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What is a PNG file?
Lossless images with transparency. PNG is ideal for logos, screenshots, UI graphics and anything with text.
Pros
- Lossless quality
- Full transparency support
- Crisp text and lines
Cons
- Large files for photographs
How to open PNG files
Every modern browser and operating system can display it.
Is PNG lossy or lossless?
PNG is lossless, so it is ideal for graphics, text and anything you will edit again.
When should you convert PNG?
PNG is ideal for logos, screenshots, UI graphics and anything with text. If the app or device you need doesn't accept PNG, convert it to JPG or PNG — the most widely supported alternatives.
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PNG at a glance
- Full name
- Portable Network Graphics
- Developed by
- W3C
- Introduced
- 1996
- Contains
- lossless DEFLATE compression with alpha channel
- MIME type
- image/png
- Best for
- logos, screenshots, graphics with transparency