Convert JPG to PNG from the right-click menu
Select a JPG, hold Shift, right-click and pick Image, then PNG. The PNG appears next to the original in a moment. No website or app opens, and nothing is uploaded.
Free to try. 10 conversions a week, no account needed.
How to convert JPG to PNG with Flecto
- Select your imageClick the JPG or JPEG file in File Explorer. Select several to convert them together.
- Hold Shift and right-clickFlecto opens a dial of categories beside your cursor. Choose Image.
- Pick PNGWEBP, AVIF, BMP, GIF, TIFF, ICO and PDF are offered too.
- Find the PNG next to the originalThe new file is saved beside the original, which stays untouched.
Good to know
- PNG is lossless. Saving a PNG again and again while you edit does not wear the picture down the way re-saving a JPG does.
- Converting does not improve the photo. Detail that JPG compression removed stays removed.
- The PNG will be larger than the JPG, often several times larger for photos.
- Standard image conversion is built into Flecto and needs no extra download.
- The free plan includes 10 conversions every week. Failed or cancelled files do not count.
When converting JPG to PNG makes sense
Use it when something specifically asks for a PNG, such as a design tool, a game engine or an upload form, or when you are about to edit an image repeatedly and want to stop quality loss from piling up with each save.
A PNG made from a JPG still has a solid background. To cut the subject out, hold Ctrl, right-click the image and choose Remove background, which saves a transparent PNG. That is a Flecto Pro tool, and the free plan lets you try Pro tools 3 times.
Questions
Does converting JPG to PNG improve quality?
No. It keeps the quality the JPG already has and stops further loss, but it cannot restore missing detail.
Will the PNG have a transparent background?
Not from conversion alone, because a JPG has no transparency to keep. Use Remove background on the edit dial for that.
Is my file uploaded?
No. The conversion runs on your PC, and the file never leaves it.
Can I convert several files at once?
Yes. Select them together, then use the same Shift and right-click menu. The dial offers the formats they can all use.
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