What is an image converter and how does it work?

An image converter changes a picture from one file format to another. It decodes the source file into raw pixels, then writes those pixels back out using a different format's rules for compression, color and transparency. Converting a PNG screenshot to JPG re-encodes the same pixel grid with JPEG compression, which makes a much smaller file and drops some fine detail. Converting HEIC to JPG rewrites Apple's phone format into one that every website and app accepts. This converter reads 27 formats and writes 20 of them. The decoding and encoding run on ImageMagick compiled to WebAssembly, which works inside your browser, so no file is sent to a server at any point.

Which image formats can I convert between?

Input covers 27 formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, APNG, BMP, TIFF, SVG, HEIC, HEIF, PSD, PSB, JXL, JP2, J2K, J2C, HDR, EXR, PFM, PNM, PPM, SGI, and the RAW files CR3 from Canon, DNG from Adobe and RAF from Fujifilm. Output covers 20: JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PSD, PSB, JXL, EPS, EXR, HDR, SVG, TGA, WBMP, PNM, PPM and SGI. Any supported pair works, so PNG to WebP, HEIC to JPG, PSD to PNG, TIFF to JPG and AVIF to PNG all run the same way. PDF is not supported here; the PDF to Image tool handles that. ICO is not in the list either, so use the ICO Converter for favicons.

How do I convert HEIC photos from my iPhone to JPG?

Drop the HEIC files onto the upload box, pick JPG from the format list, and convert. HEIC is the format iPhones use by default because it saves storage space, but Windows, older photo software and many upload forms reject it. Converting to JPG fixes that in one step. Quality starts at 90, which keeps the photo looking the same as the original on screen. Leave Strip metadata on and the GPS coordinates from the photo are removed at the same time. A whole camera roll can go in at once, and the JPGs come back in a single ZIP. There is also a dedicated HEIC to JPG page with the format already set.

How do I convert images to WebP?

Add your file, choose WebP from the format list, and set the quality slider. Quality 80 to 85 is the usual range for photos and typically lands 25% to 35% smaller than a JPG that looks the same. For logos, icons and screenshots, turn on the Lossless toggle in the WebP options instead: it keeps every pixel exact, keeps transparency, and still cuts a PNG noticeably. WebP works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari 14 and later, and Opera. If your source is an animated GIF, WebP keeps the animation, which is the main reason to switch.

Can I convert PNG to SVG?

Not into real vector shapes, no. SVG is in the output list, but the result wraps your pixels inside an SVG file rather than tracing them into editable paths. It will not scale up cleanly the way a hand-drawn vector does. SVG works properly as an input: drop an SVG in and it gets rasterized, so you can turn it into PNG, JPG, WebP or any other output format at the size you need. Turn on Resize first if you want the rasterized version at a specific width or height. For true vector tracing, you need a dedicated vectorizer, which is a different kind of tool.

Can I convert multiple images at once?

Yes. Add as many files as you want and your format, quality, resize and metadata settings apply to all of them. Each file gets a row showing the original size and dimensions, a progress bar, a status badge, and the new size with the percentage saved when it finishes. Failed files get a plain-language reason and a retry button, and you can cancel a running batch at any time. Files convert one or two at a time depending on your device, and batches over 20 files drop to one at a time to keep memory use steady. Two or more results download together as picssizer_converted.zip. For very long lists, the Bulk Image Converter gives you the same controls in a layout built for them.

Can each file in a batch convert to a different format?

Yes, and this is the part most converters skip. The settings panel sets the default output format for the batch, but every row in the file list has its own dropdown holding all 20 output formats. Change one row and it is tagged as an override, so it converts to that format while everything else follows the default. This helps when a folder mixes content types: screenshots come out as PNG so the text stays sharp, photos come out as JPG or WebP for size, and an animated file comes out as WebP so it keeps moving. It all happens in one run and one ZIP.

Will my animated GIF stay animated after converting?

It stays animated if you convert it to GIF or WebP. Those are the only two output formats in this build that hold more than one frame, and both carry the frame timing and loop count across. Every other format, including PNG, JPG and AVIF, saves a single frame. You will not find this out too late: as soon as an animated file is added, the editor shows a green note if all frames will survive, or an amber warning naming how many files will flatten with your current format. Animated PNG is the exception. It cannot be read frame by frame here, so its animation is lost whatever you pick.

Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. Every image stays on your device from start to finish. Conversion runs on your browser's own engine and a WebAssembly build of ImageMagick, so files are never sent to a server, never stored in a database, and never seen by anyone else, including us. You can check this: open your browser's developer tools, switch to the Network tab, and convert a file. No upload appears. That makes the tool safe for client photos, unreleased product shots, ID documents, medical scans, and anything covered by an NDA or a policy like GDPR or HIPAA. The page also keeps working after you go offline, once it has loaded.

What is the best image format to convert to?

For photos on a website, WebP at quality 80 to 85 gives the best mix of size and quality, with JPG as the fallback for older software and email. For the smallest possible photo, AVIF usually beats WebP by another 20% to 30%. For logos, icons and screenshots, use PNG, or WebP with Lossless on for the same sharpness in a smaller file. For a file that has to open anywhere with no surprises, JPG is still the safest pick. For animation, WebP is smaller than GIF at the same quality. For print or archive masters, TIFF keeps every pixel, and PSD is the one to pick if the file goes back into Photoshop.

How do I keep image quality when I convert formats?

Pick a lossless path when quality matters most. Converting to PNG or TIFF keeps every pixel, and WebP and AVIF do the same when you turn on their Lossless toggle. For lossy output, set the quality slider to 85 or higher and the result looks the same as the source in normal viewing. The slider starts at 90 here, which is already on the safe side. Two habits help more than any setting: convert from the original file rather than from something already compressed, and avoid going through several lossy formats in a row, since each pass throws away a little more detail. The preview puts the original and the result side by side so you can check before downloading.

Can I resize an image while converting it?

Yes. Open the Resize section, switch it on, and enter a width, a height, or both. The aspect ratio lock is on by default, so filling in one side scales the other to match and the image never distorts. Unlock it to choose a fit mode: Fit keeps the ratio with no padding, Contain pads out to the exact box in a color you pick, Cover fills the box and crops the overflow, and Stretch forces the exact numbers. Resizing and conversion happen in the same pass, and animated files get resized frame by frame. Resizing cuts file size faster than the quality slider does, so combining the two gives the biggest drop.

What happens to transparency when I convert PNG to JPG?

JPG has no alpha channel, so transparent pixels have to be filled with something. Pick JPG as your output and a Transparent background panel appears with a color picker and a hex field. White is the default, and you can set any color, such as a dark shade for images on dark pages or a brand color for product shots. Every transparent pixel comes out in that color and the rest of the image is untouched. If you need to keep transparency, convert to PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF or TIFF instead, since all of those store an alpha channel.

Does the converter remove EXIF, IPTC and GPS data?

Yes, by default. Strip metadata sits in the Privacy section and is switched on before you touch anything. It clears GPS coordinates, camera make and model, lens details, and the date and time the photo was taken, along with IPTC fields and the embedded color profile. Removing that data also makes the file slightly smaller. Switch the toggle off when the metadata has to stay, for example when a client needs the shooting details or a print workflow depends on the color profile. The download always matches what the toggle says, and nothing is added back later.

Is there a file size limit, and do I need an account?

There is no size cap or file count set by the tool, and no signup, email or payment. Because conversion runs on your device instead of a server, the real limit is your own memory: a laptop with 8GB of RAM handles large photo files comfortably, including 30 to 50 megapixel exports. Very large RAW and PSD files use more memory than a JPG of the same dimensions, so a huge batch of them is better split into smaller groups. Any single file that stalls is stopped after 120 seconds and marked with a retry button, so one bad file never blocks the rest. Output has no watermark.

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What Is an Image Converter?

An image converter is a tool that changes an image from one file format to another. It decodes the source file into raw pixels, then writes those pixels back out using a different format's rules for compression, color and transparency. That is how a HEIC photo from an iPhone becomes a JPG, or a PNG screenshot becomes a smaller WebP. Every format trades something: JPG is small and opens anywhere but loses fine detail, PNG keeps each pixel and supports transparency but makes bigger files, WebP and AVIF beat JPG on size at the same quality, and HEIC saves space on a phone that few websites accept. The PicsSizer image converter reads 27 formats and writes 20 of them, and every conversion runs inside your browser with no upload.

