---
name: r.in.png
description: Imports non-georeferenced PNG format image.
keywords: [ raster, import, PNG ]
---

# r.in.png

Imports non-georeferenced PNG format image.

=== "Command line"

    **r.in.png**
    [**-fh**]
    **input**=*name*
    **output**=*name*
    [**title**=*string*]
    [**gamma**=*float*]
    [**alpha**=*float*]
    [**--overwrite**]
    [**--verbose**]
    [**--quiet**]
    [**--qq**]
    [**--ui**]

    Example:

    ```sh
    r.in.png input=name output=name
    ```

=== "Python (grass.tools)"

    *grass.tools.Tools.r_in_png*(**input**,
        **output**,
        **title**=*None*,
        **gamma**=*None*,
        **alpha**=*None*,
        **flags**=*None*,
        **overwrite**=*None*,
        **verbose**=*None*,
        **quiet**=*None*,
        **superquiet**=*None*)

    Example:

    ```python
    tools = Tools()
    tools.r_in_png(input="name", output="name")
    ```

    This grass.tools API is experimental in version 8.5 and expected to be stable in version 8.6.

=== "Python (grass.script)"

    *grass.script.run_command*("***r.in.png***",
        **input**,
        **output**,
        **title**=*None*,
        **gamma**=*None*,
        **alpha**=*None*,
        **flags**=*None*,
        **overwrite**=*None*,
        **verbose**=*None*,
        **quiet**=*None*,
        **superquiet**=*None*)

    Example:

    ```python
    gs.run_command("r.in.png", input="name", output="name")
    ```

## Parameters

=== "Command line"

    **input**=*name* **[required]**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of input file  
    **output**=*name* **[required]**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name for output raster map  
    **title**=*string*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title for created raster map  
    **gamma**=*float*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Display gamma  
    **alpha**=*float*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alpha threshold  
    **-f**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Create floating-point map (0.0 - 1.0)  
    **-h**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Output image file header only and exit  
    **--overwrite**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allow output files to overwrite existing files  
    **--help**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Print usage summary  
    **--verbose**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    **--quiet**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    **--qq**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    **--ui**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Force launching GUI dialog

=== "Python (grass.tools)"

    **input** : str, *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of input file  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, file, *name*  
    **output** : str | type(np.ndarray) | type(np.array) | type(gs.array.array), *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name for output raster map  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: output, raster, *name*  
    **title** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title for created raster map  
    **gamma** : float, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Display gamma  
    **alpha** : float, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alpha threshold  
    **flags** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowed values: *f*, *h*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**f**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Create floating-point map (0.0 - 1.0)  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**h**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Output image file header only and exit  
    **overwrite** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allow output files to overwrite existing files  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **verbose** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **quiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **superquiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  

    Returns:

    **result** : grass.tools.support.ToolResult | np.ndarray | tuple[np.ndarray] | None  
    If the tool produces text as standard output, a *ToolResult* object will be returned. Otherwise, `None` will be returned. If an array type (e.g., *np.ndarray*) is used for one of the raster outputs, the result will be an array and will have the shape corresponding to the computational region. If an array type is used for more than one raster output, the result will be a tuple of arrays.

    Raises:

    *grass.tools.ToolError*: When the tool ended with an error.

=== "Python (grass.script)"

    **input** : str, *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of input file  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, file, *name*  
    **output** : str, *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name for output raster map  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: output, raster, *name*  
    **title** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title for created raster map  
    **gamma** : float, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Display gamma  
    **alpha** : float, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alpha threshold  
    **flags** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowed values: *f*, *h*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**f**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Create floating-point map (0.0 - 1.0)  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**h**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Output image file header only and exit  
    **overwrite** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allow output files to overwrite existing files  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **verbose** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **quiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **superquiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*

## DESCRIPTION

*r.in.png* imports a non-georeferenced Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
image as a GRASS raster map. Georeferencing .wld files are not
supported, for that *r.import* can be used.

## NOTES

In order to assign georeferencing after import use *r.region*.

## SEE ALSO

*[r.import](r.import.md), [r.in.gdal](r.in.gdal.md),
[r.out.png](r.out.png.md), [r.region](r.region.md)*

## AUTHORS

Michael Shapiro  
Alex Shevlakov  
Glynn Clements

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: [r.in.png source code](https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/tree/main/raster/r.in.png)
([history](https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/commits/main/raster/r.in.png))  
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