Convert GIF to PNG — Free, In Your Browser
A GIF as a clean PNG — better colour, real transparency.
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Short answer
A GIF can be converted to PNG in a browser without uploading it. PNG improves on GIF in two ways that matter: it stores millions of colours where GIF is limited to 256, and its transparency is a full alpha channel rather than a single on-or-off colour, which is what removes the hard fringe around a transparent GIF's edges. An animated GIF yields its first frame, since a PNG holds one image.
At a glance
| Accepts | GIF |
|---|---|
| Produces | PNG (lossless, alpha kept) |
| Processing | In your browser |
| Price | Free, no limits |
| Account | Not required |
GIF's 256-colour limit is why gradients in one look banded and why a photograph saved as GIF looks blotchy. Converting to PNG cannot invent the colours that were discarded when the GIF was made, but it stops any further loss and gives you a format that handles the image properly from here on.
The other real gain is transparency. A GIF marks one palette entry as transparent, so every pixel is either fully visible or fully invisible, and the edges of a shape end up hard and jagged. PNG stores partial transparency, so anything you composite afterwards has clean edges to work with.
How to use it
- 1
Add the GIF
Drop in a GIF file. It is read on your device.
- 2
Start the conversion
There is nothing to configure — PNG is lossless.
- 3
Download the PNG
Transparency is preserved as a proper alpha channel.
Frequently asked questions
What happens to an animated GIF?
You get its first frame. A PNG holds a single image, so an animation cannot be carried across — the video tools are the place to look if you need to keep the motion.
Will the PNG be larger than the GIF?
Often, yes. PNG is lossless and stores full colour, while the GIF had already thrown away most of its palette. The PNG is the better master file even when it is the bigger one.
Does it restore colours the GIF lost?
No. The 256-colour reduction happened when the GIF was created and cannot be undone. Converting simply stops any further degradation.