Introduction

Do you need to convert BMP images to a PNG format? Or a PNG image to a BMP format? This article will walk you through how to do that quickly and easily using Node.js and the Jimp NPM package.

Jimp is an image processing library written in JavaScript with zero native dependencies. It allows you to do a ton of cool stuff with images in an easy manner.

Let's get started!

Table of Contents

Install Jimp NPM Package

First, you need to install the NPM package. You can install it with either the NPM or yarn command below:

NPM:

Command Copy npm install jimp --save

Yarn:

Command Copy yarn add jimp

Now we're ready to start writing some code and converting images!

Convert BMP to PNG

Let's convert a .bmp file to a .png format first. Make sure you have a .bmp file in the root of your project directory that you want to convert to a .png file.

Here's the full code:

Node.js Copy const Jimp = require("jimp") Jimp.read("image.bmp", function (err, image) { if (err) { console.log(err) } else { image.write("new-image.png") } })

Let's break down each part of the code:

First, we import the jimp NPM package and hold it in the Jimp variable. Then, we use the Jimp.read() function to process the image into something we can work with. We pass the path of the image.bmp file to the function. And the function returns a promise with an error (if it exists) and an image to work with. We do some error handling inside the callback function. Then, we write the new new-image.png file to the current directory with the image.write() function.

Make sense? Cool! Let's move onto the next example in the next section.

Convert PNG to BMP

Now let's convert a .png file to a .bmp format. Make sure you have a .png file in the root of your project directory that you want to convert to a .bmp .

Here's the full code:

Node.js Copy const Jimp = require("jimp") Jimp.read("image.png", function (err, image) { if (err) { console.log(err) } else { image.write("new-image.bmp") } })

Here's the break down each part of the code:

First, we import the jimp NPM package and hold it in the Jimp variable. Then, we use the Jimp.read() function to process the image into something we can work with. We pass the path of the image.png file to the function. And the function returns a promise with an error (if it exists) and an image to work with. We do some error handling inside the callback function. Then, we write the new new-image.bmp file to the current directory with the image.write() function.

And you should see the new BMP file in your directory after running the code.

Conclusion

Now you know how to convert back and forth between PNG and BMP files using Node.js and Jimp!

Thanks for reading and happy coding!