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Turn any image into a PNG with Canva’s PNG creator online. With a transparent PNG, your image can literally go places—incorporated into a range of designs and optimized for the web.

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How to make a PNG image

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Upload your image

Select the “Upload your image” button or easily drag and drop your files into the section.

2

Edit your design

Select “BG Remover” to remove the background or “Magic Grab” (Pro) to separate the subject from the background.

3

Download your design

Finally, download your background-free image as a transparent PNG once for free.

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Separate your image subject from its background with Magic Grab

Effortless background-free image creation

Transform any image into a transparent PNG in a snap. Use Canva’s PNG image maker to make a PNG transparent without losing quality or clarity. Completely erase your image background once for free with Background Remover, or upgrade to Pro and separate your image subject from its background with Magic Grab. Now, you have a PNG with a transparent background, ready for use across all your designs.

Edit your image background with Magic Grab

Enjoy the versatility of a transparent PNG

With the custom PNG maker, your creative possibilities are endless! Shoot a portrait and turn it into a background-free headshot, polish product photos by erasing the distracting backdrop, or separate your logo from a layout and incorporate it into other designs. You can also optimize your web image when you make it a PNG. Turn a JPG or HEIC into a transparent PNG on Canva and watch it go places!

Remove traces of your picture's backdrop with Magic Eraser

Follow your creative vision with precision

Canva’s online PNG tools give you precise control over your image. Brush off remnants of the background with Pro’s Magic Eraser, change colors for artistic purposes, or switch backdrops with images from our stock photo library. Keep using the intuitive editing tools in our clear PNG maker to polish your image to perfection before downloading—with the quality of the original image intact.

How to make a PNG image

  1. Launch Canva

    Open Canva to access our transparent PNG maker.

  2. Upload your image

    Drag and drop your image onto the page or select it from your device. Canva will immediately turn your image file into an editable design.

  3. Erase or separate the background

    Click Edit photo, then choose BG Remover to remove your image background once for free. Alternatively, select Magic Grab to separate your subject from your background.

  4. Get creative with your image

    Refine the erasure of your background or place a different background image from our stock library. Edit your image as little or as much as you want using our AI-powered photo editor⁠(opens in a new tab or window).

  5. Download your PNG

    Choose PNG as the file type before clicking Download to create your PNG online. Save your transparent PNG image once for free, share it online, or use it on any Canva design.
How to make a PNG image

Frequently asked questions

  • Make an image a PNG file with a transparent background using our PNG creator. Remove the background in one click using Background Remover and download your background-free image once for free. Sign up for a Pro account for unlimited usage and access to other tools like Magic Grab, where you can select and separate the subject of your photo from its background before downloading as a transparent PNG.
  • Create a PNG online with our PNG generator. Begin your project on a web browser or the mobile app. Access the same tools and features as you seamlessly edit from one device to another. Once done, save your high-resolution PNG file once for free or upgrade to Pro for unlimited downloads.
  • PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics. It’s an image format that supports lossless compression, which means image quality stays the same without affecting the file size. PNG is known for supporting transparent or semi-transparent backgrounds, making it a widely used format for logos, icons, vectors, and web graphics.

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