Re-encode GIF stills into much smaller WebP images. Free in your browser — no sign-up, no watermarks.
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A GIF frame re-encoded as WebP is typically a fraction of the original size and free of the 256-color limit artifacts when scaled. Note this converts the first frame as a still image — it does not preserve the animation.
GIF is one of the oldest image formats still in daily use. It is limited to a palette of 256 colors and supports simple frame-based animation, which made it the format of memes and short looping clips. For still images its color limit shows visible banding on photos, so converting GIFs to JPG or PNG — or building a GIF from a still image — is a very common task.
WebP is a modern image format developed by Google that compresses roughly 25–35% smaller than JPG at the same visual quality, and also supports transparency and animation. It is the default download format on many websites today. All current browsers display WebP, but some older apps, photo editors and printing services still reject it — which is the most common reason to convert it.
| GIF | WebP | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Raster image | Raster image |
| Compression | Lossless (256 colors max) | Lossy or lossless |
| Transparency | Yes (1-bit) | Yes |
| Animation | Yes | Yes |
| Typical use | Memes, simple animations, stickers | Web images, downloads from websites |
Old sites and asset libraries are full of GIFs doing jobs WebP now does far better — banners, icons, dividers, product shots from a previous decade. Converting them to static WebP typically cuts file size dramatically while keeping the graphic pixel-accurate at high quality settings, and every current browser renders WebP natively. For a site migration or a template refresh, batch-converting the whole image directory in one drop is the fastest way through.
The output here is a still image: animated GIFs contribute their first frame, so this is the tool for graphics, not for preserving animations. Transparency converts cleanly — GIF’s hard-edged transparency becomes a proper alpha channel. If a graphic looks soft after conversion, raise the quality slider; flat-color artwork compresses so well in WebP that even near-lossless settings produce tiny files.
Yes — completely free, with no sign-up, no watermarks and no daily quota. Processing happens in this browser, so the practical limit is the memory available on your device.
Yes. Select or drop as many files as you like — each one is converted in sequence with its own progress status, and you can download the results individually or all together as a ZIP archive.
WebP uses lossy compression, so there is a quality/size trade-off you control with the quality slider. At the default 92% the difference is practically invisible while files stay small. For archival-grade copies choose PNG instead.
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