What People Convert Images For

Websites and Apps

Turn PNG exports into WebP to cut page weight
Convert photos to AVIF for the smallest file size
Swap an animated GIF for a smaller animated WebP
Resize to 1920px and convert in the same pass

Phones and Cameras

Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG or PNG
Export Canon CR3, Adobe DNG and Fujifilm RAF files to JPG
Remove GPS location data while converting a photo
Make HEIF files open on Windows and older software

Design and Print

Flatten Photoshop PSD and PSB files to PNG or JPG
Convert TIFF masters to web-ready JPG
Save HDR and EXR renders as viewable images
Export to EPS, TGA or SGI for older pipelines

How the Image Converter Works

1
Add Your Files
Drag your images onto the box or pick them from your device. The converter reads 27 formats, including HEIC, RAW files from Canon, Adobe and Fujifilm, plus PSD, TIFF, SVG and JPEG XL.
2
Pick a Format and Settings
Search the format list and choose your output. Then set quality, turn on resize, pick a background color for transparent areas, or give one file its own output format.
3
Convert and Download
Each row shows the new file size and the percentage saved, with a preview that puts the original and the result side by side. One file downloads on its own and a batch downloads as a single ZIP.

Convert Images Between 27 Input Formats and 20 Output Formats

This converter reads your file, decodes it to raw pixels, and writes those pixels back out in the format you pick. There is no upload step. The decoding runs on ImageMagick compiled to WebAssembly, which works inside your browser on your own device. You get a quality slider from 10 to 100, lossless modes for WebP and AVIF, resizing in the same pass, and metadata stripping that is on by default. Animated GIF and WebP files keep their frames. Each file in a batch can go to a different output format, and everything downloads together as one ZIP.

Which Image Formats Can You Convert?

The converter accepts 27 input formats and writes 20 output formats. Output covers JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PSD, PSB, JXL, EPS, EXR, HDR, TGA, WBMP, PNM, PPM and SGI. SVG is in the output list too, but it wraps the pixels rather than tracing them into vector paths. PDF is not handled here, so use the PDF to Image tool for that. Input covers these groups:

Photos and web images: JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, BMP
Phone and camera files: HEIC, HEIF, CR3 from Canon, DNG from Adobe, RAF from Fujifilm
Design and print files: PSD, PSB, TIFF, SGI
High dynamic range and scientific: HDR, EXR, PFM, JP2, J2K, J2C
Newer formats: JXL (JPEG XL), AVIF, APNG
Vector input: SVG, which is rasterized to pixels on the way in

Give Each File Its Own Output Format

Every row in the file list has its own format dropdown. Set the main output format once in the settings panel, then change any single row to something else and it gets marked as an override. A mixed folder can leave as PNG for the flat graphics and JPG for the photos in one run, so you never have to split the batch or convert twice.

Quality Slider and Lossless Modes

The quality slider runs from 10 to 100 and starts at 90. It only appears for JPG, JPEG, WebP, AVIF and JXL, because those are the formats where it changes the picture. For PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP and the rest, the panel says the slider does not apply instead of showing a control that does nothing. WebP and AVIF have a Lossless toggle that keeps every pixel exact and switches the slider off. JPG and JPEG have a Progressive toggle, which makes a large photo appear in rough form first and sharpen as the rest arrives.

Keep Animation When You Convert a GIF

Animated files keep every frame when the output format is GIF or WebP. Those two are the only output formats here that store more than one frame, so any other choice flattens the file to a single still. The editor tells you before you convert: a green note when every animated file will keep its frames, and an amber warning naming how many will lose them. Animated PNG is the one exception. It cannot be read frame by frame in this build, so no output format will carry its animation across.

Resize While You Convert

Open the Resize section, turn it on, and type a width, a height, or both. The lock button keeps the aspect ratio and is on by default, so filling in one side scales the other to match. Unlock it and four fit modes appear. Fit keeps the ratio with no padding, Contain pads out to the exact box in a color you choose, Cover fills the box and crops the overflow, and Stretch forces the exact numbers. Resizing runs in the same pass as the conversion, including on every frame of an animation.

Save a Transparent PNG as JPG Without a Black Box

JPG, BMP and the other formats with no alpha channel cannot store transparency. Pick one of them and a Transparent background panel appears with a color picker and a hex field. White is the default, and every transparent pixel fills with the color you set. PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF and TIFF keep the alpha channel exactly as it was, so nothing gets filled in.

