AI to PNG
Convert an Adobe Illustrator .ai file to PNG in your browser, keeping transparent backgrounds. Choose the resolution; each artboard becomes an image. Nothing is uploaded.
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Worth knowing
PNG is a fixed-size image. For a logo you will reuse at different sizes, keep the vector original as well.
Colours shift slightly, because Illustrator artwork is usually CMYK and images are RGB.
The format to choose for a logo
PNG is almost always the right answer for exporting a logo or an icon, for one reason: it stores transparency. Everything Illustrator left empty stays empty, so the mark sits cleanly on whatever colour it lands on. Export the same artwork as JPG and every transparent area comes back solid white — the white box that people then spend an afternoon trying to cut out by hand.
This works without Illustrator installed because a modern .ai file already contains a PDF rendition of its own artwork. Adobe writes it in so that other software can read the file, and that is what gets rendered here.
Picking a resolution
A PNG is a fixed grid of pixels, so this decision is permanent. Enlarging afterwards cannot invent detail that was never captured, which is why an exported logo looks crisp at the size you chose and soft at twice it.
- 150 DPI covers most website use comfortably.
- 300 DPI for print, or for a logo that will appear large on a high-density screen.
- 600 DPI when you want headroom — scaling a big image down stays sharp, scaling a small one up never does.
Why the PNG is so much bigger than the .ai
This surprises people, and it is not a fault. The .ai stores instructions: draw this curve, fill it with that colour. A few kilobytes describes a whole logo. The PNG stores the colour of every individual pixel, so a large export of that same simple logo can run to several megabytes. Vector formats describe shapes; raster formats describe pixels.
It is also why you should keep the original. A PNG is a snapshot at one size. The .ai is the artwork.
Multiple artboards
Every artboard becomes its own PNG, numbered in Illustrator's order, delivered as a zip. Useful for the way logo files are actually built — horizontal, stacked, mono, reversed, icon-only — all exported in one pass.
PNG has no CMYK mode. Illustrator artwork is usually CMYK, so colours shift slightly on conversion to RGB. For exact brand colour in print, give the printer the .ai.
What about SVG?
Deliberately not offered here, and the reason is worth stating. The PDF rendition inside an .ai file is flattened page content — thousands of anonymous paths with a baked-in appearance. Converting that to SVG produces a technically valid file that is horrible to work with, and worse, it looks like it succeeded. Illustrator's own File then Export gives you a proper layered SVG. For a sharp, scalable file that everyone can open, AI to PDF is the better route from here.
Questions people ask
Will the transparent background survive?
Yes, where the artwork actually has one. PNG stores transparency, which is the main reason to choose it over JPG for a logo.
What resolution do I need for a logo on a website?
150 DPI is plenty for screen use. If it will sit on a retina display at a large size, 300 gives you headroom to scale down cleanly.
Why is my PNG so much larger than the .ai file?
Because a PNG stores every pixel while the .ai stores instructions for drawing shapes. A simple logo can be a few kilobytes as vectors and several megabytes as a large PNG.
Can I get an SVG instead?
Not from here, and deliberately. The PDF rendition inside an .ai file is flattened page content, so converting it would give you thousands of anonymous paths rather than the tidy, layered SVG you are picturing. Illustrator's own File then Export is the right tool for that.