GIF is still accepted by older software, forums and email clients that do not handle PNG transparency well. It works best for simple graphics with few colours.
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 PNG are rejected.
GIF supports transparency (on/off only), so transparent areas are kept.
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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Why does your logo suddenly have a white box around it? This guide explains how transparency works in images, which formats support it, and how to convert without ugly edges.
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GIF is old, limited to 256 colours, and still everywhere. Here is what changes when you convert a PNG to GIF, how transparency is handled, and how to avoid grainy results.
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