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Convert GIF to PNG Online Free — Fast Batch Conversion
How to Convert Images Online
1Upload your GIF
Drag and drop your GIF or click to browse. Animated and static GIFs both supported. Batch upload available.
2Choose output mode
Select first frame (default), a specific frame, all frames as ZIP, or APNG to preserve animation.
3Download your PNG
Download the PNG or ZIP archive. Files are deleted from the server immediately after download.
Supported Image Formats
PNG
Lossless format that preserves every pixel. Best for screenshots and logos.
GIF
Classic format for simple animations. Supports transparency and up to 256 colors.
HEIC
Apple photo format used by iPhone and iPad. High quality with small file size.
HEIF
High Efficiency Image Format — same as HEIC, used on Apple devices.
WebP
Modern image format by Google. Up to 30% smaller than JPG with the same quality.
JPG
Universal format for photos. Supported everywhere, great balance between quality and file size.
BMP
Uncompressed bitmap format. Maximum quality but very large file size.
TIFF
Professional lossless format used in printing and photography.
AVIF
Next-gen format with excellent compression. Up to 50% smaller than JPG.
PPM
Portable Pixmap format used in Unix/Linux environments.
HDR
High Dynamic Range format storing extended brightness data.
FITS
Flexible Image Transport System used in astronomy and science.
PDF
Portable Document Format. Convert PDF pages to JPG, PNG or WebP images.
AVIF vs WebP vs HEIC vs JPG
Quick comparison to help you choose the right format
AVIF
- Size: Up to 50% smaller than JPG
- Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari
- Transparency: ✓
- Best for: Web performance
WebP
- Size: 25-35% smaller than JPG
- Browsers: All modern browsers
- Transparency: ✓
- Best for: Web compatibility
HEIC
- Size: ~50% smaller than JPG
- Browsers: Safari only
- Transparency: ✓
- Best for: iPhone storage
JPG
- Size: Baseline
- Browsers: All browsers & apps
- Transparency: ✗
- Best for: Universal sharing
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does converting GIF to PNG preserve transparency?
- Yes. GIF uses 1-bit binary transparency — each pixel is either fully transparent or fully opaque. Those transparent pixels carry correctly into PNG's alpha channel. PNG supports 8-bit alpha (256 levels), but the converter cannot add smoothness the source GIF never had. For clean cutouts with hard edges (pixel art, icons), the conversion is perfect. For anti-aliased edges matted against white, you may see a white halo on non-white backgrounds — that information was lost when the GIF was originally created.
- What happens when I convert an animated GIF to PNG?
- Standard PNG is a single-frame format. Converting an animated GIF to PNG gives you the first frame by default. Convertify also offers all-frames extraction as a ZIP of numbered PNGs, or APNG output to preserve the animation in a single file. APNG is supported in Chrome 59+, Firefox 3+, Safari 8+, and all modern browsers.
- Is PNG better than GIF?
- For static images — yes, on every technical axis. PNG-24 supports 16.7 million colors vs GIF's 256, 8-bit alpha vs 1-bit mask, no dithering required, and lossless DEFLATE compression that often produces smaller files than LZW for logos and flat-color content. GIF's only advantage is native animation support — and even there, APNG, WebP, and AVIF are smaller and technically superior.
- Why is my converted PNG larger than the original GIF?
- Usually because the output is PNG-24 or PNG-32 (truecolor + alpha) rather than PNG-8 (indexed palette). PNG-24 stores 3 bytes per pixel versus GIF's 1-byte index. For simple logos and icons, choose PNG-8 output — it is almost always smaller than the equivalent GIF. For dithered photographic content, PNG will be larger because dither noise defeats DEFLATE compression.
- Can I extract all frames from an animated GIF as separate PNGs?
- Yes. Upload your GIF and select all-frames extraction. Convertify performs full canvas coalescing — each output PNG shows the complete composited image at that animation step, not just the changed pixels. Results are delivered as a numbered ZIP archive (frame-001.png, frame-002.png, etc.).
- Why does my PNG have a white halo around transparent areas?
- The original GIF was created with anti-aliased edges pre-blended against a white background. Those blended edge pixels are stored as opaque RGB values — converting to PNG preserves them exactly as they were. The fix is to re-export from the original vector or raster source. If the source is unavailable, use Photoshop Layer → Matting → Defringe (1–2 px) after conversion.
- Can I batch convert multiple GIFs to PNG?
- Yes. Drag multiple GIF files into the uploader — Convertify processes them in parallel and delivers results as individual PNG files or a ZIP archive.
- Does Convertify store my files?
- No. Files are processed server-side and deleted immediately after download. Nothing is stored or logged.
Why PNG is better than GIF for static images
GIF was designed in 1987 for the 256-color displays of that era. It uses an 8-bit indexed palette — every image is mapped to at most 256 colors before LZW compression runs. Photographs and gradients show visible color banding because intermediate colors are quantized away. PNG (Portable Network Graphics) was created in 1996 specifically to replace GIF, using DEFLATE compression — the same lossless algorithm as ZIP — with no patent restrictions. PNG-24 stores 16.7 million colors (8 bits per channel, RGB). PNG-32 adds a full 8-bit alpha channel: 256 levels of opacity per pixel versus GIF's binary on/off. For logos, icons, UI screenshots, and any content with sharp edges or gradients, PNG is sharper, smaller, and more compatible with modern design tools.
