PNG
Portable Network GraphicsLossless images and transparency
- Family
- Images
- MIME
- image/png
Convert PNG files online. Compare compatible outputs, understand portable network graphics tradeoffs, and choose the right destination format.
A PNG source is losslessly encoded pixels with full alpha transparency. Its useful destination depends on which stored properties the receiving workflow actually consumes.
Lossless images and transparency
Identify the exact software or hardware that has to open the result, then choose the format it actually accepts.
Every image format stores color, transparency, and metadata a little differently. Picking the right destination means matching those specifics to whether the source is a photo, a graphic, a scan, or an editable master file.
losslessly encoded pixels with full alpha transparency
PNG is inefficient for many photographs, and indexed optimization can reduce a smooth palette even without JPEG-style loss.
Inspect transparent edges, gradients, exact dimensions, color, and small text at 100%.
Each link below is a real PNG source or destination workflow.