Images

PNG files

A lossless image format that keeps every pixel exactly and supports transparency. macOS saves screenshots as PNG.

Full name
Portable Network Graphics
Made by
PNG Development Group
Introduced
1996
File extension
.png
Compression
Lossless
Transparency
Yes
Best for
Screenshots, logos, graphics and images with text or transparency
Opens in
Everywhere, including every web browser
In FileFlip
Opens and saves

Good at

  • Lossless
  • Transparency
  • Opens everywhere

Not so good at

  • Photos saved as PNG are much larger than JPEG

PNG in FileFlip

FileFlip opens PNG files and saves to PNG.

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Convert a whole folder of images at once

FileFlip also handles video, audio, PDFs, documents and data files. Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

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