Step 1: Provide your PNG 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 GIF files.
PNG to GIF Conversion FAQ
How do I convert PNG to GIF without losing image quality?
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Upload your PNG file and our converter applies format-aware quality optimization for GIF output. For lossless targets (PNG, TIFF, BMP) every pixel is preserved bit-for-bit; for lossy targets (JPG, WebP) you can tune the quality factor (default 90) before download. PNG uses DEFLATE compression over filtered scanlines, so every pixel survives exactly, plus a full 8-bit alpha channel. GIF is lossless but capped at a 256-colour palette per frame, using LZW compression and single-colour binary transparency.
Is anything lost converting between PNG and GIF?
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No pixel data, no. Both formats store the image without lossy compression, so the picture that comes out is identical to the one that went in and the conversion can be repeated indefinitely. What changes is file size, and which features travel — colour depth, embedded profiles, layers and animation are all supported unevenly between lossless formats.
Does PNG to GIF conversion preserve transparency?
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Transparency survives when GIF 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 GIF. GIF is CompuServe’s 1987 format, and the only reason it survived is that it animates.
Will my colour profile (sRGB / Adobe RGB / CMYK) survive PNG to GIF?
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Embedded ICC colour profiles are read from the source PNG and re-attached to the GIF output where the format supports it (JPG, PNG, TIFF, WebP). Formats without profile support fall back to sRGB with a soft-proof step.
What happens to EXIF metadata when converting PNG to GIF?
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Camera EXIF (ISO, shutter, lens, GPS) is preserved by default during PNG -> GIF when both formats support metadata. Use the privacy toggle to strip metadata before download if you want to share images without geolocation or device-fingerprint exposure.
Can I batch-convert hundreds of PNG files to GIF at once?
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Yes — drag multiple PNG files into the upload zone and they queue in parallel. Free tier accepts 100 MB per file; Premium has no per-file cap and runs more parallel workers, so a 200-image batch typically finishes in under two minutes.
How does PNG to GIF compare to Photoshop / GIMP for the same task?
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For straightforward format conversion we run the same libpng / libjpeg-turbo / libwebp / ImageMagick pipelines a desktop editor uses, at the same quality. The difference is that desktop tools open one file at a time; we accept a batch and run them in parallel on server-side workers.
What resolution and dimensions does the GIF file have?
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Default behaviour is 1:1 — your GIF output has the same pixel dimensions as the source PNG. If you need to resize as part of the conversion, use /resize-image/ after, or chain the operations with the /image-pipeline/ utility.
How small can the GIF file get without visible artifacts?
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For JPG / WebP, quality 75-85 typically yields a GIF 60-80% smaller than the PNG with no visible difference at normal viewing distance. For lossless GIF (PNG, TIFF), expect smaller savings — usually 5-30% via better deflate / LZW compression than the source already had. GIF animation plays absolutely everywhere — email clients, forums, chat apps and browsers all render it with no codec negotiation.
Are my PNG files private during conversion?
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Yes — uploaded PNG files are processed in isolated workers and deleted within minutes. We never read, store, or share the pixel data. The full retention window is documented at /privacy/.
Does the PNG to GIF converter work for very large images (50MP+)?
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Yes for free up to 100 MB. Premium handles much larger inputs (300 MB+) and exotic per-pixel depths (16-bit PNG, 32-bit float TIFF, HEIF 10-bit). The pipeline streams pixel rows so memory use scales with row count, not total pixel count.
Why is my converted GIF file bigger or smaller than expected?
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A PNG file with strong compression (heavily lossy JPG) often grows when re-encoded into a lossless GIF (PNG, TIFF), and a high-bitrate lossless PNG often shrinks dramatically when going to JPG/WebP. The ratio depends on the image content (photos compress differently from line-art or screenshots). PNG is a poor photograph format: a photo saved as PNG is routinely five to ten times larger than the same image as JPG or WebP. 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.
