About Us

About TristanConvert

TristanConvert started in 2023 when our founder, a freelance web developer, wasted an entire afternoon converting 200 product images from PNG to WebP for a client's e-commerce site. Each image had to be individually opened in Photoshop, exported as WebP with specific quality settings, and saved with the correct filename. Midway through the batch, Photoshop crashed and he had to figure out which images had been converted and which had not.

That weekend, he built a browser-based batch image converter that could process multiple files at once, let him set quality parameters once, and handle the conversion using the browser's native Canvas API — no desktop software required, no file uploads to external servers, and no crashes that lose progress.

Image Conversion Without the Software Tax

Professional image editing software costs money — Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Photo, GIMP (free but complex). For the simple task of converting between image formats, these applications are massive overkill. You do not need a 2GB application with 500 features to convert a PNG to JPEG. TristanConvert provides focused format conversion tools that do one thing each and do it well, running entirely in your browser at no cost.

The WebP to PNG converter exists because WebP has become the web's default image format, but many applications and older systems still cannot open it. The SVG to PNG rasterizer bridges the gap between vector design tools and the raster formats that most platforms require. The Image to WebP converter helps developers optimize website performance. Each tool solves a specific, common problem that does not justify opening a full image editor.

Batch Processing That Saves Hours

The batch conversion feature was the original reason TristanConvert was built, and it remains the most popular feature. Select up to 100 images, configure your output format and quality settings once, and convert them all simultaneously. Each file is processed individually and the results are packaged in a downloadable ZIP. For web developers processing product catalogs, photographers delivering client galleries, and content managers preparing images for CMS upload, batch processing turns hours of repetitive work into minutes.

Privacy by Default

All image processing on TristanConvert happens in your browser using the HTML5 Canvas API. Your images are never uploaded to any server. We built it this way because our founder's original use case involved client product images covered by NDAs — images that could not leave his machine under any circumstances. This same level of privacy benefits anyone converting personal photos, unreleased designs, confidential documents, or any images they prefer to keep private.

The Team

TristanConvert is maintained by a web developer and a graphic designer based in India. We both work professionally in fields where image format conversion is a daily task, which means we use our own tools constantly and notice issues immediately. The designer provides input on quality preservation and ensures that conversions maintain visual fidelity across different format characteristics.

Bug reports and feature requests welcome at our Contact page.