TGA to JPG Crop Converter
Load a TGA file, drag the crop handles to define exactly the area you need, adjust quality, preview the result, then download a compact JPG. Everything runs in your browser — your image never leaves your device.
Drop a TGA here
or Browse Files · TGA supported
What This Tool Does
This tool loads a TGA (Truevision TGA) image directly in your browser, presents an interactive crop overlay with draggable handles, and converts the selected area to a JPG file. No server upload is required. The full workflow — loading, decoding, cropping, and JPEG encoding — runs entirely in client-side JavaScript using the HTML5 Canvas API. TGA files are decoded with a built-in parser that handles uncompressed (type 2/3) and RLE-compressed (type 10/11) TGA variants at 8, 16, 24, and 32 bits per pixel. A quality slider lets you balance file size against visual fidelity before downloading. Transparent areas in the source TGA are composited onto a white background, as JPEG does not support an alpha channel.
Who This Is For
- Web developers who need a compact, web-ready JPG from a TGA game asset or render output
- 3D artists sharing a specific cropped region of a TGA render via email or social media
- Game developers converting TGA screenshots or concept art crops to JPG for web or portfolio use
- Anyone who needs to trim and convert a TGA to JPG without installing Photoshop or GIMP
TGA vs JPG: Format Comparison
| Property | TGA | JPG |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Uncompressed or RLE | Lossy (DCT-based) |
| File size | Very large | Small — typically 10–30× smaller than TGA |
| Quality loss | None | Minor at high quality settings (90%+) |
| Browser support | Not natively in browsers | Universal — every browser and device |
| Transparency | Full alpha channel (32-bit) | Not supported — flattened to white |
| Best for | Game assets, 3D renders, pipelines | Photos, web images, email, social media |
| Re-encoding | Safe — lossless | Accumulates quality loss on each save |