GIF to PNG

Convert GIF to PNG in your browser. Free, private, no upload. Extracts a crisp still frame from any GIF, transparency kept.

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About this tool

Need a still image out of a GIF, or a modern lossless copy of an old GIF graphic? This tool converts GIF to PNG in your browser, preserving transparency. For animated GIFs, the first frame is extracted.

PNG is the natural upgrade for still GIFs: it supports millions of colors instead of 256 and compresses graphics better.

Common uses

  • Grab a clean still frame from an animated GIF
  • Upgrade old GIF logos and graphics to PNG
  • Convert GIFs for tools that do not accept the format

Automate via API

The same conversion is available as a REST endpoint for scripts, pipelines, and backends. POST the file, get the converted file back:

curl -X POST https://formatably.com/api/v1/tools/gif-to-png \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data-binary @photo.gif \
  -o photo.png

Direct requests accept up to 4 MB; the large-file flow handles up to 100 MB. Both are covered in the API documentation · Get an API key

GIF notes

GIF is the venerable animation format, limited to 256 colors per frame but supported literally everywhere. For still images it has long been superseded by PNG; for short animations it remains the universal currency of the internet.

  • GIF is limited to 256 colors per frame, so photographic content shows banding.
  • An animated source converts frame by frame; a still source becomes a single-frame GIF.

PNG notes

PNG is the lossless workhorse: screenshots, logos, UI graphics, and anything needing transparency. Every device and program on earth opens it. The tradeoff is size: photos stored as PNG are several times larger than JPEG.

  • PNG is lossless, so converting into PNG never loses quality, but converting a photo to PNG can triple its size.
  • Transparency is preserved in PNG; JPG has no transparency at all.

Frequently asked questions

What happens with an animated GIF?

PNG is a still format, so the first frame is extracted. If you need the whole animation in a modern format, that direction (GIF to animated WebP or video) is on our roadmap.

Is transparency from the GIF preserved?

Yes. GIF's on-or-off transparency carries over to the PNG, which supports it natively (and more: PNG allows smooth partial transparency that GIF never could).

Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly and the canvas API; your files never leave your device. There are no ads and no trackers on tool pages. You can verify this yourself: open your browser's developer tools, watch the Network tab while converting, and you will see no upload requests. It even works offline once the page has loaded.

Is there a file size limit?

In the browser there is no hard limit; you are bounded only by your device's memory, and files of a few hundred megabytes are usually fine. The REST API accepts files up to 4 MB in a direct request, or up to 100 MB using the large-file upload flow described in the API docs.

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