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GIF to PNG Converter
Convert a GIF to a lossless PNG right in your browser — no upload, no watermark. Animated GIFs are saved from their first frame.
Short answer
To convert GIF to PNG, drop your GIF below and download the PNG. It runs in your browser — your image is never uploaded. PNG is lossless and keeps transparency, which makes it great for logos and graphics. For an animated GIF this saves the first frame as a still PNG.
GIF vs. PNG — what changes?
GIF is limited to 256 colors and is mainly used for short animations, while PNG supports millions of colors and full alpha transparency, so it renders gradients, screenshots, and logos far more cleanly. Converting a static GIF to PNG usually improves color quality; the file may be larger because PNG doesn’t drop colors.
What happens to an animated GIF?
PNG is a still-image format, so an animated GIF is converted from its first frame only — you get a single crisp PNG, not an animation. If you need the motion preserved, keep the GIF or convert it to a video/APNG instead.
Image formats compared
| Format | Compression | Transparency | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPG / JPEG | Lossy | No | Photographs |
| PNG | Lossless | Yes | Logos, screenshots, line art |
| WebP | Either | Yes | Web images — smallest at equal quality |
| GIF | Lossless | 1-bit only | Short animations |
| HEIC | Lossy | Yes | iPhone photos — small, poorly supported |
| SVG | Vector | Yes | Icons and logos at any size |
| TIFF | Either | Yes | Scans and print masters |
| ICO | Lossless | Yes | Website favicons |
The one rule that matters: converting a lossy image (JPG, HEIC) to a lossless one (PNG) cannot recover detail already thrown away — it just makes a bigger file. Going the other way, PNG → JPG, is where the real savings are, and photographs lose nothing you can see.
How we calculate this
Conversion happens locally in your browser — here is exactly how:
- Decode. your GIF is decoded to a bitmap in the browser (via createImageBitmap) — for an animated GIF this yields the first frame. Nothing is uploaded.
- Draw. the bitmap is drawn to an HTML canvas at its original dimensions, preserving any transparency.
- Encode. the canvas is exported with canvas.toBlob('image/png') — PNG is lossless, so there is no quality setting.
Assumptions
- Everything runs client-side; large images are limited only by your device's memory.
- Animated GIFs are converted from the first frame; motion is not preserved.
- PNG keeps transparency and is lossless, so files can be larger than the source GIF.
Last reviewed: July 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert a GIF to PNG?+
Drop your GIF into the box above and the tool decodes it and re-encodes it as a PNG you can download — all in your browser, so the file is never uploaded. It takes a second or two and works offline once the page has loaded.
Does it keep the animation?+
No. PNG is a single still image, so an animated GIF is converted from its first frame only. You get one sharp PNG. To keep motion, leave it as a GIF or use a video/APNG format instead.
Is PNG better quality than GIF?+
For anything but simple flat graphics, yes. GIF is capped at 256 colors, while PNG stores millions of colors and full transparency, so photos, gradients, and screenshots look cleaner as PNG. The trade-off is that a PNG can be a larger file.
Are my images uploaded to a server?+
No. The conversion runs 100% in your browser using the HTML canvas, so your GIF never leaves your device. Nothing is stored or sent anywhere, and it works without an internet connection after the page loads.
Will the transparent parts survive?+
Yes. PNG supports transparency, so transparent areas of the GIF stay transparent in the PNG — no white box is added. That's one reason PNG is the better target format for logos and icons.
Can I convert several GIFs at once?+
This tool converts one image at a time so you can preview each result. Convert and download one, then drop in the next — there's no page reload. Everything stays on your device.
Related tools
- PNG to JPG — shrink that PNG into a smaller JPG.
- Image resizer — resize or compress the PNG afterward.
Images are converted entirely in your browser and never uploaded. Animated GIFs are saved from their first frame; PNG is lossless.