Free online image converter
KuConvert is a free image converter that runs in your web browser. It converts single images or batches of up to 50 files between the formats the modern web actually uses: JPG, PNG, WebP and AVIF, with GIF, BMP, TIFF and SVG accepted as sources. There is nothing to install, no account to create, and no queue to wait in.
Most online image converters work by uploading your files to a server, converting them there, and giving you a link to download the result. That model means your images sit on somebody else’s machine, at least temporarily. KuConvert takes the other approach: the conversion engine is downloaded to your browser once, and every image is processed on your own device.
Choosing an output format
For images that will be published on a website, WebP is the sensible default. It is smaller than both JPG and PNG at comparable quality, supports transparency, and is decoded by every current browser. AVIF compresses even harder and is worth using when page weight really matters, though encoding takes longer and browser support for creating AVIF files is less consistent.
JPG remains the right answer when a file has to be opened by unfamiliar software, sent to a printer, or accepted by an older upload form. PNG is the format to choose when you need lossless quality or a transparent background — logos, icons, screenshots and anything headed back into a design tool.
Batch conversion
Converting one image at a time stops being reasonable somewhere around the fifth file. A bulk image converter turns a repetitive job into a single operation: add every file, pick one output format, convert, and download the whole set as a ZIP archive. KuConvert processes a batch through a small pool of Web Workers, so the interface stays responsive and each image reports its own progress and its own result.
If one file in a batch cannot be converted — a corrupted image, a format your browser cannot decode, or a file that is simply too large — that file is marked as failed with a specific reason, and the rest of the batch continues. Failed files can be retried without re-adding everything.
Quality, size and metadata
WebP, JPG and AVIF are lossy formats: they achieve their small file sizes by discarding information the eye is unlikely to miss. The quality slider controls that trade-off directly. A value around 85 to 90 is usually indistinguishable from the original at normal viewing sizes while producing a much smaller file. PNG is lossless and ignores the setting entirely.
Because conversion re-encodes the image from its pixels, metadata such as EXIF camera settings, timestamps and GPS coordinates does not survive the process. For images that are about to be posted publicly, that is usually the outcome you want. Your original files are never modified, so anything you need is still there.
Popular conversions
Each of these has its own page with the converter pre-configured and an explanation of when the conversion makes sense: