Illustrator (.ai) to PNG Converter

An Adobe Illustrator file can only be opened properly in Illustrator — but since Illustrator 9, an .ai file saved with "Create PDF Compatible File" (the default) also carries a complete PDF copy of the artwork. This converter renders that copy at the resolution you choose and saves a PNG with a transparent background, or a JPG. Logos, icons and illustrations can be checked and shared without Illustrator, and the file never leaves your device.

How to use this tool

1. Drop one or more .ai files into the box.
2. Choose the resolution: 72 DPI makes 1 pixel per point, 300 DPI is print quality.
3. Pick the first artboard or every artboard, and a transparent or white background.
4. Download the PNG (or JPG) files; several come as a ZIP.

Formula

pixel width = artboard width in points × DPI ÷ 72, pixel height = artboard height in points × DPI ÷ 72 (rounded down).

The file is checked for the "%PDF-" signature, opened with pdf.js and each page — one per artboard — is drawn on a canvas. Older PostScript-based .ai files (Illustrator 8 and earlier, or files saved as Illustrator EPS) cannot be rendered in a browser; the page tells you how to re-save them.

Example

A business-card artboard of 252 × 144 pt (3.5 × 2 inches) at 300 DPI becomes 1050 × 600 px (252 × 300 ÷ 72 = 1050; 144 × 300 ÷ 72 = 600). At 72 DPI it is 252 × 144 px. With "Every artboard", a file with front and back artboards gives card-1.png and card-2.png.