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Quick and easy PNG conversion

Quick and easy PNG conversion

Design projects require visuals that look sharp, regardless of how much you zoom in on them. That means images saved in PNG format. Run your files through Canva’s online PNG converter so they’re stored with lossless compression.

Boost your branding

Boost your branding

Building a website? Convert existing brand elements into PNGs for crisp and clear web design. Need transparent logos, icons, and graphics you can work into social media posts, labels, or packaging? Open Canva’s editor after converting your file and remove the background to create transparent PNGs in just a few clicks.

Keep fonts and colors as sharp as your images

Keep fonts and colors as sharp as your images

Great presentations aren’t built on images alone. Make sure the fonts and line art have clear edges and the colors look rich, too. PNG’s transparency support and high color depth make it the best format for designs that will be printed on a large scale. Transform completed design files with our online PNG converter before sending them off to the printer.

Edit and re-edit files without compromising their quality

Edit and re-edit files without compromising their quality

Get to work on design revisions without losing clarity in your graphics. With our free PNG converter, you can download and archive files with their quality intact. Open, re-open, and rework visuals without worry. Convert them to other required formats, too, with our online image converter.

How to convert to PNG

  1. Upload your image file

    Select “Upload your file” or drag and drop your JPEG, HEIC/HEIF, or WebP image right on the page, with files up to 50MB supported.

  2. Sign in to your Canva account

    Log in to your Canva account or sign up for one to begin your file conversion.

  3. Convert your image to PNG

    Let Canva's online converter turn your image into a PNG, with no desktop software to install. It may take a few moments, and Canva lets you know when it's ready.

  4. Download or share your PNG

    Click “Download” to save the converted file to your device. You can also select “Share” to post it to your social channels or send it to other Canva users with a link.

  5. Keep editing on Canva’s editor

    Want to refine your PNG first? Click “Edit” to open your file in Canva’s editor, where you can add your own text, graphics, or brand colors before downloading the finished version.
How to convert to PNG

Frequently asked questions

  • A PNG converter is a digital tool that lets users transform and save image files into PNG format. It is especially useful to photographers, graphic designers, web developers, content creators, and other creatives whose design and presentation projects require high-quality visuals. They need image files to be converted into PNG since this format supports transparent backgrounds and high-quality compression without losing details.

  • It depends on what you will be using an image file for. If you're creating web graphics, logos, and other digital designs, PNG files are ideal so visuals remain crisp and clear. The PNG format also supports transparency, which is needed when isolating a visual element to create icons.


    If you're managing an image library, however, JPG is a more efficient format. Thanks to their smaller file size, JPG images can be shared, opened, uploaded, and downloaded faster across different operating systems and programs. The JPG format is also reliable for projects that require only minimal post-production work since it offers a balance between image quality and file size manageability.

  • A file that is converted to PNG could end up with a bigger file size, depending on its original format.


    For example, a JPG file means the visual has been saved in a lossy format. Thus, some of its details have been compromised to compress the file size. When you run it through a PNG converter, the converter will use lossless compression to store values pixel by pixel and preserve the existing image precision. This results in a larger file size.


    However, with larger-sized formats such as TIFF, BMP, and PSD, converting to PNG uses the same lossless compression to reduce the file size to something more manageable and compatible with various software.

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