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Convert WebP to GIF

Convert WebP 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
Transparent areas

  • 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 WebP to GIF

  1. Drop your WebP files in the box above. You can also click the box to pick files, or paste them.
  2. Each file is converted to GIF on your own device. It usually takes a second or two.
  3. Download each file, or get them all in one zip. Every file keeps its name.

Why convert WebP to GIF?

Most people do this because something they are using will not accept WebP files.

GIF files are usually much bigger than WebP, so only do this when something really needs GIF.

GIF is lossless, but it can't bring back detail WebP already discarded. The file will grow without looking better.

GIF transparency is on or off with nothing in between, so soft edges are blended onto the background colour.

About the two formats

WebP: A newer format made for the web. Files are much smaller than PNG or JPG at the same quality, and it keeps transparent backgrounds.

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 WebP 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 WebP 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 WebP to GIF improve quality?

No. GIF keeps every pixel it is given, but the detail WebP discarded when it was first saved is already gone and nothing can bring it back. What you get is a faithful copy of the WebP, in a bigger file. Convert to GIF when you need a lossless working copy, not to repair an image.

Does GIF keep the transparency from my WebP?

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 WebP?

No, expect it to be a good deal bigger. GIF stores images far less efficiently than WebP, so only convert when something genuinely needs GIF. Compress the result afterwards if you have to send it anywhere.

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