PNG to GIF Converter — Free, Online, No Upload

PNG supports full 24-bit color (over 16 million colors) and lossless compression. GIF supports 256 colors per frame. That difference is the core trade-off when converting PNG to GIF, and it determines whether this conversion is a good idea for your specific image.

For logos, icons, simple illustrations, and graphics with flat colors and sharp edges, PNG-to-GIF often works well — these images may already use fewer than 256 colors, so the conversion is nearly lossless. For photographs or images with gradients, you'll see visible color banding. The main reasons to convert PNG to GIF are platform compatibility (older email clients, certain ad networks, and legacy CMS platforms accept GIF but not PNG) and animation (GIF supports basic frame-based animation, PNG does not — though APNG does).

File size varies by image content. Simple graphics with few colors often produce a smaller GIF than the equivalent PNG. Complex images with many colors will produce a larger GIF because the palette reduction forces dithering, which increases the data required to represent each pixel. If transparency matters, note that GIF only supports 1-bit transparency — pixels are either fully transparent or fully opaque, unlike PNG's smooth alpha channel. Hard-edged transparent logos convert cleanly; soft shadows and glows will not.

Typical sizes: PNG 8–25 MB (12MP photo); GIF 5–50 MB (animated clip (3s)).

Both formats keep every pixel, so the GIF looks the same as the PNG.