PNGAVIF

Convert PNG to AVIF

Convert PNG files to AVIF entirely in your browser. The newest mainstream format — best-in-class compression based on the AV1 video codec. Drop your PNGs below — nothing is uploaded.

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PNG
WebP
AVIF
GIF
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Every conversion runs entirely in your browser. Your images never leave your device.

About PNGAVIF

Why convert PNG to AVIF?

AVIF produces dramatically smaller files than PNG for the same image, which is the main reason to convert. AVIF currently offers the best compression of any mainstream image format, ideal for performance-critical websites.

About PNG

PNG is a lossless image format built around exact pixel preservation and a real alpha channel. It excels at flat graphics, UI screenshots, logos, icons and any image that has to look pixel-perfect or sit on top of another background. Because every pixel is stored exactly, PNGs are much larger than JPG or WebP for the same photo content.

About AVIF

AVIF is based on the AV1 video codec and currently offers the best compression of any widely-supported web image format — typically 30–50% smaller than JPG and noticeably smaller than WebP for the same perceived quality. It supports transparency, wide colour gamut, HDR and animation. Browser decode support is universal in modern Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, but encode support in the browser is still uneven, which is why verto surfaces a clear fallback message when the local encoder refuses.

What you're converting between

A short primer on both formats so the trade-offs are obvious before you hit Convert.

PNG

Source

Portable Network Graphics · introduced 1996

PNG is a lossless image format built around exact pixel preservation and a real alpha channel. It excels at flat graphics, UI screenshots, logos, icons and any image that has to look pixel-perfect or sit on top of another background. Because every pixel is stored exactly, PNGs are much larger than JPG or WebP for the same photo content.

Strengths

  • Lossless — never degrades when re-saved
  • Full alpha-channel transparency
  • Universal browser and OS support

Trade-offs

  • Much larger files than JPG/WebP/AVIF for photos
  • No animation (APNG exists but is rarely used)
  • Slower to encode than JPG on large dimensions

AVIF

Target

AV1 Image File Format · introduced 2019

AVIF is based on the AV1 video codec and currently offers the best compression of any widely-supported web image format — typically 30–50% smaller than JPG and noticeably smaller than WebP for the same perceived quality. It supports transparency, wide colour gamut, HDR and animation. Browser decode support is universal in modern Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, but encode support in the browser is still uneven, which is why verto surfaces a clear fallback message when the local encoder refuses.

Strengths

  • Best compression ratio of any mainstream format
  • Supports transparency, HDR and wide colour
  • Decoded by every modern browser

Trade-offs

  • Browser-side encoding is not universally available yet
  • Rejected by many older apps, email clients and print services
  • Slower to encode than JPG/WebP

Supported formats

JPG, PNG, WebP and AVIF cover almost every web and design workflow. GIF input is accepted but only the first frame is used. Conversions run entirely in your browser.

TIFF, SVG, HEIC, RAW, PSD, AI, EPS and PDF are not supported in this version. Please export to JPG or PNG first if your source is in one of those formats.

FormatInputOutputNotes
JPG
Yes
Yes
No transparency
PNG
Yes
Yes
Lossless, transparency
WebP
Yes
Yes
Good default for web
AVIF
Yes
Yes
Browser-dependent encoder
GIF
Yes
No
First frame only on input
TIFF
No
No
Not supported (browser-only)
SVG
No
No
Rejected for security
HEIC
No
No
Export to JPG/PNG first

Frequently asked questions

Your files never leave your device

verto is a static page. Every conversion happens entirely inside your browser — there is no server-side processing, no upload, no temporary file, no cache. When you close this tab, every file is gone.

  • No account required.
  • No permanent storage, on the server or in your browser.
  • No caching of conversion responses.
  • Image metadata (EXIF, GPS) is stripped by default.