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PNG to BMP Converter

Turn PNG files into BMP in a couple of clicks. Lossless image format with full alpha transparency. Uncompressed raster bitmap. Large but simple. The conversion is lossless — every pixel, sample or byte in the source is preserved.

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PNG files (.png) · up to 120 MB each

or paste files from your clipboard

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Drop a PNG 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 PNG 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.

PNG and BMP explained

PNG is a lossless raster format built to replace GIF. It stores every pixel exactly as given and supports a full 8-bit alpha channel, which means genuine partial transparency rather than the single transparent colour GIF offers.

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 PNG files come from
Screenshots, exported logos and UI assets, and anything designed rather than photographed.
Where BMP is used
Legacy Windows software, some scientific and industrial imaging tools.

PNG vs BMP

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

PNG compared with BMP
PropertySourceTarget
CompressionLosslessUncompressed
TransparencyYesNo
AnimationNoNo
Introduced19961990
Browser supportUniversally supported.Broad, though rarely the best choice today.
PNG is stronger at
Completely lossless — re-saving never degrades the image. Full alpha transparency, including soft edges and shadows. Sharp text and hard edges stay sharp.
BMP is stronger at
Trivially simple to read and write. No compression artefacts whatsoever. Still readable by very old software.

Why convert PNG to BMP?

People make this switch when they run into the limits of PNG: you are publishing photographs on the web, where it will be several times larger than it needs to be. 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 PNG you started with.

PNG limitations that prompt the switch
Much larger than JPEG or WebP for photographic content. No animation in practice (APNG exists but support is inconsistent). No native support for CMYK or print colour workflows.
What you give up
Enormous files. No standard support for transparency in most variants.

Does converting PNG 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.

Converting a JPEG to PNG does not improve its quality. It freezes the image exactly as it already is, artefacts included, in a larger file.

About these formats

Source

Portable Network Graphics

Lossless image format with full alpha transparency.

Extensions
.png
MIME type
image/png
Best for
Transparency · Graphics and logos · Screenshots
Compatibility
Universally supported.

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.

Good to know

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