Turn a GIF into a still PNG
Documents, slides and many profile uploads don't play animation, or reject GIFs entirely. A still PNG is simpler and accepted almost everywhere.
GIF to PNG decodes the GIF in your browser and saves it as a lossless PNG at the same pixel size.
Example: you want to use a GIF in a printed report. Convert it to PNG and insert the still image, which prints cleanly and keeps the exact colours of that frame. It is also useful for slide decks shared as PDF, where animation would not play anyway, and for platforms that ask for a static image when you upload a thumbnail or avatar. If the GIF has a transparent background, the PNG keeps that transparency.
For an animated GIF, the PNG contains a single frame as your browser first draws it, normally the first frame, not the whole animation. If you need a different moment, take a screenshot while it plays instead. Because PNG is lossless, the colours of that frame are kept exactly.
Step by step
- Open GIF to PNG and add the GIF files.
- Convert and download the PNG files or a ZIP.
- Check that the frame shown is the one you want.
- Insert the PNG into your document, slide or upload form.
Tips
- Use GIF to JPG if you need a smaller file and don't need transparency.
- Compress the PNG with Compress Image for web use.
- Making a GIF from a video? Use MP4 to GIF.
Questions
- Is the animation kept?
- No. PNG here is a single still frame.
- Is quality lost?
- No. PNG is lossless.
- Are files uploaded?
- No. Conversion runs in your browser.