TGA to PNG Converter
Convert TGA to PNG online for free. Fast, secure, and high-quality conversion with no sign-up or software required.
Maximum file size is 1GB
How it works
Three steps to your converted file
Everything happens in your browser tab - upload, pick a format, download. The heavy lifting runs on our servers.
Upload your file
Drag and drop, click to browse, or paste a URL. Batches take up to 20 files at once - 230+ input formats across video, audio, image, document, and archive types.
Choose an output format
Pick from over a hundred output formats. Filter by category or search by name - every option is open to everyone, no account needed.
Convert & download
Hit Convert and grab your download link moments later. Originals are erased when the job completes; results are cleared within about an hour.
What is a TGA file?
TGA (Truevision Graphics Adapter), commonly called Targa, is a raster image format originally developed by Truevision for its graphics hardware. It supports color depths up to 32-bit (including an alpha channel), optional lossless RLE compression, and has long been a standard format in the visual effects, game development, and 3D rendering industries for storing textures and rendered frames.
How to open a TGA file
TGA files can be opened with most professional image editors, including Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, and Affinity Photo, as well as game-development and 3D tools like Unity, Unreal Engine, and Blender. General-purpose image viewers on Windows and macOS may need an additional plugin for full support, since TGA is less common in everyday consumer use.
TGA Technical Info
- Full Name
- Truevision Graphics Adapter (Targa)
- Developed By
- Truevision
- Initial Release
- 1984
- MIME Type
- image/x-targa
What is a PNG file?
Portable Network Graphics (PNG) is a raster graphics file format that supports lossless data compression, created as a patent-free replacement for the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF). Standardized as ISO/IEC 15948:2004, PNG utilizes the DEFLATE compression algorithm (a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding) and supports palette-based images, grayscale, and full-color non-palette-based RGB/RGBA images. A defining feature is its alpha channel support, allowing for variable transparency levels, unlike the binary transparency of GIF. It does not support animation but offers gamma correction and interlacing via the Adam7 algorithm.
How to open a PNG file
PNG files possess near-universal compatibility across all major operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS) and web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) without requiring additional software. Default image viewers such as Microsoft Photos, Apple Preview, and virtually all graphics editing software including GIMP, Adobe Photoshop, and Paint.NET natively handle the format.
PNG Technical Info
- Full Name
- Portable Network Graphics
- Developed By
- PNG Development Group
- Initial Release
- 1996
- MIME Type
- image/png
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Developer API
Convert TGA to PNG via API
Automate TGA to PNG conversions in three steps: create a job, upload your file, then poll for the result.
# 1. Create job
curl -X POST https://api.runconvert.com/v3/jobs \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"tag": "tga-to-png",
"tasks": {
"upload-file": {
"operation": "import/upload"
},
"convert": {
"operation": "convert",
"input": "upload-file",
"output_format": "png"
},
"export-result": {
"operation": "export/url",
"input": "convert"
}
}
}'
# 2. Upload your file (use upload_url from the response)
curl -X PUT "$UPLOAD_URL" --upload-file input.tga
# 3. Poll for result
curl https://api.runconvert.com/v3/jobs/$JOB_ID?include=tasks \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your RunConvert API key. Get your free API key at runconvert.com/api.