PNG to URL — Host PNG Images Online
Upload a PNG image and get a direct URL. Ideal for screenshots, logos, and graphics with transparency. Free, instant, no account required.
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PNG · Max 5MB
About This Tool
<p> PNG is the go-to format when you need pixel-perfect accuracy and transparency support. Unlike JPEG, PNG uses lossless compression — every pixel is preserved exactly as the original, making it the right choice for screenshots, UI mockups, logos, icons, charts, and any graphic with sharp edges or text overlays. Upload a .png file above and you'll get a hosted URL that faithfully reproduces your image, including its full alpha channel if it has one. </p> <p> Transparency is what sets PNG apart for most users. If you're building an email template, a website, or a presentation and you need a logo that floats cleanly over any background color, PNG is the only mainstream format that handles that reliably across all browsers and email clients. GIF supports transparency too, but only as a binary on/off — PNG gives you 256 levels of opacity per pixel, so you get smooth anti-aliased edges instead of jagged cutouts. When you host a transparent PNG here, the alpha channel is preserved in full; we don't flatten it to a white background. This makes it ideal for watermarks, overlays, and layered compositions where the background needs to show through. </p> <p> Screenshots are another massive use case. Developers paste them into GitHub issues, Jira tickets, and Slack threads constantly. Designers share annotated mockups with clients. Support teams capture error states to attach to bug reports. In all of these scenarios, you need lossless rendering (so text stays crisp and readable) and you need a URL rather than a file attachment (so it inline-renders in the tool you're working with). That's exactly what this converter does: take a local PNG and turn it into a link you can paste into any text field that supports inline images. If your PNG contains text, diagrams, or code snippets, it will remain sharp and legible at any zoom level — something JPEG compression often ruins with visible artifacts around high-contrast edges. </p>
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the converter preserve PNG transparency?
Yes. The full alpha channel is preserved. Your PNG will render with correct transparency in browsers, email clients, and any application that supports the format — no white-background flattening.
Why is my PNG file so large?
PNG uses lossless compression, which means it preserves every pixel. Screenshots with lots of flat color compress well, but detailed photographs can produce large PNGs. If file size matters more than pixel-perfect accuracy, consider converting to JPEG before uploading.
Can I use PNG URLs in GitHub Markdown?
Yes. Paste the URL using Markdown image syntax —  — and GitHub will render it inline. The URL serves the image with correct content-type headers, so it works in READMEs, issues, pull request descriptions, and comments.