Convert AVIF images to PNG format with full transparency support. Ensure compatibility with all apps and devices. Free online converter.
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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.
The conversion uses Sharp's libvips-based AVIF decoder to parse the AV1 image data, including support for 8-bit, 10-bit, and 12-bit color depths. The decoded pixel data is then written as PNG using optimal compression (deflate level 9 by default) with the appropriate color type — RGB for opaque images, RGBA for images with transparency.
Color space handling preserves the source AVIF's color profile. sRGB images remain sRGB. Wide-gamut images (Display P3, BT.2020) are converted to sRGB by default for maximum compatibility, with an option to embed the original ICC profile if your workflow requires wide-gamut preservation.
PNG output uses lossless compression — every pixel value from the decoded AVIF is preserved exactly in the PNG. The file size depends on image complexity and dimensions. Simple graphics with flat colors produce small PNGs; photographic content produces larger files since PNG's lossless compression is less efficient for complex imagery than AVIF's lossy compression.
AVIF to PNG conversion is lossless in the sense that the PNG output contains exactly the same pixel data as the decoded AVIF. However, AVIF is typically a lossy format — quality was already reduced during the original AVIF encoding. The PNG will faithfully reproduce whatever quality level the AVIF source contains, including any compression artifacts present in the original. PNG files are significantly larger than AVIF files for the same content. A 100KB AVIF photograph might produce a 2-5MB PNG. This is the expected trade-off between AVIF's modern lossy compression and PNG's lossless storage. If file size matters more than editing compatibility, consider keeping the AVIF or converting to WebP instead.
| Device | AVIF | PNG |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Partial | Native |
| macOS | Native | Native |
| iOS | Native | Native |
| Android | Native | Native |
| Linux | Partial | Native |
| ChromeOS | Native |
| Speed | ~8 seconds — compute-intensive |
| Output size | Larger — output grows to 5.8 MB from 80 KB. |
| Quality | Lossless PNG — larger than lossy sources, but pixel-exact. |
| Engine | Sharp / ImageMagick, server-side. |
Measured on our servers, June 2026, on a 1920×1080 image.
AVIF to PNG conversion provides the compatibility bridge between next-generation image compression and universal format support. Our converter preserves full transparency, color accuracy, and visual quality while producing PNG files that open in every application and on every device. When you need AVIF images to work everywhere, PNG is the reliable solution.
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| Egenskap | AVIF | PNG |
|---|---|---|
| Fullt navn | AV1 Image File Format | Portable Network Graphics |
| Filendelse | .avif | .png |
| Best egnet for | Best compression | Lossless quality |