Convert AVIF to PNG — Free Online Converter

AVIF (AV1 Image File Format) is a cutting-edge image format that delivers exceptional compression efficiency, but its newness means compatibility is still catching up across operating systems, image editors, and applications. Converting AVIF to PNG ensures your images open everywhere — in Photoshop, GIMP, older browsers, email attachments, and any software that has not yet added AVIF support.

Our AVIF to PNG converter uses the Sharp image processing library to decode AVIF images with full color accuracy and encode them as PNG with lossless quality preservation. The conversion maintains transparency (alpha channel), color depth, and color space information, producing a PNG file that is visually identical to the source AVIF at any zoom level.

AVIF adoption is growing but incomplete. As of 2025, major browsers support AVIF, but many desktop applications, image viewers, and editing tools still do not. Photoshop added AVIF support only recently, and older versions cannot open AVIF files at all. GIMP, Paint.NET, and many enterprise image management systems have limited or no AVIF support.

PNG is the universal lossless image format. Every operating system, browser, image editor, email client, and content management system handles PNG natively. When you need guaranteed compatibility — for client deliverables, print production, email attachments, or archival — PNG is the safest choice.

Transparency preservation is critical for design workflows. AVIF supports full alpha transparency, and so does PNG. Unlike JPG (which discards transparency entirely), PNG maintains every transparent and semi-transparent pixel from your AVIF source. This makes PNG the ideal compatibility bridge for AVIF images with transparent backgrounds.