Convert PNG to GIF
Convert PNG to GIF for free, right here in your browser. Your files are never uploaded, and they keep their names.
- Free
- Runs on your device
- No account
- No limits
- GIF can only use 256 colours, so photos may look grainy. Its transparency is on or off, so soft edges are blended onto the background colour you pick.
How to convert PNG to GIF
- Drop your PNG files in the box above. You can also click the box to pick files, or paste them.
- Each file is converted to GIF on your own device. It usually takes a second or two.
- Download each file, or get them all in one zip. Every file keeps its name.
Why convert PNG to GIF?
Most people do this because something they are using will not accept PNG files.
File sizes stay roughly similar, so this is about what can open the file rather than about space.
GIF transparency is on or off with nothing in between, so soft edges are blended onto the background colour.
About the two formats
PNG: Keeps every detail sharp and supports transparent backgrounds. Works everywhere. The safe pick for logos, graphics and screenshots.
GIF: Very old but still everywhere. It can only use 256 colours, so photos look rough, but every app can open it.
The whole conversion happens in your browser. Your file is unpacked into raw pixels and saved again as GIF. Nothing is sent to any server.
Common questions
Is the PNG to GIF converter free?
Yes, properly free. No paid tier, no trial, no watermark on the result and nothing to sign up for. Put as many files through it as you like, as often as you like.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. The PNG to GIF converter runs inside your browser, on your own machine, so your files never go anywhere. Big ones are fine too, up to whatever your browser can hold.
Does converting PNG to GIF lose quality?
No. Both PNG and GIF store every pixel exactly as it was, so the picture that comes out is identical to the one that went in. Only the file size and what can open the file change.
Does GIF keep the transparency from my PNG?
Partly. GIF transparency is on or off for each pixel with nothing in between, so a fully see-through area survives but a soft or faded edge can't. Those half transparent pixels are blended onto the background colour you choose, which stops the ragged halo you would otherwise get around the edges.
Will the GIF file be smaller than the PNG?
Not really. The two formats compress about as hard as each other, so expect a file of roughly the same size. This conversion is about what can open the file, not about saving space.
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