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AVIF to BMP Converter

Turn AVIF files into BMP in a couple of clicks. Next-gen format with the best compression available today. Uncompressed raster bitmap. Large but simple. The conversion is lossless — every pixel, sample or byte in the source is preserved.

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AVIF files (.avif) · up to 120 MB each

or paste files from your clipboard

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Drop a AVIF file above and FileTools360 will turn it into BMP — right here on your device, without uploading anything.

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How to use it

  1. 1

    Add your AVIF files

    Drag them onto the upload area, choose them from your device, or paste them from your clipboard. You can queue several at once.

  2. 2

    Adjust the settings if you want to

    The defaults suit most people. Open Advanced to control dimensions, rotation and metadata removal.

  3. 3

    Convert and download

    Press Convert. Everything happens on your own device — nothing is uploaded. Download files one by one, or grab them all as a ZIP.

AVIF and BMP explained

AVIF stores still images using the AV1 video codec's intra-frame compression. It generally achieves the smallest files of any widely supported format, and it handles wide colour gamut and HDR, which JPEG cannot.

BMP stores pixels essentially raw, with little or no compression. A 1920×1080 BMP is around 6 MB regardless of what the picture contains, because every pixel takes the same space whether it is part of a gradient or a flat colour.

Where AVIF files come from
Performance-focused websites and modern image pipelines.
Where BMP is used
Legacy Windows software, some scientific and industrial imaging tools.

AVIF vs BMP

The two formats solve different problems, which is why converting between them involves trade-offs rather than a straight upgrade.

AVIF compared with BMP
PropertySourceTarget
CompressionLossy or losslessUncompressed
TransparencyYesNo
AnimationYesNo
Introduced20191990
Browser supportModern browsers only. Limited desktop app support.Broad, though rarely the best choice today.
AVIF is stronger at
The best compression of any broadly supported image format. Handles HDR and wide colour gamut. Supports transparency and animation.
BMP is stronger at
Trivially simple to read and write. No compression artefacts whatsoever. Still readable by very old software.

Why convert AVIF to BMP?

People make this switch when they run into the limits of AVIF: the file needs to be opened outside a browser, or you need fast bulk encoding. BMP is the better fit when a legacy application specifically requires it.

Be aware of the size trade-off: BMP is uncompressed, so expect the converted file to be considerably larger than the AVIF you started with.

AVIF limitations that prompt the switch
Encoding is slow compared with JPEG or WebP. Desktop application support is still thin. Very low bitrates can smear fine detail in a distinctive way.
What you give up
Enormous files. No standard support for transparency in most variants.

Does converting AVIF to BMP reduce quality?

Both formats store the content without discarding data, so this conversion preserves it exactly. The file size may change because the two formats compress differently, but the content itself is unaffected.

About these formats

Source

AV1 Image File Format

Next-gen format with the best compression available today.

Extensions
.avif
MIME type
image/avif
Best for
Smallest web images · HDR and wide gamut · Photography
Compatibility
Modern browsers only. Limited desktop app support.

Target

Windows Bitmap

Uncompressed raster bitmap. Large but simple.

Extensions
.bmp, .dib
MIME type
image/bmp
Best for
Legacy Windows software · Raw pixel exchange
Compatibility
Broad, though rarely the best choice today.

Converting AVIF to BMP cannot restore detail that the original encoder already discarded. It preserves exactly what is there today — nothing more.

Good to know

AVIF to BMP Converter — questions

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