How to Convert WebP to PNG: Get Lossless Quality You Can Edit Anywhere

You downloaded an image from a website and it's WebP. You need to open it in Photoshop. Or add it to a Google Doc. Or send it to a designer who needs PNG.

WebP is the web's favorite format. But when you need to work with the image outside of a browser, PNG is often the better choice. It's lossless, widely supported, and works in every tool imaginable.

Here's how to convert WebP to PNG and when it makes sense.

Why Would You Need PNG Instead of WebP?

WebP was built for browsers. And in browsers, it's excellent. But take a WebP file out of the browser and you start running into friction.

Image editing. While major editors like Photoshop and GIMP now support WebP, the support isn't perfect everywhere. Some plugins don't work with WebP layers. Some features behave differently. PNG is the safest starting point for editing because every tool handles it flawlessly.

Design handoffs. When you pass assets to a designer, PNG is the expected format. It's the industry standard for screen graphics, icons, and UI elements. Sending WebP files forces the designer to convert first, adding an unnecessary step.

Documents and presentations. Inserting WebP into Word, PowerPoint, or Google Docs can be hit-or-miss depending on the version. PNG works everywhere, every time.

Transparency with universal support. Both WebP and PNG support transparency. But PNG transparency works in every application ever made. WebP transparency only works in software that supports WebP. If you need transparent images for a tool that doesn't speak WebP, PNG is the answer.

Archiving. PNG is lossless. Once you save a PNG, the quality is locked in. No further degradation, ever. If you're archiving images for long-term use, PNG guarantees that the file looks the same in 10 years as it does today.

Does Converting WebP to PNG Improve the Image?

No. If the WebP file was created with lossy compression (which is the most common case), some image data was already removed. Converting to PNG preserves everything that's left, but it can't recover what was lost.

Think of it this way: the WebP compression already made its decisions about what to keep and what to discard. PNG freezes the result. From that point on, no more quality is lost. But the clock can't turn back.

If the WebP was created with lossless compression, then converting to PNG produces an identical copy. No quality change at all. The image is perfect in both formats.

Either way, the PNG file will be larger than the WebP file. That's the trade-off. PNG's lossless compression is less efficient than WebP's. A WebP photo at 200 KB might become 800 KB as PNG. For web use, that's a problem. For editing and archiving, it's expected.

How Do You Convert WebP to PNG?

ConvertIMG converts WebP to PNG in your browser. Drop your files in, select PNG, and download. The conversion runs on your device. No uploads. No accounts. No waiting.

Since PNG is lossless, there's no quality slider to worry about. You get an exact copy of the WebP file's visual content. Every pixel transfers as-is.

Batch conversion is supported too. If you downloaded a bunch of images from a website and they're all WebP, drop the entire batch in and convert them at once.

File size warning: PNG files are significantly larger than WebP. Before converting a large batch, make sure you have enough storage. A folder of 50 WebP images at 150 KB each (7.5 MB total) might become 40-50 MB as PNGs.

What About WebP Animations?

Some WebP files are animated, similar to GIFs but with better compression. If you try to convert an animated WebP to PNG, you'll get just the first frame as a still image. The animation is lost.

PNG does support a format called APNG (Animated PNG), but most converters output standard static PNG. If you need to preserve animation, you'll want a different target format or a specialized tool.

For static WebP images (the vast majority of what you'll encounter), the conversion to PNG is straightforward with no surprises.

When Should You Keep WebP Instead of Converting?

Don't convert for the sake of converting. If WebP works for your use case, keep it.

Keep WebP when:

• You're using the image on a website. WebP is smaller and loads faster.
• Your software opens it without issues. No point converting if it already works.
• You're storing images for web delivery. WebP saves storage space and bandwidth.

Convert to PNG when:

• Your target tool or platform doesn't support WebP.
• You need to edit the image in a tool that handles PNG better.
• You're archiving images and want a widely supported lossless format.
• You're sending assets to someone who expects PNG.
• You need the image in a document, presentation, or print layout.

The decision is simple. If WebP works where you need it, use it. If it doesn't, convert to PNG.

How Do You Save Images as PNG Instead of WebP From Websites?

Here's a useful tip. Many websites serve WebP to your browser, so "Save image as" gives you a .webp file. If you want PNG directly, some browsers let you change the format during save.

In Chrome and Edge, right-click the image and choose "Save image as." In the save dialog, you can sometimes change the file type to PNG. But this doesn't always work, especially for images loaded through CSS or JavaScript.

The most reliable method: save the WebP file, then convert it with ConvertIMG. It takes seconds and always works, regardless of how the website serves the image.

For more on choosing the right image format for different situations, check out our image format guide.

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