GIF to PNG Converter

About GIF to PNG

Converts a GIF to PNG, replacing the old 256-color palette file with a lossless 32-bit picture that supports full alpha. It is the sensible choice when you want a clean still from a GIF for editing, documentation or a website.

How to use it

1. Put a .gif file into the dropzone by dragging it or by clicking to browse.
2. See the preview to check that it is the frame you want; animated files show as a still.
3. Click Convert to PNG. It has no quality slider, since PNG does not discard data.
4. Press Download PNG or copy the data URL using the copy button.

Sprite with a transparent background

A 64×64 pixel-art GIF where the background color is set as transparent.

A 64×64 PNG with the same pixels and true alpha, so the former transparent color is see-through. There is no white fill, unlike a JPG conversion.

When to use it

• Getting an editable still out of a GIF meme or animation for an image editor.
• Updating an old site's GIF logo to PNG without losing its transparent background.
• Extracting a sprite or icon from a GIF sheet for a game project.

Questions about GIF to PNG

Will it convert every frame?

No. PNG here is a single image, and only the frame the browser draws is exported, usually the first. The animation itself is not preserved.

Is the PNG larger than the GIF?

Sometimes. A one-frame PNG is often smaller than a multi-frame GIF, but a still GIF with few colors can compress to fewer bytes than the equivalent full-color PNG.

Do the colors change?

No. The palette colors are decoded exactly and written out as PNG pixels, so the result looks identical to the first frame. Dithering patterns from the GIF are preserved as well.

Does the output keep the original file name?

No. Downloads are named maffei followed by a random eight-character code and the extension, such as maffei-3fa91c2e.png, so rename them if you need to keep track.

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