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GIF to APNG converter

Convert GIF to APNG in your browser. No upload and no account: the file never leaves your device, so the only size limit is your device’s memory.

I want APNG
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How to make the SVG

Tracing suits logos, icons and flat artwork and scales cleanly. Photos are better kept as pixels inside the SVG.

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50%
Dither Scatters black dots to suggest gray, instead of a hard cut-off.
Advanced 5
Keep the animation For animated GIF, WebP and APNG sources. Turn off to save just the first frame.
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For an exact width and height, use the Resize Image tool instead.

Bytes of your files sent anywhere: 0 B

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Read more about the GIF format and the APNG format, or see every image tool and all image conversions.

Should you convert GIF to APNG?

A safe conversion when APNG is what you need: both GIF and APNG keep every pixel, so the picture itself doesn’t change.

Bear in mind APNG is opens in current browsers and apps: it works in every current browser and Telegram stickers; most image editors show only the first frame.

GIF is a 256-color image format best known for short looping animations; APNG is a PNG that animates, with full color and soft transparency. Use APNG for small animated graphics on the web where GIF’s color banding or jagged edges would show.

GIF and APNG compared
Property GIF APNG
Compression Lossless Lossless
Transparency Yes Yes
Animation Yes Yes
Support Opens everywhere Opens in current browsers and apps
Best for Short, silent loops and reaction images Animations that need more than GIF’s 256 colors or smooth transparent edges
Introduced 1987 2008

How to convert GIF to APNG

  1. 01

    Add your GIF

    Drop your GIF image onto the box, or click to choose it. It is read from your disk and stays there.

  2. 02

    Check the settings

    The output is already set to APNG. Change the quality if you want to; the defaults suit most files.

  3. 03

    Save the APNG

    Press convert and save the APNG. Several files come back together as a ZIP.

What changes when GIF becomes APNG

Nothing is discarded

GIF and APNG both keep every pixel, so the picture survives the move intact. You can convert back and forth as often as you like without it degrading.

Transparency is kept

GIF and APNG both support transparency, so transparent backgrounds and soft edges come through unchanged.

Animation comes through

If the GIF is animated, every frame and its timing is copied into the APNG. APNG keeps full color, so it is usually larger than the same animation as GIF.

Expect a larger file

APNG generally takes more room than GIF. If the file has to fit an upload limit, check the size once it’s converted. GIF: A five-second animation can easily pass 10 MB. APNG: Larger than a GIF of the same animation, but in full color.

This page is put together from our notes on each format, choosing only what is true of GIF and APNG, so every pairing states the same facts the same way. How these pages are made.

Why it doesn’t upload

Changing a picture’s format is work your browser already knows how to do. Sending your photos to a server first only adds waiting and risk, so nothing is sent.

How to check for yourself

Worth knowing

  • About the GIF. A few seconds of video as GIF is often ten times the size of the same clip as MP4, because GIF compresses each frame as a separate picture.
  • About the APNG. An APNG usually still ends in .png, so an upload form or editor treats it as a still picture and the animation silently disappears.
  • DDS, PSD, EXR, XWD and JPEG 2000 are read by the FFmpeg engine, a one-time 31 MB download.

Questions

Will converting GIF to APNG lose quality?

No. GIF and APNG are both lossless, so every pixel is kept.

Will the APNG be smaller than the GIF?

Expect a larger file. APNG generally takes more room than GIF. If the file has to fit an upload limit, check the size once it’s converted. GIF: A five-second animation can easily pass 10 MB. APNG: Larger than a GIF of the same animation, but in full color.

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