Step 1: Provide your WebP 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.
WebP to GIF Conversion FAQ
Does WebP 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.
Does converting WebP to GIF restore the quality that was lost?
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No. The compression artefacts already baked into the WebP are ordinary pixel data now, and GIF preserves them perfectly rather than removing them. The file usually gets larger, sometimes several times larger. It is still worth doing before editing, because further edits will not stack a second generation of loss on top. GIF animation plays absolutely everywhere — email clients, forums, chat apps and browsers all render it with no codec negotiation. WebP is still second-class outside the browser — print workflows, older Office builds and some phone galleries do not accept it.
What happens to EXIF metadata when converting WebP to GIF?
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In most conversions, camera EXIF fields such as the camera model and GPS position are not carried into the GIF. 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 WebP files to GIF 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 WebP files private during conversion?
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Yes. Uploaded WebP files are processed on our own conversion servers, no person reviews them, and they are never shared. The upload and the converted GIF 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 GIF file bigger or smaller than expected?
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A WebP file with strong compression (heavily lossy JPG) often grows when re-encoded into a lossless GIF (PNG, TIFF), and a high-bitrate lossless WebP 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.
