WebP is the format many websites now serve instead of JPG and PNG, because the same picture comes out smaller. That is great for page speed and less great for you when you save a product photo, a logo or a screenshot and the file will not open in your editor, will not upload to a marketplace, or loses its clean edges when someone turns it into a JPG. PNG is the safe answer: every image app reads it, it keeps transparency, and it never adds compression artifacts.
This converter does the job inside your browser. The WebP file is decoded on your device, drawn at its exact size and saved as PNG. There is no upload, no account and no file limit beyond what your device's memory can handle.
How to convert WebP to PNG
- Drop your .webp files into the box above, or click it to choose them. You can add up to 300 files at once, and you can paste a copied image with Ctrl+V.
- Leave PNG selected as the output format. Pick JPG instead only if you need a smaller photo and do not need transparency.
- Click Convert all. Each row shows the old and new size in pixels and in kilobytes.
- Click Download on a single row, or Download all (ZIP) to get every PNG in one archive.
The new file keeps the original name with a .png extension, so blue-mug.webp becomes blue-mug.png. If two files would end up with the same name, the second one gets a number added.
What stays the same and what changes
PNG is lossless, so converting from WebP does not lose any more quality. It also cannot win back detail that a lossy WebP already threw away. If the WebP was saved at low quality, the PNG will show the same softness, just stored without further loss.
| Property | WebP file you start with | PNG you get |
|---|---|---|
| Width and height | Any size | Exactly the same pixels |
| Transparency | Supported (alpha channel) | Kept, including soft edges and shadows |
| Animation | Supported | First frame only; PNG here is a still image |
| File size | Small, often lossy | Usually larger, sometimes several times larger for photos |
| Camera data (EXIF, GPS) | Sometimes present | Not copied into the new file |
| Color | 8 bits per channel | 8 bits per channel |
The size jump surprises people. A 60 KB WebP product photo can become a PNG of several hundred kilobytes, because PNG stores every pixel exactly. For logos, icons, flat graphics and screenshots the difference is much smaller, and PNG is often the right long-term format. For ordinary photos that do not need transparency, a JPG is the better download; the converter offers both.
When PNG is the right choice
Logos and graphics with a transparent background
Brand marks, badges, stickers and product cutouts often arrive as WebP with an alpha channel. Saving them as JPG would fill the background with a solid color. PNG keeps the transparency, so you can place the logo on any background in Canva, Photoshop, Figma, PowerPoint or a Shopify theme section.
Images you will edit again
Every time you save a JPG, it is compressed again. If you plan to crop, retouch, add text or combine images, work from a PNG and only export to JPG or WebP at the end. That keeps edges and text crisp. When you are ready, the image cropper and the add text to photo tool both accept PNG.
Uploads that refuse WebP
Not every platform takes WebP yet. Etsy's help center, for example, lists .jpg, .gif, .png, .svg and .heic as the image types for shop images (checked October 2026), and it also says transparent PNGs are not supported for listings. For an Etsy listing, convert a product photo to JPG with a white background; for a logo you will edit, PNG is better. Older desktop software and some print shops also expect PNG or JPG.
Batch tips for store owners
Product photos saved from a supplier's site, a manufacturer's media page or a marketplace often come down as WebP. Converting the whole folder at once saves time:
- Select all the files in your file manager and drag them in together. The list shows each file's progress.
- Use the ZIP download so the converted files land together in your Downloads folder, ready to upload.
- If a file shows an error, it is usually damaged or not really a WebP. Remove it with the × button and try the rest.
- For photos that need a set size, run them through the image resizer after converting. For smaller files, use the image compressor.
If you import products from other stores rather than saving images by hand, AM Jarvis's Product Importer brings the images in with the product, so there is nothing to download and convert first.
A worked example
Say a supplier sends a link to 24 product images, and every one downloads as WebP: 12 photos of a ceramic mug on white, 8 lifestyle shots and 4 logo badges with transparent backgrounds. A sensible split looks like this:
- Drop the 4 badges in first, keep PNG, convert and download the ZIP. The transparent backgrounds survive, so the badges sit cleanly on your product page or in Canva.
- Click Clear list, drop the 20 photos in, switch the format to JPG, leave quality at 85 and convert. You get compact files that upload quickly and look the same to shoppers.
- If any photo will be retouched first, keep that one as PNG and export to JPG only after editing.
The stats panel after each batch shows the total size before and after. For the badges the PNGs will be a little bigger than the WebPs; for the photos, JPG at 85 usually lands within a similar range to the original WebP files, while PNG would have been several times larger.
Troubleshooting
- "This file is not an image the browser can read": the file is damaged, only partly downloaded, or is really another format with a .webp name. Download it again, or open it in your browser to check it shows.
- The PNG looks blurry: the WebP was small or heavily compressed. Converting cannot add detail. Ask the supplier for the original, or use the largest version the website offers.
- The download still says .webp: some browsers save images from web pages as WebP no matter what. Converting here gives you a real PNG file with a .png extension, not just a renamed file.
- Transparent areas came out white: the output was set to JPG. Switch to PNG and convert again.
- Nothing happens on a phone with a very large batch: the device ran low on memory. Convert in smaller groups of 20 to 50 files.
Limits and privacy
Everything happens in your browser tab, so the practical limit is your device's memory. Images up to 12,000 pixels on a side and 100 megapixels are accepted; larger ones show a clear error rather than a broken file. Phones handle normal web images without trouble but may struggle with very large PNG output.
Because the conversion runs locally, your files are not sent to a server, stored or logged. The new PNG does not carry the camera data of the original, which removes location details as a side effect.
Tip: Need the reverse? Use the image converter to turn PNG or JPG into WebP for a faster website, or the WebP to JPG converter when you want small photo files rather than lossless ones.
WebP and PNG in short
Google introduced WebP in 2010 as a smaller alternative to JPG and PNG. It can be lossy like JPG or lossless like PNG, it supports transparency, and it can be animated. Every current browser displays it, which is why sites use it widely. PNG dates from 1996, is lossless, supports transparency and is understood by practically every program made since. When you need a file that just works everywhere and keeps clean edges, PNG is still the dependable pick.