Why convert AFPHOTO to PNG?
People convert .afphoto to .png when they need a sharp, lossless image with a transparent background - logos, icons, UI elements or web graphics that JPEG cannot handle. PNG preserves an alpha channel and never adds compression artifacts, unlike JPEG.
How to convert AFPHOTO to PNG
Affinity Photo EASIEST
Choose File > Export, select PNG and PNG-24 for truecolor with alpha, then click Export.
Chasys Draw IES (Chasys Photo) FREE
This free Windows tool opens .afphoto read-only and can save or batch-convert it to .png.
About these formats
An .afphoto file is the native document saved by Affinity Photo, the raster image editor made by Serif (now owned by Canva). It keeps the full editable project, including pixel layers,…
Open .AFPHOTO details →A PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a lossless raster image format. Every modern OS, browser, and image app opens PNGs natively - just double-click. The most common questions are not about…
Open .PNG details →Quality & what to watch
- PNG stores a single flattened image, so layers, masks and live filters are baked in and no longer editable.
- PNG is lossless and uncompressed by JPEG standards, so photographic exports can be much larger than a
.jpg. - PNG-8 caps out at 256 colors and can band gradients; use PNG-24 for photos and smooth transparency.
Frequently asked questions
Does PNG keep my transparent background?
PNG-8 or PNG-24?
Are my layers preserved?
Can I convert without Affinity?
.afphoto read-only and exports to .png.