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Convert GIF to PNG

Upgrade your GIF images to PNG with better colors and transparency

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Why Convert GIF to PNG?

PNG format offers significant advantages over GIF, including millions of colors instead of 256, alpha transparency, and lossless compression. Upgrade your GIF images to the more capable PNG format.

16 Million Colors

GIF is limited to only 256 colors while PNG supports over 16 million. Get full color depth and eliminate color banding in your images.

Alpha Transparency

PNG supports semi-transparent pixels with alpha channel. Create smooth edges and gradual fades that GIF's binary transparency cannot achieve.

Lossless Compression

PNG uses lossless compression preserving every pixel perfectly. No quality degradation no matter how many times you save the file.

Better for Editing

PNG is the preferred format for image editing software. Full color depth and transparency make it ideal for layered compositions.

Extract Still Frames

Convert animated GIF frames to high-quality PNG stills. Perfect for extracting the best frame from an animation for use elsewhere.

Instant Conversion

Browser-based processing converts your GIF files to PNG in seconds. No waiting, no uploads to servers, completely private.

16M Colors

Unlock the full color spectrum.

GIF format is limited to just 256 colors, which often results in color banding and dithering artifacts. By converting to PNG, you unlock support for over 16 million colors, ensuring your images display with full color accuracy and smooth gradients that weren't possible in the original GIF format.

Our converter preserves every detail while upgrading your images to PNG's superior color capabilities. Whether you're working with graphics, illustrations, or screenshots, PNG delivers the color depth that modern displays deserve without any quality loss.

Superior transparency with alpha channel.

GIF only supports binary transparency where pixels are either fully transparent or fully opaque, creating jagged edges. PNG's alpha channel allows for 256 levels of transparency per pixel, enabling smooth anti-aliased edges, soft shadows, and gradual fades that look professional on any background.

This makes PNG ideal for logos, icons, and graphics that need to blend seamlessly with different backgrounds. Your converted images will have smoother edges and more professional appearance across websites, presentations, and print materials.

Extract high-quality frames from animations.

Have an animated GIF and need just one perfect frame? Our converter extracts the first frame as a high-quality PNG image. This is perfect for creating thumbnails, social media posts, or using a specific moment from an animation as a standalone image in your projects.

The resulting PNG maintains all the detail from the original frame while gaining PNG's superior color depth and transparency capabilities. Process happens entirely in your browser for complete privacy—your images never leave your device.

Frequently asked questions.

PNG supports over 16 million colors compared to GIF's 256, offers alpha transparency for smooth edges instead of binary transparency, and uses lossless compression. PNG is the modern standard for web graphics and is better suited for high-quality images.
When converting an animated GIF, our converter extracts the first frame as a high-quality PNG image. PNG format doesn't support animation, so only the initial frame is captured. This is useful for creating thumbnails or stills from animations.
PNG files may be slightly larger than GIF for simple graphics because PNG uses lossless compression and supports more colors. However, for most images the difference is minimal, and the quality improvement is significant. Complex images often compress better in PNG.
Yes! Transparency from your GIF is preserved and actually improved in PNG. GIF only supports binary transparency (on/off), while PNG supports alpha transparency with 256 levels, resulting in smoother edges and better quality.
Yes, our converter supports batch conversion. Upload multiple GIF files at once, convert them all with one click, and download them as individual PNG files or as a convenient ZIP archive. Perfect for processing large collections.
No. All processing happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your GIF files never leave your device, ensuring complete privacy and security. This also means conversions work offline once the page loads.