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How to Convert PNG to JPG Without Losing Quality
Turn PNG images into JPG to make them smaller for email, websites and upload forms. When to convert, what happens to transparency, and the best quality setting.
· 2 min read · ConvertPixels Team
PNG is perfect for screenshots, logos and graphics, but photos saved as PNG are huge. Converting them to JPG can cut the file size by 80% or more - the difference between an email attachment that bounces and one that sends.
How to convert PNG to JPG
- Open the PNG to JPG converter.
- Add your PNG files (up to 30 at once).
- Optional: open the options to set the quality and the background color for transparent areas.
- Press Convert and download your JPGs.
Which quality setting to use
JPG quality runs from 1 to 100. Higher means more detail and a bigger file.
| Quality | Good for |
|---|---|
| 90-95 | Printing, photos you'll edit again |
| 80-85 | Websites, email, social media (the sweet spot) |
| 60-75 | Upload forms with strict size limits |
Our default is 85: visually identical to the original for nearly every photo.
What about transparency?
PNG can have see-through areas; JPG can't. When you convert, transparent pixels are filled with white unless you choose a different color. If you need to keep the transparency - for a logo on a colored website, for example - keep the PNG, or convert to WebP, which supports both transparency and small files.
When not to convert
Stick with PNG for:
- Screenshots and images with text - JPG adds faint blur around letters.
- Logos and icons with flat colors and sharp edges.
- Images you'll keep editing - every JPG save loses a little detail.
For everything that's a photograph, JPG is the better choice.
Need it even smaller?
After converting, run the JPG through Compress Image and type an exact target such as 200 KB. It finds the highest quality that fits.
Going the other way? Use JPG to PNG - it won't restore detail the JPG already lost, but it stops further loss when you edit.
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