Step 1: Provide your GIF files using the button above or by toss and let go.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Fetch your converted BMP files.
GIF to BMP Conversion FAQ
Does GIF to BMP conversion preserve transparency?
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Transparency survives when BMP is PNG, WebP, TIFF, GIF, or SVG. Converting to JPG flattens the alpha channel against a white background — if you need transparency, pick a transparency-aware target instead of BMP. BMP is the Windows Bitmap, the raw raster format built into Windows since 1985.
My GIF is animated — what happens to the other frames?
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Only the first frame survives, because BMP is a still format with nowhere to store the rest. If the animation matters, target a format that animates, or convert to a video container instead and keep the motion. BMP is gigantic — a 12-megapixel photo is around 36 MB — and no browser treats it as a sane web format.
What happens to EXIF metadata when converting GIF to BMP?
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In most conversions, camera EXIF fields such as the camera model and GPS position are not carried into the BMP. There is no setting on this page to keep or remove metadata, so check the result with a metadata viewer if it matters.
Can I batch-convert hundreds of GIF files to BMP at once?
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Several files in one job need a paid plan. Free use is one file per conversion, one conversion an hour. On a paid plan you can add several files to one job, then download each result on its own or all of them in one ZIP.
Are my GIF files private during conversion?
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Yes. Uploaded GIF files are processed on our own conversion servers, no person reviews them, and they are never shared. The upload and the converted BMP are both deleted automatically about 24 hours after the conversion, which leaves time to download the result. See /privacy/ for the full policy.
Why is my converted BMP file bigger or smaller than expected?
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A GIF file with strong compression (heavily lossy JPG) often grows when re-encoded into a lossless BMP (PNG, TIFF), and a high-bitrate lossless GIF often shrinks dramatically when going to JPG/WebP. The ratio depends on the image content (photos compress differently from line-art or screenshots). GIF’s 256-colour ceiling wrecks gradients and video stills, and its file sizes for animation are an order of magnitude worse than WebP or MP4.