Strip EXIF, IPTC and GPS Data

Strip metadata sits in the Privacy section and is on by default. It removes the GPS coordinates, camera make and model, and capture time that phones write into every photo. It also drops IPTC fields and the embedded color profile, which trims a little off the file size. Switch it off when a client needs the shooting details, or when a print job depends on the color profile staying with the file.

Convert a Batch and Download One ZIP

Add as many files as you like. Each row shows the original size and pixel dimensions, then the new size with the percentage saved once it finishes. Rows get their own progress bar, a status badge, and a retry button when one fails. A single file downloads on its own. Two or more arrive as picssizer_converted.zip, with colliding names numbered so a photo.png and a photo.webp converted to JPG never overwrite each other. If a file could not be converted, a message tells you how many were left out of the archive.

What Is the Best Format to Convert To?

It depends on where the image is going. Use this as a starting point:

Photos on a website: WebP at quality 80 to 85, with JPG as the fallback for older software
Smallest possible photo: AVIF, which usually beats WebP by another 20% to 30%
Logos, icons and screenshots: PNG, or WebP with Lossless turned on
Files that must open anywhere: JPG
Animation: WebP for a smaller file, GIF when the destination only takes GIF
Print or archive masters: TIFF, which keeps every pixel
More editing in Photoshop later: PSD

Why Convert Images in Your Browser

Your files stay on your device, which matters for client work, unreleased product shots, and anything covered by an NDA. There is no upload wait and no queue, so a small file converts as fast as your laptop can decode it. Nothing sits behind an account either: no daily cap, no file count limit, and no watermark on the output. The limits come from your own hardware instead of a server, so very large files depend on how much memory your device has, and any file that stalls is cut off after 120 seconds to keep the rest of the batch moving.

Who Uses the Image Converter

Web developers converting PNG exports to WebP or AVIF to cut page weight. iPhone owners turning HEIC photos into JPG so they open on Windows. Photographers exporting CR3, DNG and RAF files to shareable JPG previews. Designers flattening PSD and TIFF masters for the web. Marketers turning a heavy animated GIF into a much smaller animated WebP. Anyone who needs GPS and camera data gone from a photo before it gets shared.

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Free Image Converter for JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and AVIF

What Is an Image Converter?

What People Convert Images For

Websites and Apps

Phones and Cameras

Design and Print

How the Image Converter Works

Add Your Files

Pick a Format and Settings

Convert and Download

Convert Images Between 27 Input Formats and 20 Output Formats

Which Image Formats Can You Convert?

Give Each File Its Own Output Format

Quality Slider and Lossless Modes

Keep Animation When You Convert a GIF

Resize While You Convert

Save a Transparent PNG as JPG Without a Black Box

Strip EXIF, IPTC and GPS Data

Convert a Batch and Download One ZIP

What Is the Best Format to Convert To?

Why Convert Images in Your Browser

Who Uses the Image Converter

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Image Converter FAQs

1What is an image converter and how does it work?

What is an image converter and how does it work?

2Which image formats can I convert between?

Which image formats can I convert between?

3How do I convert HEIC photos from my iPhone to JPG?

How do I convert HEIC photos from my iPhone to JPG?

4How do I convert images to WebP?

How do I convert images to WebP?

5Can I convert PNG to SVG?

Can I convert PNG to SVG?

6Can I convert multiple images at once?

Can I convert multiple images at once?

7Can each file in a batch convert to a different format?

Can each file in a batch convert to a different format?

8Will my animated GIF stay animated after converting?

Will my animated GIF stay animated after converting?

9Are my files uploaded to a server?

Are my files uploaded to a server?

10What is the best image format to convert to?

What is the best image format to convert to?

11How do I keep image quality when I convert formats?

How do I keep image quality when I convert formats?

12Can I resize an image while converting it?

Can I resize an image while converting it?

13What happens to transparency when I convert PNG to JPG?

What happens to transparency when I convert PNG to JPG?

14Does the converter remove EXIF, IPTC and GPS data?

Does the converter remove EXIF, IPTC and GPS data?

15Is there a file size limit, and do I need an account?

Is there a file size limit, and do I need an account?