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GIF to PNG

Split an animated GIF into PNG images. Download every frame in one ZIP or pick single frames; transparency is kept.

Examples

Original: frame 1 of 9 from an animated Hello GIF, saved as a 512×512 PNGBefore
GIF to PNG result: frame 1 of 9 from an animated Hello GIF, saved as a 512×512 PNGAfter
GIF to PNG result

GIF to PNG: turn a GIF into images, frame by frame

This GIF to PNG converter takes the frames out of an animated GIF and saves each one as a full PNG image. Transparent areas stay transparent, so a sticker or logo keeps its see-through background.

A GIF with one frame gives one PNG. A longer GIF gives a ZIP with all of its frames, plus a grid where you can save single frames, each labeled with its number and delay.

The file stays in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing to sign up for.

A PNG keeps full color, while each GIF frame holds at most 256 colors, so the stills are a clean base for editing, slides or documents.

Made for

  • Designers pulling a still
  • Sticker and emote makers
  • Video editors needing frames
  • Slide and doc authors
  • Anyone with a GIF to inspect

How to convert a GIF to PNG in three steps

Pick a GIF, look at its frames, download what you need.

  1. 1

    Add your GIF

    Click the upload area or drop a .gif file on the preview. It is read on your device, not uploaded.

  2. 2

    Press Convert to PNG

    The converter splits the GIF into frames and shows them in a grid. Each tile carries its frame number and delay.

  3. 3

    Download the ZIP or one frame

    Download the ZIP to get every frame as a PNG, or save single frames from the grid. Start over to convert another GIF to PNG files, as many as you like.

GIF to PNG converter, upload site or screenshot

Three ways to get still images out of a GIF.

This converterUpload converterScreenshot a paused GIF
Where the file goesStays in your browserSent to a serverStays on your device
Frames you getEvery frame, plus a grid to pick fromOften the first frame by default; some give a ZIPOne frame at a time
TransparencyKeptDepends on the toolLost: you capture the background behind it
Frame delaysShown in the gridUsually not shownNot shown
Sign-up or limitsNo sign-upVariesNone

Before you convert: tips for clean frames

  • Long GIFs make big ZIPs: in our test 150 frames at 640 x 360 came to 66 MB, so trim a long GIF first if you only need a part of it.
  • Only the first 120 frames appear in the grid for single downloads. The ZIP always holds all of them.
  • Need one still? Find it by its frame number in the grid label and save just that tile.
  • For a transparent result, start from a GIF that already has a transparent background. This page does not remove backgrounds.
  • Read the delay under each tile: a frame with a long delay is where the GIF pauses.
  • This GIF to PNG converter exports each frame as a still image. If you want the motion in one file, use our GIF to MP4 page instead.
  • Several GIFs? Convert them one after another; options stay as you left them and there is no limit on files.
  • Small GIFs are quick: in our test a 24-frame GIF became PNG frames in 0.4 seconds on Chrome for macOS.

Frequently asked questions

No. The file is processed by your browser on your device and is never sent to our server.

Open this page, add the .gif file and press Convert to PNG. A one-frame GIF gives a single PNG. An animated GIF gives a ZIP of every frame, and a grid under it lets you save frames one by one. No sign-up.

No. This page writes a separate PNG for each frame, not one animated PNG. If you need the motion in one file, convert the GIF to MP4 on our GIF to MP4 page.

For a still image, usually yes: a GIF frame holds up to 256 colors, while a PNG keeps full color. For motion, keep the GIF: this GIF to PNG converter exports each frame as a separate still PNG.

Not here. This page keeps the transparency a GIF already has and does not add any. To build a new GIF with a transparent background from your images, use our image to GIF page.

The preview grid shows the first 120 frames for individual downloads. Download the ZIP to get all frames.

No. It saves every frame. Each PNG is the full picture at that moment, with earlier frames already combined in, so no frame is a half-drawn patch.

It depends on the frame count and size. In our tests on Chrome for macOS, a 24-frame GIF made a 93 KB ZIP in 0.4 seconds, and a 150-frame 640 x 360 GIF made a 66 MB ZIP in 2.5 seconds.

The separate PNG frames exported by this GIF to PNG converter do not store playback delays. The grid labels each frame with its number and delay, so you can see how long it showed.

This page makes PNG only. For a video, use our GIF to MP4 page. For other formats, see our GIF converter page.

No. There is no daily limit, watermark or sign-up. Your device does the work, so very long or huge GIFs are slow and make large ZIPs.

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