Question 1

What does JPG stand for?

Accepted Answer

JPG (or JPEG) is a file type designed to minimize the file size of photographs to make it more suitable for sharing and using in web design. It stands for Joint Photographics Export Group, the group that developed it. Read more about image and photo file formats here

Question 2

What does PNG stand for?

Accepted Answer

PNG is an acronym for Portable Network Graphics. The image format is  optimized for graphics like graphs, logos, and text, but you'll often will notice higher quality than a JPEG with photos as well.

Question 3

What's the difference between PNG and JPG?

Accepted Answer

The key difference between JPG and PNG has to do with the tradeoff between file size and quality. JPG is considered a "lossy" format, meaning that as you increase compression (and file size), the quality of the photograph decreases. PNG was designed as a "lossless" format, meaning that it attempts to compress the file without a loss in quality. Because of this, you can generally achieve much smaller file sizes with JPG vs. PNG, but will need to balance size and quality.

Question 4

How do I convert JPG to PNG?

Accepted Answer

To convert JPG to PNG images on this site, simply drag your JPG image into the "Step 1" box above, select "PNG" under "Step 2", and click "Download". You'll be able to save your new PNG image to your computer. Note that your PNG image will retain the same quality as your original JPG image; it will not restore any of the quality that might have been lost during the initial JPG compression.

Question 5

How do I convert PNG to JPG?

Accepted Answer

To convert PNG to JPG images on this site, simply drag your PNG image into the "Step 1" box above, select "JPEG" under "Step 2", and click "Download". You'll be able to save your new JPG image to your computer. Note that your JPG image will retain the same quality as your original PNG image.

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