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WebP to GIF Converter — Free, Fast, No Upload

Turn animated or still WebP images into GIFs that play everywhere — right in your browser, with nothing uploaded.

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Need the reverse?GIF → WEBP

How to convert WEBP to GIF online

  1. 1

    Drop your WEBP file

    Drag your Web Picture Format file onto the box above, or click it to pick a file.

  2. 2

    Wait a few seconds

    Conversion starts on its own and runs on your device, not on a server.

  3. 3

    Download your GIF

    Click Download to save the Graphics Interchange Format file.

WEBP vs GIF: format overview

WEBP

Web Picture Format

Google (On2 Technologies acquisition) · 2010

Compression
hybrid
Color depth
8-bit
Transparency
Yes
  • ✓ 30% smaller than JPEG, 26% smaller than PNG
  • ✓ Supports both lossy and lossless
  • ✗ Not supported in some older apps
GIF

Graphics Interchange Format

CompuServe (Steve Wilhite) · 1987

Compression
lossless
Color depth
8-bit
Transparency
Yes
  • ✓ Universal animation support in browsers
  • ✓ Supported everywhere including email clients

WEBP magic bytes: 52 49 46 46 xx xx xx xx 57 45 42 50

GIF magic bytes: 47 49 46 38 39 61

Why convert WEBP to GIF?

WebP is a modern web image format. Browsers show it fine, but some apps, older editors and upload forms still don't accept it — and some of those take GIF.

Animated WebP files — stickers, reactions and short clips saved from websites and chat apps — become animated GIFs. Every frame is kept with its own timing, and the GIF loops the way the WebP did. In our test, a 4-frame WebP with frames of 100, 200, 300 and 400 ms came out as a GIF with exactly the same frame times.

Animated files are read by your browser, so they need a current version of Chrome or Edge; other browsers may show a message instead. Still WebP images convert in any browser.

For a still image, check whether PNG would do. GIF can only hold 256 colours, so photos and smooth gradients lose detail. PNG keeps every colour, and almost any app that takes GIF takes PNG too.

Common reasons to convert a WebP to GIF:

  • ›Posting a WebP sticker or reaction where only GIF animates
  • ›An app or form that accepts GIF but not WebP
  • ›A logo or icon that needs to be a .gif file
  • ›Email and older tools that play GIF animations but not WebP

Quality & file size: WEBP to GIF

GIF can hold up to 256 colours, so the converter builds a palette for your image: the 256 colours that best match it. For an animation, one palette is shared by all frames. In our test, a smooth gradient with 1,653 colours came out with 254. Flat graphics and stickers look the same; photos and gradients show some banding.

Transparency is kept, but only as fully see-through or fully solid. Soft, semi-transparent edges become hard edges.

Expect a bigger file than the WebP. In our tests the 5.6 KB gradient WebP became a 64 KB GIF, and a 4-frame animated sticker grew from 0.7 KB to 1.3 KB.

GIF output has no watermark on the free tier.

Frequently asked questions

Can I convert an animated WebP to an animated GIF?
Yes. Every frame is kept with its own timing, and the GIF loops like the original. Animated files are read by your browser, so use a current version of Chrome or Edge; other browsers may show a message.
Will the GIF play at the same speed?
Yes. Each frame keeps its own display time from the WebP. GIF counts time in hundredths of a second, so a frame is rounded to the nearest 10 ms.
How do I save a WebP as a GIF?
Drop the .webp file on this page and the GIF downloads a few seconds later. There's nothing to install.
Does the GIF keep transparency?
Yes, as on/off transparency. Areas that were fully see-through stay see-through. Soft shadows and feathered edges become hard edges, because GIF has no partial transparency.
Why does my GIF look grainy or banded?
GIF holds at most 256 colours, shared by every frame of an animation. The converter picks the best 256, but photos and smooth gradients have many more, so some detail is lost. Use WebP to PNG if you need every colour of a still image.
Why is the GIF bigger than the WebP?
GIF compression is much older and less efficient than WebP. In our test a 5.6 KB WebP became a 64 KB GIF.
Is there a watermark on the GIF?
No. The free-tier watermark is only added to PNG, JPG, WebP and AVIF output. GIF output comes out clean.

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