diff --git a/app/Support/Converters/Contracts/Converter.php b/app/Support/Converters/Contracts/Converter.php
index 93e0529..d7094c2 100644
--- a/app/Support/Converters/Contracts/Converter.php
+++ b/app/Support/Converters/Contracts/Converter.php
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ public function description(): string;
     public function optionsSchema(): array;
 
     public function validateOptions(array $options): array;
+
+    public function isRecommended(): bool;
 }
diff --git a/app/Support/Converters/ConverterRegistry.php b/app/Support/Converters/ConverterRegistry.php
index 453da71..7242ed7 100644
--- a/app/Support/Converters/ConverterRegistry.php
+++ b/app/Support/Converters/ConverterRegistry.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function targetsFor(string $source): array
                 label: $converter->label(),
                 description: $converter->description(),
                 converterKey: $converter->key(),
-                recommended: false,
+                recommended: $converter->isRecommended(),
             ),
             $this->forSource($source),
         );
diff --git a/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToPdfConverter.php b/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToPdfConverter.php
index 272b260..a75d14b 100644
--- a/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToPdfConverter.php
+++ b/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToPdfConverter.php
@@ -101,4 +101,9 @@ public function validateOptions(array $options): array
     {
         return $this->optionsValidator->validate($this->optionsSchema(), $options);
     }
+
+    public function isRecommended(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToPngConverter.php b/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToPngConverter.php
index a597748..d37b9a4 100644
--- a/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToPngConverter.php
+++ b/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToPngConverter.php
@@ -64,4 +64,9 @@ public function validateOptions(array $options): array
     {
         return $this->optionsValidator->validate($this->optionsSchema(), $options);
     }
+
+    public function isRecommended(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToWebpConverter.php b/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToWebpConverter.php
index 59dec70..500030f 100644
--- a/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToWebpConverter.php
+++ b/app/Support/Converters/Image/JpgToWebpConverter.php
@@ -75,4 +75,9 @@ public function validateOptions(array $options): array
     {
         return $this->optionsValidator->validate($this->optionsSchema(), $options);
     }
+
+    public function isRecommended(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToJpgConverter.php b/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToJpgConverter.php
index 580e3ad..d197ae5 100644
--- a/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToJpgConverter.php
+++ b/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToJpgConverter.php
@@ -81,4 +81,9 @@ public function validateOptions(array $options): array
     {
         return $this->optionsValidator->validate($this->optionsSchema(), $options);
     }
+
+    public function isRecommended(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToPdfConverter.php b/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToPdfConverter.php
index 4e50e43..a0bdd95 100644
--- a/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToPdfConverter.php
+++ b/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToPdfConverter.php
@@ -101,4 +101,9 @@ public function validateOptions(array $options): array
     {
         return $this->optionsValidator->validate($this->optionsSchema(), $options);
     }
+
+    public function isRecommended(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToWebpConverter.php b/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToWebpConverter.php
index 39a23e5..79c5a1c 100644
--- a/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToWebpConverter.php
+++ b/app/Support/Converters/Image/PngToWebpConverter.php
@@ -81,4 +81,9 @@ public function validateOptions(array $options): array
     {
         return $this->optionsValidator->validate($this->optionsSchema(), $options);
     }
+
+    public function isRecommended(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakeJpgToWebpConverter.php b/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakeJpgToWebpConverter.php
index 0b3356c..469b86f 100644
--- a/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakeJpgToWebpConverter.php
+++ b/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakeJpgToWebpConverter.php
@@ -40,4 +40,9 @@ public function validateOptions(array $options): array
     {
         return $options;
     }
+
+    public function isRecommended(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakePngToJpgConverter.php b/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakePngToJpgConverter.php
index c667bba..21c53c8 100644
--- a/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakePngToJpgConverter.php
+++ b/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakePngToJpgConverter.php
@@ -40,4 +40,9 @@ public function validateOptions(array $options): array
     {
         return $options;
     }
+
+    public function isRecommended(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakePngToPdfConverter.php b/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakePngToPdfConverter.php
index 81bff9b..01a33cd 100644
--- a/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakePngToPdfConverter.php
+++ b/tests/Fakes/Converters/FakePngToPdfConverter.php
@@ -40,4 +40,9 @@ public function validateOptions(array $options): array
     {
         return $options;
     }
+
+    public function isRecommended(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Converters/RecommendedTargetMetadataTest.php b/tests/Unit/Converters/RecommendedTargetMetadataTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02f5997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Converters/RecommendedTargetMetadataTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Support\Converters\ConverterRegistry;
+use App\Support\Converters\Image\JpgToPdfConverter;
+use App\Support\Converters\Image\JpgToPngConverter;
+use App\Support\Converters\Image\JpgToWebpConverter;
+use App\Support\Converters\Image\PngToJpgConverter;
+use App\Support\Converters\Image\PngToPdfConverter;
+use App\Support\Converters\Image\PngToWebpConverter;
+
+function mvpRegistry(): ConverterRegistry
+{
+    return new ConverterRegistry([
+        app(PngToJpgConverter::class),
+        app(PngToWebpConverter::class),
+        app(PngToPdfConverter::class),
+        app(JpgToPngConverter::class),
+        app(JpgToWebpConverter::class),
+        app(JpgToPdfConverter::class),
+    ]);
+}
+
+it('marks one png target as recommended', function () {
+    $recommended = collect(mvpRegistry()->targetsFor('png'))
+        ->filter(fn ($target) => $target->recommended === true);
+
+    expect($recommended)->toHaveCount(1);
+    expect($recommended->first()->format)->toBe('jpg');
+});
+
+it('marks one jpg target as recommended', function () {
+    $recommended = collect(mvpRegistry()->targetsFor('jpg'))
+        ->filter(fn ($target) => $target->recommended === true);
+
+    expect($recommended)->toHaveCount(1);
+    expect($recommended->first()->format)->toBe('webp');
+});