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Convert gif image files

The format that invented web animation. 256 colours, no sound, still everywhere. A flat list of frames, each an indexed-colour bitmap with its own palette. Lossless LZW compression, no alpha in the classic form. That is the format you end up with when something needs to look the same on every screen, which is why it keeps turning up in a short looping reaction or tutorial clip. From here it can become PDF, PNG, JPG and WEBP, and the conversions run on your own device, so the file is never uploaded anywhere.

At a glance

Source
GIF
Where it runs
Your browser
Cost
Free, unlimited
Account
Not needed
GIF

Converter

Universal converter

On device

Drop one or more gif image files.

or select gif image

Your file never leaves this browser

    About the format

    The format that invented web animation.

    A flat list of frames, each an indexed-colour bitmap with its own palette. Lossless LZW compression, no alpha in the classic form.

    Where it is good
    • Animation is built into the format — no player needed
    • Lossless, so flat colours stay exactly as designed
    • Understood by literally every piece of software ever made
    Where it falls short
    • Only 256 colours per frame
    • No partial transparency in the classic format
    • Large files once you have more than a few frames
    You will find it on
    Forum communities, messaging apps, old web pages

    The thing people miss

    Converting a GIF to JPG gives you the first frame only — the animation is genuinely gone, not hidden.

    Where it goes next

    A short looping reaction or tutorial clip

    Real jobs

    What people are actually doing with GIF

    A short looping reaction or tutorial clip

    Screenshots that include a cursor or a highlight

    A platform or forum that only accepts GIF

    How to

    Converting a GIF file

    1. 01

      Add your gif image

      Drag the file onto the drop zone, or tap to browse. Only one file is needed.

    2. 02

      Pick what you want it to become

      Every format this file can become is listed in the switchboard. Pick one and the converter opens with sensible defaults already set.

    3. 03

      Download the result

      Your converted file downloads straight to your device. Nothing was uploaded, so there is no file to delete from a server afterwards.

    Also available

    GIF converts into

    PDFPDF documentPNGPNG imageJPGJPEG imageWEBPWebP image

    Related

    Related conversions

    Convert any image to a PDFJPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF, GIF, BMP, SVG and AVIF all become one document, one image per page.

    Questions

    GIF conversion questions

    How do I convert GIF to another format?

    Add your gif image file to the drop zone, choose the target format, adjust the options if you want to, and press convert. The finished file downloads immediately.

    Is my file uploaded anywhere?

    For most conversions, no. They run entirely inside your browser tab. The file is read from your device and the result is written back to your device.

    Do I need an account?

    No. There is no signup step, no email capture and no usage counter. Open the tool, convert the file, close the tab.

    Will there be a watermark or a page limit?

    Neither. On-device conversions produce a clean file with no branding and no cap on pages, size or number of files.