PNG and WEBP are both common image formats, but they serve different purposes. PNG is typically used for screenshots, while WEBP is best known for modern websites optimizing for page speed. Converting from PNG to WEBP takes seconds with this tool — just drop your files below, and the conversion happens instantly on your own device.
Converting to WEBP is one of the easiest ways to shave file size off your images without a visible quality hit — most PNG files shrink by 25-35% once converted, which speeds up page loads if you're uploading to a website.
PNG
lossless compression- Transparency
- Supported
- Animation
- Not supported
Typically used for
screenshots, logos and icons, graphics with sharp edges or text, images needing transparency
Pros
- + Lossless compression — no quality loss, ever
- + Full alpha-channel transparency support
- + Universally supported by every browser, OS, and app
Cons
- - Larger file sizes than JPG or WEBP for photographs
- - No animation support
WEBP
lossy compression- Transparency
- Supported
- Animation
- Supported
Typically used for
modern websites optimizing for page speed, images needing both transparency and small size
Pros
- + 25-35% smaller than JPG/PNG at comparable visual quality
- + Supports both transparency and animation in one format
- + Supported by all modern browsers
Cons
- - Not fully supported in some older software (pre-2020) or legacy image editors
- - This tool converts only the first frame of animated WEBP