PNG to GIF Converter

Convert PNG graphics to GIF for older websites, email templates and platforms that accept GIF but not PNG.

Turn PNG artwork into a broadly accepted GIF

PNG and GIF are both lossless formats for graphics, but GIF remains the required format in some legacy publishing tools, message boards and email systems.

Icons, logos and line art with a small number of colours convert to GIF with little visible change. Detailed PNG photographs and smooth gradients will be reduced to 256 colours.

Transparency: GIF supports a single fully transparent colour. Fully transparent PNG pixels stay transparent, while soft, semi-transparent edges become either opaque or transparent.

Diagram showing a PNG image being converted to GIF with QuickConvertPDF

What you get converting PNG to GIF

Simple transparency kept

Fully transparent PNG pixels stay transparent in the GIF.

Lossless for few colours

Graphics that already use 256 colours or fewer keep their exact pixel values.

Legacy compatibility

GIF works in older software and email clients that predate modern formats.

Ready for animation editors

Use the converted still as a frame in a GIF animation.

What to expect: Graphics with few colours often produce a similar or smaller file. Photographic PNGs lose colour depth and may show banding.

When to convert PNG to GIF

Supplying a logo to an older forum or CMS that requires GIF
Preparing an icon for a legacy HTML email template
Creating GIF frames from exported PNG artwork

PNG vs GIF

	PNG	GIF
Colours	Millions, plus alpha	Up to 256 per frame
Compression	Lossless	Lossless after palette reduction
Transparency	Full alpha channel	One fully transparent colour
Animation	Not supported (standard PNG)	Supported
Best for	Graphics, screenshots and editing masters	Simple graphics and short animations

PNG to GIF — frequently asked questions

Yes for fully transparent areas. GIF has no partial transparency, so soft shadows and anti-aliased edges are converted to on or off.

Semi-transparent edge pixels in the PNG cannot be stored in GIF. They become fully opaque or fully transparent, which can look rougher on coloured backgrounds.

It is lossless when the PNG uses 256 colours or fewer. Images with more colours are reduced to a 256-colour palette.

PNG, WebP or SVG are usually better on modern sites. Choose GIF when a platform specifically requires it.

A single PNG becomes a single-frame GIF. Combine several converted frames in an animation editor to make it move.

Up to 30 PNG files per request, with a 25 MB limit per file.