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PNG to WebP Converter

Turn PNG files into WebP in a couple of clicks. PNG is a lossless image format with full alpha transparency; WebP is a modern web format, ~30% smaller than JPG at similar quality. Some detail is discarded to fit the target format; how much depends on the format and your settings.

Not uploaded to any serverConverted on this deviceGone when you close the tabHow this works

Drop your files here

PNG files (.png) · up to 120 MB each

or paste files from your clipboard

Ready when you are

Drop a PNG file above and FileTools360 will turn it into WebP — 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 drop area, choose them from your device, or paste them from your clipboard. You can queue several at once. Nothing is sent anywhere — the file stays on this device.

  2. 2

    Adjust the settings if you want to

    The defaults suit most people. Open Advanced to control quality 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.

Privacy, in plain words

Is it safe? Your PNG file is not uploaded anywhere

What “uploaded” normally means. On most online converters, pressing the button copies your file across the internet onto a computer owned by that website. That copy is what the word “upload” means, and it is the part nobody explains.

What happens instead. This site does not do it. There is no server here that receives files, so your PNG file is read, converted and handed back by the browser you are using right now. It never travels — so there is no copy to store, read, leak or hand over.

Check it yourself in ten seconds

Turn off your Wi-Fi after this page has loaded, then convert a file anyway. It still works, because everything needed is already on your device.

The longer explanation of how this works, and the full detail of what is and is not stored on the privacy page.

Why this matters more than it sounds

Photographs carry more than what is in the frame — most also carry the time, the device and often the GPS coordinates where they were taken. It matters more than it sounds, because of what images usually are:

Photographs of children

family pictures that should stay in the family

Passport and visa photos

biometric-grade images of your face

Screenshots of private messages

conversations that included other people

Photos of ID cards and licences

the usual way people send identity documents

A file that is never sent cannot be kept, leaked, subpoenaed or used to train anything. That is a property of how this works, not a promise about how carefully it is run.

PNG and WebP 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.

WebP is a Google-developed format that offers both lossy and lossless modes, transparency, and animation in one container. In its lossy mode it typically produces files around 25–35% smaller than JPEG at comparable visual quality.

Where PNG files come from
Screenshots, exported logos and UI assets, and anything designed rather than photographed.
Where WebP is used
Modern websites, and increasingly the default export from web-focused design tools.

PNG vs WebP

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

PNG compared with WebP
PropertySourceTarget
CompressionLosslessLossy or lossless
TransparencyYesYes
AnimationNoYes
Introduced19962010
Browser supportUniversally supported.All modern browsers. Some older desktop apps can't open it.
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.
WebP is stronger at
Substantially smaller than JPEG at similar quality. Supports transparency, which JPEG cannot. Supports animation, replacing GIF at a fraction of the size.

Why convert PNG to WebP?

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. WebP is the better fit when you are publishing images on a website and want smaller files without a visible quality drop.

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
Desktop applications and older software often cannot open it. Some photo printing services and older phones reject it.

Does converting PNG to WebP reduce quality?

WebP compresses without discarding data, but it cannot represent everything a PNG file holds. What does not fit is discarded permanently, so converting the result back will not restore it. Keep the PNG original if it is the only copy.

WebP is not always smaller. For simple graphics with few colours, a well-optimised PNG can still win.

Measured, not estimated

What converting PNG to WEBP actually costs

On every sample measured, the WEBP came out smaller — 1.6× smaller at worst and 81× smaller at best.

Nothing came through untouched. Similarity against the input file ranged down to 0.992, where 1.000 would mean no visible change at all.

Transparency did not survive: WEBP has no alpha channel, so anything see-through in the source was flattened onto a white background. That is the single most common surprise in this conversion, and it is not recoverable afterwards.

Each row is one sample chosen to isolate a property these formats treat differently.
SamplePNG inWEBP outChangeSimilarity
Smooth gradientContinuous tone with no detail — the easiest thing to compress, and where banding shows first.331 KB4.1 KB−99%0.993
Hard-edged text and UIHigh-contrast edges. This is where JPEG's ringing artefacts appear and where PNG wins.87.4 KB46.7 KB−47%0.998
Film-like noiseRandom detail. Incompressible by design — the worst case for every lossy codec.1.1 MB197 KB−82%0.992
Flat colour blocksLarge areas of one colour — a logo or a chart. Lossless formats should crush this.4.9 KB1.6 KB−68%0.997
Soft alpha edgeA transparent gradient. JPEG cannot store it at all, which is the single most common reason a conversion surprises someone.55.6 KB35.7 KB−36%0.997

Produced by a stand-in encoder. Your browser's own encoder has no equivalent outside a browser, so this was measured with the same codec at the same quality from a different implementation. Expect the shape of the answer to hold and the exact bytes to differ.

Samples are generated from a fixed seed rather than taken from real photographs or documents, so the corpus is reproducible and carries no licensing question — and so the numbers predict the shape of your result rather than its exact size. Measured 2026-10-01. The method, and the command that regenerates every figure on this page, are on the how it works page.

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

WebP Image

Modern web format, ~30% smaller than JPG at similar quality.

Extensions
.webp
MIME type
image/webp
Best for
Websites · Smaller file sizes · Transparency + animation
Compatibility
All modern browsers. Some older desktop apps can't open it.

Good to know

PNG to WebP Converter — questions

How do I convert PNG to WebP?

Drop your PNG file onto the area above, then press Convert. The WebP file saves straight to your device. You do not need an account, and there is no watermark.

Is it safe to convert PNG files here — are they uploaded to a server?

No, nothing is uploaded. On most online converters, pressing the button copies your file across the internet onto a computer owned by that website; it is converted there and sent back. That copy is what "upload" means, and it is the part that puts your file out of your control. This site does not do it. Your PNG file is read and converted by the browser you are using right now and never leaves this device, so there is no copy for anyone to store, read or hand over. You can prove it: turn off your Wi-Fi after this page loads and the conversion still works.

Can I convert confidential PNG files, like bank statements or contracts?

Yes, and that is the case this site was built for. Because the file never leaves your device, a confidential document is no more exposed than it is sitting in your own folder — there is no transfer, no copy on someone else's hardware, no retention period to read about and no staff with access. Nothing is logged about the file either: not its name, not its size, not its contents. The one thing worth saying plainly is that this protects the file in transit and at rest on our side, not from anything already on your own computer.

Does converting to WebP reduce quality?

WebP uses lossy compression, so some data is discarded. At the default quality the difference is very hard to see or hear; raise the quality setting if you need to be certain, at the cost of a larger file.

How large a file can I convert?

Up to 120 MB per file for this conversion. Because the work happens in your browser, the practical limit is your device's memory — larger files work on a desktop with plenty of RAM and may fail on an older phone.

Can I convert several files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like and press Convert All. Each file is processed independently, so one failure does not stop the rest, and you can download everything together as a ZIP.

Can I use this on my phone?

Yes. FileTools360 works in mobile browsers on iOS and Android, including choosing files straight from your camera roll. Very large images may run out of memory on a phone — those are better converted on a laptop.

Read more about these formats

JPG vs PNG: Which Image Format Should You Use?

The most common image format question, answered with the one rule that actually decides it.

WebP vs JPG: Is WebP Actually Better for Websites?

Whether the smaller files are worth the compatibility trade-off, and where WebP genuinely loses.

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