AVIF to PNG — Convert AVIF Images to PNG in Your Browser
Convert AVIF images to PNG. Keeps transparency and color depth, runs entirely in your browser. No uploads, no accounts, no size limits.
Drop your AVIF image here
or click to browse (max 50MB)
AVIF compresses photos roughly 50% smaller than PNG at the same visible quality, but the saving comes at the cost of compatibility: PNG has been a universal image format since 1996 and is supported by every browser, every image editor, every chat app, every print kiosk, and every email client ever shipped. AVIF has been widely supported only since 2021, and even now there are holdouts (older Windows builds, certain CMS upload fields, print services that validate file extensions). Converting from AVIF to PNG is the path that buys you lossless preservation and a file that opens anywhere, at the cost of a file that is several times larger.
The non-obvious decision is when to pick PNG over JPG for an AVIF source. The two PNG-vs-JPG choices in this toolbox both start from an AVIF; the answer is what the destination requires. If the AVIF has transparency — a cutout, a UI screenshot, a soft shadow, a logo on a transparent background — PNG is the only correct answer because JPEG cannot store an alpha channel and will composite transparent pixels against white. If the AVIF is a photograph with no transparency and the destination is a CMS, email, or chat, JPG is the smaller file with no visible quality loss. The drop zone shows whether the source has an alpha channel, which is the only piece of metadata worth checking before choosing.
For a final hand-off: if the goal is to keep editing the image, this AVIF-to-PNG tool gives you a lossless base. If the goal is a smaller shareable file, route the same source through the AVIF-to-JPG tool. If the destination is a website that already serves WebP, AVIF-to-WebP keeps the size advantage while gaining a few years of compatibility over AVIF itself.
How to use
Drop one or many AVIF files
Drag .avif files into the drop zone, or paste from clipboard. Animated AVIFs are accepted; only the first frame is exported, the rest of the motion is dropped.
Keep transparency if the source has it
PNG preserves the alpha channel that AVIF carries. The output's transparent pixels round-trip cleanly into Photoshop, Figma, and any other PNG-aware editor.
Download the PNGs
Each conversion takes under a second. You can download them one-by-one, or grab a zip when you have more than a handful of files.
Frequently asked
Will the alpha channel be preserved exactly?
Yes — both AVIF and PNG carry an 8-bit alpha channel, so transparent pixels, soft edges, and cutouts round-trip without recompression. The PNG is bit-identical in transparency.
Why would I pick PNG over JPG for an AVIF source?
Pick PNG when you need to keep transparency, work in a design tool, or want lossless output for further editing. Pick JPG when the destination is a CMS upload, email attachment, or chat message that does not accept AVIF.
How much bigger is the PNG than the AVIF?
For photographs, expect 4 to 8 times larger — AVIF is roughly that much smaller than lossless PNG at equivalent visual quality. For screenshots and graphics with flat color, the gap is usually 2 to 3 times.
Does it handle wide-gamut AVIF color spaces?
Yes. Display P3 and Rec.2020 source pixels are preserved in the PNG's sRGB-tagged output. The wide-gamut data is mapped into sRGB for portability, so saturated reds and greens may shift slightly.
What happens to EXIF and ICC profiles?
Camera metadata (Make, Model, DateTime, GPS) is copied into the PNG's tEXt chunks. The ICC color profile from the source AVIF is not embedded — the output uses sRGB by convention.
Limitations
- First frame onlyAnimated AVIFs export as a static PNG of the first frame. There is no APNG output and no way to keep motion in this format. Use the GIF converter if you need a moving image.
- Lossless but largePNG uses deflate compression, which is much less efficient than AVIF on photos. A 200 KB AVIF typically becomes a 1.5 MB PNG. Use this when compatibility matters more than size.
- Wide-gamut color is remappedAVIF can store Display P3 and Rec.2020 color spaces. PNG output is tagged sRGB, so out-of-gamut pixels are mapped down. Saturated brand colors may shift slightly on calibrated displays.
Platform notes
- macOS
- Preview and Quick Look open AVIF on macOS 13+. Earlier versions need a Quick Look plugin. The PNG output opens everywhere, including older Preview versions and every email client.
- Windows
- Windows 11's Photos app supports AVIF since 2022. Windows 10 users without the HEIF extension installed cannot preview AVIF — converting to PNG sidesteps the codec gap entirely.
- Linux
- Most distros ship AVIF decoders via libheif since 2022. If you are on an older LTS release and the source fails to parse, run `sudo apt install libheif-examples` and retry.
- iOS
- iOS 16+ opens AVIFs in Safari. For Files app previews, AirDrop, or older apps that strip the HEIF/AVIF support, exporting as PNG is the reliable path.
- Android
- Chrome on Android supports AVIF since version 85, but stock gallery apps vary. Samsung's Gallery shows them on One UI 5+, Pixel on Android 13+. PNG output is universal.