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PixSqueeze

PNG to JPG converter

Turn heavy PNGs into light, universal JPGs — free, no signup, converted on your device.

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Drop a PNG — up to 20 files

Why convert PNG to JPG?

PNG stores every pixel losslessly, which is wonderful for editing and terrible for file size. The most common case is the screenshot: most operating systems save screenshots as PNG, so a full-screen capture lands at 2–6 MB. As a JPG it would be a few hundred KB and look identical on screen. Photos exported as PNG by mistake carry the same penalty — often 10× the necessary weight.

This converter redraws each PNG and re-encodes it as JPG at the quality you choose, right in your browser. Nothing uploads; a batch of twenty screenshots converts in seconds, with the size saving shown for every file.

What you gain — and what you give up

You gain compatibility and weight: JPG is accepted by every upload form, opens everywhere, and is dramatically smaller for photographic content. You give up two things: transparency (filled with white during conversion) and losslessness — a JPG is a finished product, not an editing master. Keep the original PNG if you expect to edit again.

Screenshots, specifically

Screenshots are most of the PNGs people need converted, and they have one quirk: crisp text. JPEG's compression was designed for smooth photographic gradients, and it shows faint fuzz around hard letter edges at lower qualities. The fix is simply a high setting — at 90% the fuzz is invisible and the file is still a fraction of the PNG. For screenshots where the text must stay pixel-perfect (legal evidence, design reviews), keep PNG and compress it instead.

Frequently asked questions

What happens to transparent areas?
JPG has no transparency, so transparent pixels are filled with white — the same as placing the image on white paper. If you need the transparency preserved, keep the PNG or use WebP instead.
How much smaller will the JPG be?
For photos and screenshots saved as PNG, typically 70–90% smaller. A 4 MB PNG screenshot often becomes a 300–500 KB JPG that looks the same on screen.
When should I keep PNG instead?
Logos, icons, UI assets with sharp edges, images with transparency, and anything you'll keep editing. PNG is lossless — JPG conversion is for when the image is finished and needs to be light.
What quality should I pick for the JPG?
90% is the default and is effectively indistinguishable from the PNG. For text-heavy screenshots, stay at 90% or higher — compressed text shows fuzz earlier than photos do.
Can I convert a whole folder of PNGs?
Drop up to 20 at a time — they're converted in your browser with the same quality setting and downloaded individually or as one ZIP.

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