Convert AVIF to PNG
Free online converter for AVIF files. Lossless raster format with alpha transparency. Nothing to install, no watermark, and every file is deleted automatically.
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About AVIF and PNG
AVIF .avif
A modern image format derived from the AV1 video codec. It compresses harder than JPEG or WebP at the same visual quality, and handles wide colour and high dynamic range.
Good for
- The smallest files of any format here at a given quality
- Transparency, animation, wide colour gamut and HDR
- Holds up better than JPEG at very low bitrates
Trade-offs
- Support is newest — older browsers and many desktop apps cannot open it
- Encoding is slow compared with JPEG
- Fine detail can smooth over at aggressive settings
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PNG .png
A lossless image format built for graphics rather than photographs. Every pixel it stores comes back exactly as it went in, and it carries a full alpha channel for transparency.
Good for
- Lossless — no generation loss no matter how often you re-save
- Full 8-bit alpha, so edges blend cleanly over any background
- Sharp on text, screenshots, logos and line art
Trade-offs
- Much larger than JPEG for photographs
- No animation in the baseline format
- Large photographic PNGs are slow to transfer
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AVIF and PNG side by side
| AVIF | PNG | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy or lossless | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes — 8-bit alpha |
| Animation | Yes | No |
| Typically used for | Modern web delivery, bandwidth-sensitive images | Screenshots, logos, UI assets, anything with transparency |
What changes when you convert AVIF to PNG
Only the first frame survives
Most AVIF files are still images and convert straightforwardly. AVIF can also hold an animation, though, and PNG cannot: if yours is animated, what you get back is its first frame and nothing else. Convert to a video format, or to another animating image format, if the motion matters.
Camera data is removed by default
A AVIF straight from a phone or camera carries EXIF metadata — model, settings, timestamp and, quite often, the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken. The converted PNG is written without it, so a file you are about to share does not quietly carry your location. The orientation flag is read and applied to the pixels first, so the image will not come out sideways once the tag holding it is gone. If you need the metadata kept, there is a setting for it.
How the PNG is written
Our default is maximum compression with adaptive filtering, and fully lossless — lowering the quality dial is what switches PNG to a 256-colour palette, and it is at 100 unless you move it. The quality control on the converter moves this if you need to — the default aims to be indistinguishable from the source at a sensible file size, rather than to win a compression benchmark.
Other AVIF conversions
Other ways to get PNG
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