Does JPG to PNG improve quality?

No. The PNG keeps exactly what the JPG has, without compressing it again. It's for editing and for places that want PNG.

Will the PNG have a transparent background?

No — a JPG has no transparency to keep. Remove the background with a background-removal tool, which can save a transparent PNG.

Why is the PNG so much bigger than the JPG?

JPG leaves out detail to stay small; PNG stores every pixel exactly. For photos that usually means several times the size.

All tools

JPG to PNG Converter

Convert JPG images to PNG in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

WebP, PNG, JPG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, AVIF, SVG or ICO, one or many. Drop them here or paste with ⌘V / Ctrl+V. Choose what each becomes on its row.

Runs on your device. Images are read and converted in your browser and aren't uploaded.

JPG

Lossy
Photos
Same as JPEG

The photo format: what cameras, phones and the web have used for decades. JPG makes photos small by leaving out detail the eye barely notices, and opens everywhere. It can't be transparent, and text and line art go soft at its edges.

JPG Converter — convert JPG files to any format

PNG

Lossless
Transparency
Screenshots and graphics

The lossless format for screenshots, logos, icons and anything with text or sharp edges. PNG keeps every pixel exactly and has full transparency, so it's what editors and design tools trade in — but a photo as PNG is usually several times bigger than a JPG.

PNG Converter — convert PNG files to any format

Learn more about converting JPG to PNG

When you'd do this

You're about to edit a photo — add text, cut it out, layer it into a design — and don't want each save to lose a little more, or a site, app or template asks for PNG.

What to expect

The PNG has exactly the JPG's pixels, turned the right way up — and because PNG is lossless, it's usually several times bigger than the JPG. It won't remove the JPG's blockiness or blur; it just stops more being added.

Recommended settings

Nothing to tune: PNG has no Quality. If the file is too big for where it's going, use Resize to set a maximum width and height — it never enlarges.

Where it opens

Every editor and design tool — Photoshop, GIMP, Figma, Canva — plus office suites, browsers and devices.

Good to know

It doesn't make the background transparent: the PNG is the same rectangle the JPG was. A background remover does that.
It can't improve the photo — the JPG's compression artefacts stay.
Camera details and location are removed from the PNG, and the photo is turned upright first.

How to do it

Choose your JPG files, or drop or paste them on the page — as many as you like.
Each is set to PNG. Change one on its own row if you like, and set Resize in Settings.
Convert all, then download each PNG, or all of them in one .zip.

Questions

Does JPG to PNG improve quality?: No. The PNG keeps exactly what the JPG has, without compressing it again. It's for editing and for places that want PNG.
Will the PNG have a transparent background?: No — a JPG has no transparency to keep. Remove the background with a background-removal tool, which can save a transparent PNG.
Why is the PNG so much bigger than the JPG?: JPG leaves out detail to stay small; PNG stores every pixel exactly. For photos that usually means several times the size.