Convert GIF to PNG Online
GIF is limited to 256 colours per frame, which makes it unsuitable for detailed photographs or illustrations with colour gradients. PNG provides lossless compression with full 24-bit colour depth and alpha transparency, making it a far better format for static images. Converting a GIF to PNG extracts the image (or first frame of an animated GIF) and re-encodes it as a high-quality PNG. This is useful when you need to edit a GIF frame, use a GIF graphic in a print workflow, or improve the visual quality of a static image that was mistakenly saved as GIF. The conversion runs entirely in your browser.
FAQ
- What happens to animated GIFs?
- This tool extracts the first frame of an animated GIF and saves it as a static PNG. To work with all frames, you need a dedicated GIF frame extractor.
- Will colours look different in the PNG?
- The PNG will show the same 256-colour palette that was in the GIF. Converting to PNG does not restore colours that were lost when the original image was saved as GIF.
- Is GIF transparency preserved?
- Yes. GIF supports binary (on/off) transparency, which is preserved as a fully transparent alpha channel in the output PNG.