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PNG to JPG Converter

Convert PNG images to JPG in your browser with no upload required.

What can you do with this PNG to JPG converter?

Convert PNG images to JPG and cut file size on photographic images

Batch convert a whole folder of PNG files at once

Set the JPG quality and see the resulting size before you download

Process everything locally in your browser with no uploads

How to convert PNG to JPG

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Select or drop your PNG images

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Keep JPG as the locked output format

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Adjust quality if the file needs to be smaller

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Convert and download your JPG files

Why use ShotEdit for PNG to JPG?

Private browser-based conversion with no server uploads

No account or software install required

Useful when an upload form, email client, or printer rejects PNG

PNG to JPG details

Input

PNG images

Output

JPG/JPEG files

Privacy

No server uploads

Batch

Multiple files supported

What actually changes when you convert PNG to JPG

PNG and JPG solve different problems. PNG stores every pixel exactly as it was saved and supports transparency; JPG throws away detail the eye is unlikely to notice in order to make the file much smaller, and it has no transparency at all. Converting is worth doing when the image is photographic and the size matters — and worth avoiding when the image is a screenshot full of text or needs a transparent background.

Transparency gets filled in

JPG has no alpha channel. Any transparent area in your PNG has to become a solid colour, which is why logos exported as JPG often end up on an unexpected white or black box. If you need the background to stay transparent, keep the file as PNG.

The size win depends on the image

Photographs and screenshots of photos usually shrink dramatically — often to a fraction of the original. Flat graphics, line art, and UI screenshots with large blocks of a single colour are exactly what PNG compresses well, so those files can come out barely smaller or even larger as JPG.

The conversion is one way

JPG compression discards image data permanently. Converting back to PNG later restores the file extension but not the detail, so keep the original PNG if the image still has editing ahead of it.

When converting PNG to JPG is the right call

  • An upload form or email attachment has a size limit your PNG blows past, and the image is a photo rather than a diagram.
  • A print shop, an older CMS, or a legacy application only accepts JPG files.
  • You need the file smaller but want to keep PNG quality — try the image compressor first, which shrinks PNG files without changing the format or losing transparency.
  • You are going the other direction and need a lossless copy — use the JPG to PNG converter instead.

Common questions

Will my transparent background survive the conversion?

No. JPG cannot store transparency, so transparent pixels are flattened onto a solid background. If the transparency matters, stay with PNG or convert to WebP, which keeps an alpha channel and is still much smaller than PNG.

Why did my PNG get bigger as a JPG?

That happens with flat-colour images — icons, charts, screenshots of interfaces. PNG stores large uniform areas very efficiently, while JPG spends data trying to reproduce the hard edges between them. If the file grew, the original PNG was already the better format for that image.

What quality setting should I use?

Around 80 to 90 is a good default for photos: the difference is hard to see and the file is a lot smaller. Go lower only when you have a hard size limit, and check the result — text and sharp edges are where JPG artefacts show up first.

Are my images uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser, so the files never leave your device and there is no upload to wait for.