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GIF to PNG

Convert GIF to PNG free, processed securely and never stored. Get a full-color, lossless copy of any GIF with its transparency preserved exactly — processed securely and never stored, no watermark. No sign-up, no watermark, 100% private.

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How to convert GIF to PNG

Three steps, a few seconds — no account needed.

1

Upload your GIF file

Drag and drop or browse to add your GIF file.

2

Convert to PNG

The output format is set to PNG automatically.

3

Download

Save your new PNG file instantly.

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Common formats are processed right in your browser; advanced formats use our secure server and are deleted immediately — never stored.

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Convert GIF to PNG without quality loss

A GIF is capped at 256 colors and stores transparency as a single on/off bit, which leaves cutout edges hard and jagged. Converting GIF to PNG rebuilds the image in full 24/32-bit color as a lossless file, so gradients and detail have room to breathe while every original pixel stays intact. It is the cleaner format for editing, layering, or archiving.

What the conversion keeps — and what it doesn't

Your GIF's existing transparency carries over to PNG exactly as it is. PNG offers a full 8-bit alpha channel, but the conversion does not soften, anti-alias, or smooth those hard 1-bit edges on its own — it preserves them faithfully. What you gain is headroom: the alpha channel means you could later edit in soft, feathered edges yourself if you choose to.

Format details

GIF is a raster format limited to 256 colors that supports simple animation. It’s widely used for short looping clips, reactions and stickers.

Full nameGraphics Interchange Format
Developed byCompuServe
Released1987
Extension.gif
MIME typeimage/gif
TransparencyYes (1-bit)

GIF opens in every browser and image viewer.

PNG is a lossless raster format that supports full transparency (alpha channel). It keeps every pixel intact, making it the go-to choice for logos, icons, screenshots and any graphic with sharp edges or text.

Full namePortable Network Graphics
Developed byPNG Development Group
Released1996
Extension.png
MIME typeimage/png
TransparencyYes

PNG opens in every web browser and image viewer, plus editors like Photoshop, GIMP, Preview (Mac) and Photos (Windows).

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Frequently asked questions

PNG gives you a full-color, lossless copy free of the GIF's 256-color limit, making it better for editing, layering in design tools, and long-term archiving.

It stores the image in a full 24/32-bit format with no quality loss, but it can't invent detail the 256-color GIF never had — it preserves your original pixels exactly.

Transparent areas are preserved exactly as they were. The conversion keeps the GIF's hard on/off edges as-is and does not automatically smooth or anti-alias them; PNG's alpha channel just lets you refine them later if you want.

PNG isn't animated, so a single PNG holds just one frame of an animated GIF. The animation itself is not preserved in the output.

The conversion runs right in your browser, and your files are processed securely and never stored. It's completely free with no watermark.

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