How to convert PNG to JPEG XL
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert PNG to JPEG XL
NexMedia converts PNG to JPEG XL on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About PNG
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a lossless image format created in 1996 as a free replacement for GIF. It supports full colour and an alpha channel for transparency.
Screenshots, logos, icons, diagrams and any image with text or sharp edges.
For photos a PNG is several times larger than a JPEG, and plain PNG has no animation (that is APNG).
Convert PNG to JPEG XL online free, no account required — JPEG XL is a modern ISO image format designed to succeed JPEG.
Change PNG to JPEG XL without losing quality — convert PNG to JPEG XL free in your browser.
Why is my PNG so much bigger than the same photo as JPG? PNG stores every pixel losslessly, which is ideal for screenshots and graphics but wasteful for photos — JPG or WebP compress photographs far more efficiently.
About JPEG XL
JPEG XL is an image format standardised as ISO/IEC 18181 in 2022. It offers lossy and lossless compression, transparency and HDR, and it can repack existing JPEG files losslessly to about 20 percent smaller.
Photography and archiving workflows, recent versions of Safari, and image editors that have added support.
Support is still limited: many browsers and image viewers do not open JPEG XL files.
Why convert photos to JPEG XL? It shrinks images another 40% or so compared with JPG and can even recompress existing JPGs without further loss.
What changes when you convert PNG to JPEG XL
- The PNG picture is re-encoded as JPEG XL at the default quality settings, so it looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
Settings you can change
Before you convert PNG to JPEG XL, you can adjust: Width, Height, Scale fit, Crop position, Never enlarge, Quality, Lossless, Progressive, Remove metadata, Auto-orient from EXIF, Rotate, and Background.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted JPEG XL file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
PNG to JPEG XL: questions and answers
Does converting PNG to JPEG XL reduce quality?
The PNG picture is re-encoded as JPEG XL at the default quality settings, so it looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
What is the difference between PNG and JPEG XL?
PNG is a lossless image format with transparency. JPEG XL is a modern ISO image format designed to succeed JPEG.
Can I change the settings when converting PNG to JPEG XL?
Before you convert PNG to JPEG XL, you can adjust: Width, Height, Scale fit, Crop position, Never enlarge, Quality, Lossless, Progressive, Remove metadata, Auto-orient from EXIF, Rotate, and Background.
Do I need an account to convert PNG to JPEG XL?
No. You can convert PNG to JPEG XL without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted JPEG XL file kept?
The JPEG XL file you convert from PNG is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
Is the JPEG XL an exact copy of my PNG?
The PNG picture is re-encoded as JPEG XL at the default quality settings, so it looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
Will converting PNG to JPEG XL change my original file?
No. The conversion reads your PNG and writes a new JPEG XL file, leaving your original PNG file untouched.