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WebP to PNG converter that keeps transparency

Save a WebP as a PNG, free, and keep any see-through areas exactly as they were. The result opens in every editor and cutting tool. Nothing is uploaded.

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Why PNG is the usual next stop for a WebP

WebP files turn up when you save artwork, stickers, icons and product cut-outs from a website. Many of those have a transparent background, and that is what you want to keep. JPG cannot hold it. PNG can, and almost every program reads PNG, so it is the format to move to when the picture has clear areas or when you want to edit it without losing more.

What to watch for

  • Lossy in, lossless out. If the WebP was saved with loss, the PNG holds those losses faithfully; it does not restore anything. It also stops any further loss.
  • File size. A PNG is usually bigger than the WebP it came from, sometimes by a lot. That is the price of exact pixels, and the size is shown before you download.
  • Soft edges are kept. Edges that fade out in the WebP fade out in the PNG too, with no white fringe added, because the transparency is copied, not flattened.
  • Animation. An animated WebP is converted from its first frame only.

The settings, for this conversion

  • Resolution. A dpi written into the PNG, 300 to start. A WebP has no print size of its own, so this is how you tell print or cutting software how big to make it.
  • Transparency. Nothing to set: it is kept. The preview sits on a checkerboard so you can see where the picture is clear.

How to do it

  1. Drop the .webp file, or choose it.
  2. Choose PNG under Save as; it is already selected here.
  3. Check the preview and the size, then download.

Open the picture here, choose how to save it, and download. Everything happens in this page: the picture is read and rewritten by your browser, with no upload and no account. You can confirm that on the Network tab of your browser's developer tools.

One picture, or a whole folder

Converting one picture at a time is free, with no watermark and no limit. If you load several, you can pick any of them to preview and save on its own. Pro converts every loaded picture in one go and saves them as one ZIP (up to 30 at a time) with a short report of what was made.

Other conversions

The same tool opens with a different pair on each page, and any picture works on any page.

Questions

Is the transparency really kept?

Yes. The pixels, including their transparency, are read from the WebP and written to the PNG as they are. The checkerboard behind the preview shows the clear areas, and the transparent PNG checker can confirm the result.

Why is my PNG bigger than the WebP?

WebP compresses harder than PNG at a similar look. The PNG stores every pixel exactly, so it takes more room. For a photograph with no transparency, a JPG is the smaller choice.

Does a PNG fix a WebP that looks rough?

No. It keeps what is there. To sharpen a small picture for printing, try Upscale for print.

Can I use the PNG for cutting machines?

For a cutter you usually need an SVG. Turn the PNG into one with PNG to SVG, which traces it into cut shapes.

Can I convert many pictures at once?

You can load up to 30 pictures and look at each one, but saving them one by one is free and saving them all at once is part of Pro: one ZIP with every converted file and a short report. Your first batch on a device is free to try.

Is my picture uploaded?

No. The picture is opened and rewritten by your browser, in this page, and the page has no code that sends a file anywhere. The site counts that a tool was used and that a file of a certain type was saved, never the picture or its name.