How to convert PNG to WebP
- Drag your PNG files into the box above or click “Choose files” (folders and pasting from the clipboard work too).
- WebP is preselected as the output format; adjust quality, size and target file size if you like.
- Press “Start converting”; files are converted in your browser, in parallel.
- Download the files one by one or grab them all as a ZIP.
Why convert PNG to WebP?
At the same visual quality WebP is usually clearly smaller than JPG and PNG, which improves page speed and Core Web Vitals.
If a PNG has transparency it is kept when the target format supports it; otherwise the background colour you pick is used.
PNG vs WebP
| PNG | WebP | |
|---|---|---|
| File extension | .png | .webp |
| Compression | Lossless | Lossy + lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Animation | No | Yes |
| Typical file size | Large (for photos) | Very small |
| Support | Everywhere | All modern browsers |
| Best for | logos, screenshots, icons, graphics with transparent backgrounds | websites, blog images, smaller replacements for JPG and PNG |
PNG is a lossless format with full transparency (an alpha channel). WebP is a modern format from Google that offers lossy and lossless compression, transparency and animation. Some older software and print/office tools cannot open WebP.
Tips for the best results
- For most photos a quality of 80–85 is visually indistinguishable while making the file much smaller. If you have a size limit, use the “Target file size” option.
- For the web, limiting the width to 1600 pixels cuts file size a lot while keeping visual quality (Resize section).
- Metadata such as GPS location and camera details (EXIF) is always removed from the output.
Privacy and security
Conversion runs entirely in your browser (using WebAssembly); your images are never uploaded to our server and never leave your device. The server only receives anonymous counters that contain no file names or content (source/target format, size, duration). Metadata such as location and camera details is always stripped from the output.