GIF
Graphics Interchange FormatShort animations and simple graphics
- Family
- Images
- MIME
- image/gif
Convert GIF files online. Compare compatible outputs, understand graphics interchange format tradeoffs, and choose the right destination format.
A GIF source is a frame animation or indexed-color image limited to a 256-color palette. Its useful destination depends on which stored properties the receiving workflow actually consumes.
Short animations and simple graphics
Start with the exact editor, player, reader, browser, device, or publishing service that must accept the result.
Every image format stores color, transparency, and metadata a little differently. Picking the right destination means matching those specifics to whether the source is a photo, a graphic, a scan, or an editable master file.
a frame animation or indexed-color image limited to a 256-color palette
Photographs and gradients can band, semi-transparent edges are reduced, and timing may be quantized.
Play the full loop and inspect color banding, disposal between frames, transparency, and the loop seam.
Each link below is a real GIF source or destination workflow.