Why PNG is the handoff when JPEG would throw away edits
Apple’s camera format is efficient. PNG is older, larger, and lossless. That combination is why this hub exists: you keep pixel values for masking, UI kits, and archives, and you leave the Apple container behind so Windows does not ask for HEVC. If the destination is WhatsApp or a 2 MB email cap, JPEG is kinder. If the destination is Photoshop, a CMS that allows PNG, or a graphic you will save fifteen times, start here. Decode and encode run in the tab. Personal photos never become a server-side gallery. A phone can slow down on a 48 MP still — that is your CPU. Batch albums are the same engine with a longer wait, not a hidden VPS. Spokes cover AirDrop friction, folder dumps, fidelity, alpha (honestly: most iPhone photos have no transparency), design-tool imports, and the no-account path. Sibling converters handle JPEG, PDF, WebP, and TIFF when PNG is the wrong container.