PNG to GIF Converter

This converter turns PNG images into GIF files in two ways. In Batch Convert mode, each PNG becomes its own still GIF with the same file name, which suits platforms or older systems that only accept GIF. In Merge to Animated GIF mode, all the PNGs you add are combined into a single animated GIF, one frame per image, with a frame delay you choose. In both modes transparent areas are filled with white, and the colors are reduced to the GIF format's palette of 256 colors.

Select Merge to Animated GIF, then add your PNGs by clicking the upload area or dropping files onto it. The frames play in the order the files are listed, so add them in sequence. Set the Frame Delay in milliseconds; it starts at 500, which shows each frame for half a second. Click Convert to GIF and the tool builds the animation and saves it as animated.gif. The animation loops continuously. Every frame uses the dimensions of the first PNG, so export your frames at the same size.

Photographers use GIF when they want to show motion, such as a behind-the-scenes sequence, a before-and-after editing comparison or a short stop-motion set. The PNGs exported by most editing software are still images, while an animated GIF plays automatically in virtually every browser, email client and messaging app without a video player. Turning a short series of PNGs into one GIF adds movement to a portfolio page without embedding a video. Keep animations short and modest in dimensions, because GIF files grow quickly with every frame.

Converting an image sequence to a GIF creates a lightweight image file that loops automatically and is universally supported across almost all web browsers, email clients, and messaging apps without requiring a media player. However, GIFs are limited to a 256-color palette, which can cause banding in complex photographic gradients. Saving the sequence as a video file, such as MP4, preserves millions of colors and allows for audio. Video files are generally better for high-definition playback, while GIFs are preferred for quick, silent, auto-playing animations embedded directly into web pages or emails.

Use a transparent PNG when the image needs partial transparency, soft shadows or smooth anti-aliased edges. PNG supports an alpha channel with variable levels of opacity, so it can blend seamlessly into any background. The GIF format only has on-or-off transparency, which tends to produce jagged halos around soft edges. This converter does not carry transparency into the GIF at all: transparent areas are filled with white. If your graphic must sit over a colored background, keep it as a PNG.

Color shifting occurs because the two file formats handle color depth very differently. A standard PNG file can display millions of colors, making it perfect for the subtle tonal transitions and gradients found in professional photography. The GIF format, however, is limited to a maximum of 256 colors per frame. During the conversion, the millions of colors in your PNG must be mapped down to that restricted palette. This often results in visible banding, loss of subtle contrast, and a flatter appearance, especially in smooth gradients like skies or skin tones.

The converter sets no fixed limit on the number of PNGs or their file size, and nothing is sent anywhere. Because the work happens in your browser, the practical limit is your device's memory and processing power. Every frame of an animation is decoded and held in memory while the GIF is built, so many frames at high resolution can make the conversion slow or cause it to fail. For smooth results, resize the frames to the width you will actually display and keep sequences short.

Yes. Each PNG is redrawn onto a canvas before it is encoded, so the GIF contains only pixels: any EXIF data, text notes, copyright fields or color profile in the original files are not carried over. GIF has little room for that kind of information anyway. If you need to keep copyright or technical metadata for archiving, keep your original PNG or raw files backed up, and add a visible credit to the image itself if attribution matters where the GIF will be shared.

Playback speed is set by the Frame Delay field in Merge to Animated GIF mode, measured in milliseconds per frame. The default of 500 shows each frame for half a second; lower values play faster and higher values slow the animation down, and the field steps in increments of 100. The tool has no built-in preview, so open the downloaded animated.gif in your browser to check it, then change the delay and convert again until the motion feels right.

Yes. Choose Batch Convert, the default mode, and each PNG you add becomes its own still GIF with the same file name, downloaded one after another. A photographer or web designer might do this for a legacy website, an older email platform or a client deliverable that only accepts GIF. Keep in mind that a photograph will be reduced to a 256-color palette, which can cause visible banding, and transparent areas become white. For still images on modern platforms, PNG, JPEG or WebP is usually a better choice.