Convert image files (TARGA) online for free
The converter easily converts your TARGA images to various formats - free and online. No Adobe Photoshop or or other Raster Image software needed.
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Truevision Raster Graphic" formats to TARGA without using software like Adobe Photoshop or a similar tool.
The .TARGA file format, originally created for the Truevision Advanced Raster Graphics Adapter, is a raster image format widely utilized in 3D gaming, animation, and professional video editing. Its primary advantage is its robust support for 8-bit to 32-bit color depths, including full alpha channels for transparency. You can open and edit these files using professional software like Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, or Blender. You can read more about the format's history on Wikipedia.
Despite its reliability in legacy production pipelines, .TARGA files present significant real-world challenges for average users. The format relies on either no compression or basic Run-Length Encoding (RLE). This results in massive file sizes that consume local disk space and make sharing via email practically impossible. Furthermore, .TARGA files are entirely incompatible with modern web browsers, meaning you cannot upload or embed them on websites without rendering errors.
To make these files usable, conversion is mandatory. For web use and preserving transparency, convert to PNG or WebP. For basic sharing, archiving, or when transparency is not needed, convert to JPG to drastically reduce the file size. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your TARGA file.
Users also converted TGA, ART, SVG, EPS, PNG and JPG files.
If you want to convert TARGA file to WEBP, CUR or PSB, you can use Adobe Photoshop or similar software from the "Raster Graphics Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SVG files to TARGA, try Adobe Photoshop or another comparable tool in the "Raster Graphics Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our TARGA converter.