Free local tool / format conversion
Image Converter — convert JPG, PNG & WebP online
One image converter for the three formats you meet every day. Drop in any JPG, PNG, or WebP — the tool detects what it really is and converts it to the format you need, right in your browser.
Local format workbench
3 files · 80MB / 48MP batch budget · decoded and encoded in this tab
Choose JPG, PNG, or WebP images
Export JPG without uploading the source file. Width and height are preserved.
Drop, browse, or paste an image
STEP BY STEP
How to convert an image
Add any image
Drag in your file. The converter reads its actual format — even when the file extension lies, which happens more than you’d think.
Pick the output format
JPG for small universal files, PNG for lossless quality and transparency, WebP for the modern web.
Adjust if needed
Lossy outputs get a quality slider; images with transparency going to JPG get a background color choice.
Download
Same picture, new format, converted on your own device.
REAL-WORLD USES
One converter, many little emergencies
“This file type isn’t supported”
Whatever a form, app, or colleague requires, converting between JPG, PNG, and WebP resolves the standoff in seconds.
Mystery files
Got an image that claims to be .jpg but won’t open? The auto-detection identifies what it really is and converts it properly.
Preparing one image for several destinations
The same graphic might need to be a WebP for your site, a JPG for a newsletter, and a PNG for a slide deck. Convert copies as needed.
WHAT YOU GET
Why use this image converter
Detects the truth
The converter identifies the file by its actual contents. Misnamed files get converted correctly instead of failing mysteriously.
Sensible per-format controls
Quality control where the format is lossy, transparency fill where it must be flattened — only the choices that apply.
Nothing to install, nothing uploaded
Runs entirely in the browser tab. Your image never travels to a server, ours or anyone else’s.
Guides you to the right specialist
For direction-specific advice — like HEIC from an iPhone or transparency decisions — the dedicated pages below go deeper.
01 / FIELD NOTE
Which format should you convert to?
Converting an iPhone photo? HEIC needs a different decoder, so it has its own dedicated tool: HEIC to JPG — equally free and local.
| Choose | When | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| JPG | Photos to share, upload, or email; maximum compatibility | Small files, but each save loses a little quality; no transparency |
| PNG | Logos, screenshots, graphics, anything mid-edit | Perfect quality and transparency, but large for photos |
| WebP | Images published on your own website | Smallest files; a few older desktop apps still can’t open it |
NEXT / WORKFLOW
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PNG to JPG
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JPG to PNG
Make a lossless PNG copy for safe editing and re-saving.
WebP to JPG
Turn downloaded WebP files into JPGs any app can open.
JPG to WebP
Shrink website images and see the real size savings.
Compress Image
Make JPG, PNG, and WebP files smaller — free and private.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Image converter FAQ
Which formats does this image converter support?
JPG, PNG, and WebP in both directions — the three formats that cover almost all everyday image work. HEIC (iPhone) has its own dedicated converter, and PDFs are handled by Image to PDF and PDF to Image.
Is converting an image free? Any watermark?
Completely free, no watermark, no ads. Single images don’t even need an account; a free sign-in only unlocks bigger batches.
Does converting change my image’s size or quality?
Width and height never change. Quality depends on direction: converting to PNG is lossless; converting to JPG or WebP applies compression you control with the quality slider.
Why does the converter refuse to convert JPG to JPG?
Because that would just re-compress your image and lose quality for nothing. If your goal is a smaller JPG, that’s a compression job — the Image Compressor does it properly.