GIF to PNG converter
Convert GIF to PNG in seconds, free and unlimited. No upload, no sign-up, no watermark: your image never leaves your device.
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Quick answer: To convert GIF to PNG, add the GIF file to the iHateFiles GIF to PNG converter and press Convert. The conversion runs in your browser, so the file is never uploaded, and it is free with no sign-up, watermark or size limit. A straight swap between two raster formats, at full resolution.
Should you convert GIF to PNG?
A safe conversion: GIF and PNG are both lossless, so this is a change of container rather than a change to the picture.
Nothing is discarded
GIF and PNG are both lossless, so every pixel survives the move intact. Convert back and forth as often as you like; the image does not degrade.
PNG holds one frame
An animated GIF becomes a single still PNG: the first frame, with the rest discarded. If you wanted the movement, convert to a format that keeps it instead.
GIF and PNG side by side
| GIF | PNG | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossless | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Animation | Yes | No |
| Written here | Yes | Yes |
What usually goes wrong
About the GIF. A ten-second GIF is often larger than the MP4 it came from and looks considerably worse. The 256 colour limit, not the length, is what does the damage.
About the PNG. People save photographs as PNG and wonder why an email bounces. A photo that is 400 KB as a JPG is routinely 4 MB as a PNG, because lossless compression cannot do much with the noise in a real photograph.
How to convert GIF to PNG
- Add your GIF file. It is read from your disk and stays there.
- Check the settings. The output format is already set to PNG.
- Press convert and the PNG file is saved back to your device.
Questions
How do I convert GIF to PNG?
Open this page, add your GIF file, and press convert. The file is decoded and re-encoded by your own browser and saved back to your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Is this GIF to PNG converter free?
Yes, completely. There is no account, no sign-in, no watermark and no daily limit, because there is no server doing the work. Your own device does it.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. There is no upload endpoint. The conversion runs inside this browser tab, so your file never leaves your device. You can open your browser's network panel and watch: nothing carrying your file is sent.
Is there a file size limit?
No fixed limit. Because the work happens on your machine there is no server quota. The only ceiling is your own device's memory, which for video means very large files may be slow.
Will converting to PNG lose quality?
PNG is lossless, so this step throws nothing away. If the original was already a lossy format, the damage it did cannot be undone, but nothing further is lost.
Can I convert several GIF files at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like and they are converted one after another, then offered as a single ZIP.