GIF files
Limited to a 256-colour palette per frame, with simple animation and one-bit transparency. Its compression is far behind anything modern, so an animated GIF is usually much larger than the same clip as video.
- Extension
.gif- MIME type
image/gif- Category
- image
- Can convert from
- Yes, via the browser canvas, FFmpeg, ImageMagick
- Can convert to
- Yes, via FFmpeg, ImageMagick
Convert GIF to another format
Convert another format to GIF
Converting GIF files privately
frogConvert runs the conversion engines in your browser as WebAssembly, so a GIF file is read, converted and saved without ever being sent anywhere. That matters most for the files people are least willing to upload: contracts, medical records, unreleased work, anything under an NDA.
It also means the converter works offline. Once the page has loaded, you can turn off the network and keep converting.
Common questions
- Can I open a GIF file without installing anything?
- Yes. frogConvert reads GIF files directly in the browser and converts them to a format you already have software for. Nothing is installed and nothing is uploaded.
- Are my GIF files uploaded to a server?
- No. Every conversion runs locally in your browser through WebAssembly. There is no server to send files to, and the app keeps working with the network disconnected.