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PNG to JPG Converter
Convert PNG images to JPG and cut the file size dramatically.
You have a PNG that weighs 6 MB, and the form you are trying to upload it to caps out at 2. Convert that PNG to JPG and the same picture will very often land under a megabyte, looking essentially identical. That is the whole reason this conversion exists.
Why PNG files get so big in the first place
PNG uses lossless compression. It stores every pixel exactly as it was, which is brilliant for a logo with hard edges and terrible for a photograph of a beach. Photographs contain millions of subtly different colours, and PNG faithfully records every one of them.
JPG throws away detail your eye was never going to notice anyway. On a photo the difference is genuinely hard to spot, but the file can end up five or ten times smaller. That is why every camera on earth saves JPEGs and why converting a photographic PNG to JPG is usually the right call.
How to convert PNG to JPG
- Drop your PNG into the box above, or click to browse for it.
- Set the quality if you want to — around 85 is the sweet spot where files get small but artefacts stay invisible.
- Hit convert and wait a moment.
- Download your JPG.
- Compare the two file sizes. You will usually be surprised.
When converting PNG to JPEG is the right move
- Photos, screenshots of photos, and anything with gradients or a lot of colour.
- Images heading into an email, where a fat attachment will bounce.
- Blog and product photography, where page speed matters more than absolute fidelity.
- Anywhere a site or form rejects your file for being too large.
- Bulk archives of holiday or event photos that are eating your storage.
When you should keep the PNG
- The image has a transparent background — JPG cannot store transparency and will fill it with white.
- It is a logo, icon, or anything with sharp text on a flat background. JPG makes crisp edges look fuzzy.
- It is a screenshot of a user interface, where text clarity is the entire point.
- You still need to edit it. Every JPG save throws away a little more data.
- It is a line drawing, chart, or diagram with large flat areas of colour.
PNG to JPG: common questions
Will I lose quality converting PNG to JPG?
A little, technically. Whether you can see it is another matter. On a photograph at 85–90% quality, almost nobody can tell the difference side by side. On a screenshot full of small text, you probably can — so keep those as PNG.
What happens to a transparent background?
It gets filled in, normally with white, because the JPEG format has no way to store transparency. If your PNG has a see-through background and you need to keep it, convert to WebP instead — that format supports transparency and still compresses well.
Is JPG the same thing as JPEG?
Yes, identical. The three-letter version is a leftover from old Windows versions that only allowed three-character file extensions. Both names refer to exactly the same format.
Are my images uploaded to a server?
Yes. The conversion is processed on our server when you submit the form, but your files are not stored once the task is finished. For full details on data handling, see our privacy policy.
Can I convert the JPG back to PNG later?
You can change the format back, but you cannot recover the detail JPG discarded. Always hang on to your original PNG if you might need it again.
