect the PNG file to be far larger than the AVIF source.
Browser-based conversion works in 8-bit sRGB. Wide-gamut, 10-bit and 16-bit data are reduced. For colour-critical work, keep the original.
EXIF, GPS and camera data are stripped on every conversion. That is good for privacy, but you lose capture dates.

About AVIF: history and technical details

Finalised in 2019 by the Alliance for Open Media (Google, Mozilla, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Amazon, Intel and others). Based on AV1 video codec, successor to VP9 and HEVC. First major browser support: Chrome 85 (2020).

Technical: AV1 intra-frame coding with variable block sizes from 4x4 to 128x128. Supports 8/10/12-bit colour, HDR, wide gamut (BT.2020), monochrome. HEIF-based container. Encoding is 10-100x slower than JPEG.

Real-world size: AVIF at quality 50 produces files 30-50% smaller than JPG at quality 85 with similar visual quality. Netflix reports 50% bandwidth savings after switching. Google reports AVIF is 20-30% smaller than WebP.

Popular tools: Adobe Photoshop 2024+, GIMP 2.10+, Squoosh, avifenc, ImageMagick, AVIF.io, Netflix (production use).

Alternatives: WebP (faster encode, less compression), JPG (universal), HEIC (Apple-only), JPEG XL (future format).

About PNG: what you get

Created in 1995 as a free, patent-unencumbered replacement for GIF after Unisys began charging royalties for LZW compression. Became a W3C Recommendation in 2003. The signature bytes are 89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A — "PNG" with newlines designed to catch file corruption.

Technical: Uses DEFLATE (LZ77 + Huffman) compression. Two main modes: 8/16-bit truecolour with alpha, and 8-bit indexed with up to 256 colours. Filters per scanline (None, Sub, Up, Average, Paeth) before DEFLATE for better ratios.

Real-world size: A 1920x1080 screenshot is 200-600 KB as PNG. As JPG at quality 85 it is 100-300 KB but with blurry text. A 12-MP photo is 18-25 MB as PNG, 2-4 MB as JPG. PNG wins on text, JPG wins on photos.

Popular tools: Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, Figma, Sketch, Snipping Tool, macOS Screenshot, ImageMagick, pngquant, oxipng.

Alternatives: WebP lossless (20-30% smaller), AVIF (better for photos), JPG (photos only), SVG (vector graphics).

Browser and software compatibility

AVIF: Supported by current Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, but many editors, social platforms and OS viewers cannot open it. PNG: Opens in every browser and image editor.

PNG output opens in virtually every browser, operating system and editor.

Why people move away from AVIF

Outside browsers, AVIF support is thin. Many editors, email clients and social platforms cannot open it.
Uploaders that accept only JPG or PNG reject AVIF files.
Fine texture such as film grain or fabric can look smoothed at aggressive AVIF settings.

Why people choose PNG

PNG keeps every pixel, making it safe for screenshots, diagrams, logos and anything with text.
It stores full alpha transparency, including soft shadows and anti-aliased edges.
Lossless output means you can keep editing without generational loss.

Common mistakes with AVIF

Encoding AVIF at quality 90 thinking it will match JPG 90 — AVIF scale is different
Using AVIF for small icons — encoding overhead wastes savings
Expecting Photoshop (pre-2024) to open AVIF files — it will not

Best practices for keeping quality

AVIF files are often made for the web already. If you need to edit one, convert from the original source rather than stacking another lossy pass.
Converting a lossy file to PNG stops further loss but does not restore detail already discarded. Expect a much larger file with no visible gain.
PNG suits screenshots and flat graphics. For photographs, a lossy format is usually the better trade.
Resize before converting if the image will be shown small. A 4000 pixel photo displayed at 800 pixels wastes bytes in any format.
Check the result at 100 percent zoom, especially around text, edges and gradients, before you replace any originals.
Keep your original files. Conversions to a lossy format cannot be undone.
When you convert a set of images, use the same quality setting for the whole batch. The converter handles up to 20 files at once.

AVIF to PNG questions

Quick answers about privacy, quality, supported formats, file limits and how PNG works.

Why convert AVIF to PNG?

PNG is lossless. It keeps every pixel exactly. It is the safe choice when you plan to edit, print or need exact pixel data.

Will converting AVIF to PNG lose quality?

No. PNG is lossless, so nothing is thrown away.

Does PNG keep transparency?

Yes. PNG supports full transparency, so transparent areas in your original are kept.

Are my files uploaded?

Never. Everything runs in your browser. Your files never leave your device. Open DevTools Network tab while processing — you will see no upload request.

Can I convert many files at once?

Yes, up to 20 files at once. Download them individually or all together as a ZIP.

Does the converter strip metadata?

Yes. Browsers do not pass EXIF data through a canvas, so GPS, camera model and dates are removed on every conversion. That is good for privacy.

Is it free?

Yes. No credits, no daily cap, no account, no watermark. The practical limit is your device memory.

Is PNG lossless?

Yes. PNG uses DEFLATE compression, which is fully lossless. Every pixel is preserved exactly. PNG can reduce file size but never changes any pixel value.

Can PNG be animated?

Standard PNG is not animated, but APNG (Animated PNG) exists and is supported by most modern browsers. It is rarely used because WebP and GIF animation are better supported.

Why are PNG files so large?

Because PNG preserves every pixel with no lossy compression. Photographs have millions of slightly different pixel values that DEFLATE cannot compress well. This is why PNG of photos can be 10x larger than JPG.

Your files never leave your device

No upload, no account, no tracking. Everything happens in your browser using the Canvas API and WebAssembly. You can confirm this in your browser's DevTools Network tab while the tool runs — no request carries your file. See why ToolDeck is different.