Why convert BMP to TGA?
BMP is an uncompressed raster format that stores raw pixel data, yielding large but universally readable files. TGA (Targa) is a simple lossless raster format with an optional alpha channel, long used in games and video production.
TGA supports an alpha channel, so you get a transparency-capable file to layer or edit — though the conversion cannot invent transparency the BMP never had. TGA is lossless, so quality is preserved perfectly; expect the file to be larger than a compressed BMP.
Pixohub converts BMP to TGA entirely inside your browser using the HTML canvas API, so your images are never uploaded to a server. That makes conversion instant, completely private, and free — turn as many BMP files into TGA as you like. Reach for TGA whenever you need game textures, sprites, and video pipelines that need lossless alpha.
BMP vs TGA: what to expect
BMP is best for maximum compatibility with legacy Windows software and raw, lossless pixels, while TGA shines for game textures, sprites, and video pipelines that need lossless alpha. Keep your original BMP if you may later need the source file, and export a TGA copy for compatibility and editing.
Optimizing for the web? After converting, shrink the result further with our image compressor, resize it to exact dimensions with the image resizer, or convert an entire folder in one go using bulk format convert.