How GIF transparency maps to PNG alpha channel
GIF's transparency model is index-based: the Graphic Control Extension block designates one palette index as the transparent color. Every pixel with that index is fully transparent (alpha=0); every other pixel is fully opaque (alpha=255). No partial transparency is possible — anti-aliased edges were always matted against a specific background color at GIF creation time. When Convertify converts to PNG, those transparent pixels carry into PNG's alpha channel correctly: transparent stays transparent, opaque stays opaque. The limitation: if the original designer matted anti-aliased edges against white, those light-gray blended pixels are stored as opaque RGB values in the GIF — converting to PNG preserves them as-is. You get a white halo effect against non-white backgrounds. This is not a converter bug — the information was lost when the GIF was originally created.
GIF vs PNG — full technical comparison
| Feature | GIF | PNG |
|---|---|---|
| Color depth | 256 colors (8-bit indexed) | 16.7 million colors (24-bit RGB) |
| Transparency | 1-bit binary — on or off only | 8-bit alpha — 256 opacity levels |
| Compression | LZW (lossless) | DEFLATE + prediction filters (lossless) |
| Animation | Yes, native multi-frame | No — use APNG for animated PNG |
| File size — logos/flat colors | Small | PNG-8 usually 5–25% smaller than GIF |
| File size — photos | Large (palette quantization) | Larger than JPEG but lossless |
| Text/sharp edges | Jagged — 1-bit mask + 256 colors | Pixel-perfect with smooth alpha |
| Color profiles | None (implicit sRGB) | gAMA, sRGB, iCCP support |
| Max dimensions | 65,535 × 65,535 | 2,147,483,647 × 2,147,483,647 |
| Browser support | Universal | Universal |
| Best for | Simple animations, legacy | Logos, icons, screenshots, design assets |
What happens when you convert an animated GIF to PNG
Standard PNG is a single-frame format — it cannot store animation. When you convert an animated GIF to PNG, you get the first frame as a static image. Convertify gives you three options: first frame only (default, one PNG file), a specific frame you choose, or all frames extracted as individual PNGs in a ZIP archive. Each frame is a numbered file (frame-001.png, frame-002.png, etc.). The full-canvas output respects the GIF's Logical Screen Descriptor dimensions and composites each frame correctly — including disposal methods, so what you see is what the browser would have displayed at that point in the animation. If you want to preserve animation in a single file, choose APNG (Animated PNG) output instead — same .png extension, full 24-bit color, supported in Chrome 59+, Firefox 3+, Safari 8+, and all modern Edge versions.
GIF to PNG for logos and design assets
Legacy brand systems from the 1990s and 2000s often contain GIF logos. These were created for 72 DPI monitors on white backgrounds — the transparent areas used 1-bit masking, and anti-aliased edges were pre-blended with white. Modern design tools — Figma, Sketch, Affinity Designer, Adobe XD, PowerPoint — treat PNG as a first-class RGBA import. Converting a GIF logo to PNG-32 gives you a canonical asset you can place on dark-mode UIs, colored backgrounds, and print layouts. If the GIF had clean aliased edges (pixel-art style, hard cutouts with no anti-aliasing), the conversion is perfect. If the GIF had soft edges matted against white, you will need to either re-export from the original vector source or use a manual defringe workflow after conversion.
GIF to PNG for web development — sprite extraction
Web developers commonly need to extract individual frames from animated GIFs to build CSS sprite sheets or step-based animations. A CSS sprite sheet serves all frames in one HTTP request; CSS animation-timing-function: steps(N) with background-position shifts advances through them. For this workflow, extracting all frames to PNG is essential — Unity, Godot, Phaser, PixiJS, and Unreal don't import GIFs natively. Important technical note: animated GIFs often store inter-frame deltas rather than full frames (optimization). A frame extractor that does not coalesce these deltas produces transparent-except-for-changed-regions frames for everything after frame 0. Convertify performs full coalescing — each extracted PNG is the complete composited canvas at that animation step, matching what a browser would display.
File size: GIF vs PNG — when PNG wins and when it does not
PNG-8 (indexed palette, up to 256 colors) is almost always smaller than an equivalent GIF because DEFLATE with prediction filters beats LZW on the same data — typically 5–25% smaller. PNG-24 (truecolor) encodes 3 bytes per pixel versus GIF's 1-byte index — for simple flat-color content this inflates file size. PNG-32 (RGBA) adds a 4th byte per pixel. For dithered photographic GIFs, PNG-24 or PNG-32 output is typically 2–5× larger than the source GIF — the dither noise defeats DEFLATE's prediction filters. The practical rule: use PNG-8 for logos and simple graphics (smaller than GIF), use PNG-32 for anything needing transparency (larger than GIF but lossless and correct). For photographic content, JPEG or WebP are better targets than PNG.
Troubleshooting common GIF to PNG problems
White background in converted PNG: the GIF had no transparency declared, or the converter flattened to PNG-24 instead of PNG-32. Verify the source GIF has a Graphic Control Extension with the Transparent Color Flag set. White halo around edges: the original GIF's anti-aliasing was matted against white — those edge pixels are opaque RGB values baked into the GIF data. Re-export from source vector or use Photoshop Matting → Defringe to clean edges post-conversion. PNG much larger than GIF: you converted to PNG-24 or PNG-32; for flat-color logos switch to PNG-8 output. Only first frame extracted from animated GIF: this is correct behavior for static PNG output — use all-frames ZIP or APNG to preserve animation. Colors look different: GIF has no embedded color profile; PNG can carry sRGB metadata. If your viewer is color-managed and the GIF viewer was not, colors may appear slightly different at equivalent display settings.