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Convert AVIF to PNG
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AVIF (AV1 Image File Format) is one of the most efficient image formats available — typically 50% smaller than JPEG and 25% smaller than WebP at equivalent visual quality, with support for HDR and wide color gamut. The trade-off is support: AVIF requires Chrome 85+, Firefox 93+, or Safari 16+, and is not accepted by most email clients, many desktop applications, or legacy print workflows. PNG has been universally supported for nearly three decades and opens in everything. Converting AVIF to PNG gives you a format that works everywhere, with lossless fidelity to the pixel content currently in the AVIF.
AVIF
AV1 Image File Format
- Lossy compression
- Supports transparency
- Best for: high-efficiency web images, HDR photography, modern web delivery
PNG
Portable Network Graphics
- Lossless compression
- Supports transparency
- Best for: screenshots, logos, graphics with transparency, diagrams
How to Use
- 1
Drop your AVIF file — the output format is already set to PNG.
- 2
No quality settings needed: PNG is lossless.
- 3
Click "Convert to PNG" — your browser must support AVIF decoding (Chrome 85+, Firefox 93+, Safari 16+).
- 4
Download the PNG. It will be larger than the AVIF but viewable in any software.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if my browser can't open the AVIF file?
If your browser doesn't support AVIF decoding (Safari 15 and below, older Firefox, or IE), the converter will show a clear error message. AVIF requires Chrome 85+, Firefox 93+, or Safari 16+. Try updating your browser or switching to Chrome.
Will the PNG look the same as the AVIF?
PNG captures the image exactly as the browser decodes the AVIF. If the AVIF was lossless, quality is perfect. If it was lossy (the common case), the PNG captures exactly what's in the AVIF but cannot recover detail discarded when the AVIF was first encoded.
Why is the PNG so much larger than the AVIF?
AVIF achieves very small files through sophisticated lossy compression derived from the AV1 video codec. PNG uses lossless compression — it stores every pixel in full detail, which requires significantly more space than AVIF's compressed encoding.
When should I convert AVIF to PNG?
When you need to open, edit, email, or print the image in software that doesn't yet support AVIF — including older versions of Photoshop, most email clients, Windows Photo Viewer on older systems, and many CMS platforms.