Why convert AFPUB to PNG?
People rasterize an .afpub page to PNG when they need a sharp, lossless image with a transparent background - for websites, presentations, or app graphics. .PNG preserves crisp edges and alpha transparency that JPEG destroys, which is why it wins for design and UI assets.
How to convert AFPUB to PNG
Affinity Publisher 2 EASIEST
Use File > Export, choose PNG, set the resolution, and pick your page range; each selected page becomes its own .png.
Export Persona (batch)
In the Export Persona draw slices, add a PNG preset (with sizes like @1x/@2x), then Export Slices to output many .png files in one pass.
Affinity by Canva
Open the document and run File > Export with the PNG format; page-range export produces individual .png images.
About these formats
An .afpub file is a page-layout document created by Affinity Publisher, Serif's desktop publishing app (now owned by Canva). It stores an entire publication in one file: pages, master…
Open .AFPUB 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 is a fixed-resolution raster, so choose the DPI before export - enlarging a
.pnglater looks blurry. - Full-color PNGs of photo-heavy pages are much larger than the equivalent JPEG.
- The result is a flat image; live text and layers are no longer editable.
Frequently asked questions
PNG or JPG for an Affinity page?
How do I keep a transparent background?
Can I export all pages to PNG at once?
All; Publisher writes one .png per page.