GDAL-RASTER-CONVERT(1)               GDAL               GDAL-RASTER-CONVERT(1)

NAME
       gdal-raster-convert - Convert a raster dataset

       Added in version 3.11.


SYNOPSIS

          Usage: gdal raster convert [OPTIONS] <INPUT> <OUTPUT>

          Convert a raster dataset.

          Positional arguments:
            -i, --input <INPUT>                                  Input raster datasets [required] [not available in pipelines]
            -o, --output <OUTPUT>                                Output raster dataset [required] [not available in pipelines]

          Common Options:
            -h, --help                                           Display help message and exit
            --json-usage                                         Display usage as JSON document and exit
            --config <KEY>=<VALUE>                               Configuration option [may be repeated]
            -q, --quiet                                          Quiet mode (no progress bar or warning message) [not available in pipelines]

          Options:
            -f, --of, --format, --output-format <OUTPUT-FORMAT>  Output format ("GDALG" allowed) [not available in pipelines]
            --co, --creation-option <KEY>=<VALUE>                Creation option [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines]
            --overwrite                                          Whether overwriting existing output dataset is allowed [not available in pipelines]
                                                                 Mutually exclusive with --append
            --append                                             Append as a subdataset to existing output [not available in pipelines]
                                                                 Mutually exclusive with --overwrite

          Advanced Options:
            --if, --input-format <INPUT-FORMAT>                  Input formats [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines]
            --oo, --open-option <KEY>=<VALUE>                    Open options [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines]

DESCRIPTION
       gdal raster convert can be used to convert raster data between
       different formats.

STANDARD OPTIONS

       --append
              Append input raster as a new subdataset to an existing output
              file.  Only works with drivers that support adding subdatasets
              such as GTiff -- GeoTIFF File Format and GPKG -- GeoPackage
              raster This also creates the output dataset if it does not exist
              yet.

       --co, --creation-option <NAME>=<VALUE>
              Many formats have one or more optional creation options that can
              be used to control particulars about the file created. For
              instance, the GeoTIFF driver supports creation options to
              control compression, and whether the file should be tiled.

              May be repeated.

              The creation options available vary by format driver, and some
              simple formats have no creation options at all. A list of
              options supported for a format can be listed with the --formats
              command line option but the documentation for the format is the
              definitive source of information on driver creation options.
              See Raster drivers format specific documentation for legal
              creation options for each format.

       --if, --input-format <format>
              Format/driver name to be attempted to open the input file(s). It
              is generally not necessary to specify it, but it can be used to
              skip automatic driver detection, when it fails to select the
              appropriate driver.  This option can be repeated several times
              to specify several candidate drivers.  Note that it does not
              force those drivers to open the dataset. In particular, some
              drivers have requirements on file extensions.

              May be repeated.

       --oo, --open-option <NAME>=<VALUE>
              Dataset open option (format specific).

              May be repeated.

       -f, --of, --format, --output-format <OUTPUT-FORMAT>
              Which output raster format to use. Allowed values may be given
              by gdal --formats | grep raster | grep rw | sort

       --overwrite
              Allow program to overwrite existing target file or dataset.
              Otherwise, by default, gdal errors out if the target file or
              dataset already exists.

       -q, --quiet
              Suppress progress bar and some warning messages.

RETURN STATUS CODE
       The program returns status code 0 in case of success, and non-zero in
       case of error (non-blocking errors emitted as warnings are considered
       as a successful execution).

EXAMPLES
   Example 1: Converting file utm.tif to a cloud-optimized GeoTIFF using JPEG
       compression

          $ gdal raster convert --format=COG --co COMPRESS=JPEG utm.tif utm_cog.tif

   Example 2: Converting file utm.tif to GeoPackage raster

          $ gdal raster convert utm.tif utm.gpkg

AUTHOR
       Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>

COPYRIGHT
       1998-2026

                                August 18, 2026         GDAL-RASTER-CONVERT(1)