GIF suits simple BMP graphics such as icons or diagrams with few colours, and is accepted by older web tools.
Size, page, duration and dimension limits are shown in the converter above and checked again by our server.
GIF is lossless, so the pixels are stored exactly, except that colours are reduced to a 256-colour palette.
Yes. We inspect the file's contents, not just its name, and the server verifies it again before converting. Renamed files that are not really BMP are rejected.
BMP files are huge and old-fashioned, yet they still appear from scanners, machines and legacy software. Here is why, when BMP is genuinely useful, and how to convert it sensibly.
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That speckled, grainy look in GIFs is not a bug. It comes from the 256 colour palette and a technique called dithering. Learn how both work and how to make cleaner GIFs.
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Converting BMP to GIF can shrink simple graphics, icons and diagrams dramatically, and it keeps older systems happy. Here is when it works well and when to choose another format.
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