WEBP→PNG

Convert WEBP to PNG

Turn a .webp image into a lossless PNG — right in your browser, keeping full transparency intact. A real re-encode via canvas, not a server upload.

Guide by the File-Extension.com team — see our methods and tool limitations. Updated .

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Convert a WEBP File to PNG

Drop a .webp file below. Your browser decodes it natively, then it's re-encoded as a real PNG on a canvas — transparency fully preserved — previewed here, ready to download.

Before you use this tool: Transparency is retained, but an animated source becomes a still PNG. PNG does not recover detail already lost in a lossy WEBP. Use the frame-extraction method below when you need every frame.

🔒 Nothing is uploaded — your file never leaves this device

On this page

  1. Convert WEBP to PNG (tool)
  2. Why convert WEBP to PNG
  3. Edge cases this tool handles
  4. Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android
  5. dwebp and batch conversion
  6. Animated WEBP frames
  7. Related file extensions
  8. FAQ

Why convert WEBP to PNG

PNG is the universal choice when you need lossless quality or transparency and can't rely on WEBP support — older design tools, some print workflows, and software that predates WEBP all expect PNG. Converting trades WEBP's smaller file size for guaranteed compatibility.

Edge cases this tool handles

Animated WEBP

PNG (in its standard form) can't hold animation, so only the first frame is converted.

Transparent WEBP

Fully preserved — PNG supports an alpha channel natively, so this conversion doesn't flatten anything onto a background.

Lossless WEBP source

The output PNG is written at maximum quality, so a lossless WEBP source converts without any additional generation loss.

Convert WEBP to PNG without a website

  • Windows: Windows 11 opens WEBP natively (Windows 10 may need the free WebP Image Extensions from Microsoft Store). Open the file in Paint and choose File → Save as → PNG picture. If the WEBP has a transparent background, check the result: older versions of Paint fill transparency with white.
  • Mac: Preview opens WEBP on macOS Big Sur and later. File → Export…, Format PNG, and leave Alpha ticked to keep transparency. Finder's right-click Quick Actions → Convert Image does several at once.
  • Photoshop and GIMP: both open WEBP (Photoshop natively since version 23.2) and export PNG with transparency, which is the route to take if you're going to edit the image anyway.
  • iPhone/iPad: iOS 14 and later display WEBP; the Shortcuts app's Convert Image action outputs PNG, or open this page in Safari.
  • Android: Chrome decodes WEBP natively, so this page works directly in the phone's browser.

Exact and batch conversion with dwebp

Google's own decoder, dwebp (part of libwebp: brew install webp on Mac, the webp package on Linux, Google's downloads on Windows), writes PNG by default — making it the natural command-line tool for exactly this pair. For a lossless WEBP the PNG's pixels are identical to the original.

dwebp converting one WEBP to PNG, then every WEBP in a folder (exact console messages vary by version).

dwebp handles still images only. With ImageMagick, magick mogrify -format png *.webp converts a folder and also copes with animated files (see below).

Animated WEBP: first frame or every frame

Stickers, reaction images and short product animations are often animated WEBPs. This tool, Paint and Preview give you only the first frame as a PNG. To get every frame as its own PNG, use ImageMagick:

magick animated.webp -coalesce frame-%03d.png

The -coalesce step matters: animated WEBPs often store each frame as just the part that changed, and coalescing rebuilds each one as a complete picture, so you get frame-000.png, frame-001.png and so on, all full-size. To check how many frames a file has first, run libwebp's webpmux -info animated.webp.

Why the PNG is so much bigger

A lossy WEBP converted to PNG typically grows several times over, because PNG stores the decoded pixels losslessly — including any compression artifacts already in the WEBP. Converting doesn't improve quality; it only stops any further loss from that point on.

Frequently asked questions

Does converting WEBP to PNG upload my file anywhere?

No. The image is decoded and re-encoded entirely inside your browser using a canvas — the file never leaves your device or touches a server.

Does converting to PNG keep transparency?

Yes — PNG supports an alpha channel natively, so any transparent or semi-transparent pixels in the source WEBP are preserved exactly, unlike converting to JPG.

What happens to an animated WEBP?

Standard PNG has no animation support, so only the first frame is converted. If you need to keep the animation, keep the file as WEBP or use an APNG-specific tool.

Is PNG lossless?

Yes — PNG uses lossless compression, so converting a lossless WEBP to PNG doesn't lose any additional image quality, only WEBP's smaller file size advantage.

How do I convert WEBP to PNG without losing quality?

Any WEBP to PNG conversion is lossless from that point on, because PNG stores the decoded pixels exactly. A lossless WEBP becomes a pixel-identical PNG; a lossy WEBP keeps the quality it already had, artifacts included, but loses nothing further.

How do I extract every frame from an animated WEBP as PNG?

Use ImageMagick: magick animated.webp -coalesce frame-%03d.png. The -coalesce option rebuilds each frame as a full image, giving you numbered PNG files such as frame-000.png and frame-001.png. This tool and most apps convert only the first frame.

Can I convert WEBP to PNG on an iPhone?

Yes. On iOS 14 or later, use the Shortcuts app's Convert Image action with PNG as the format, or open this page in Safari, tap the drop zone, pick the WEBP and download the PNG.

Last updated October 1, 2026.