GIF to WebP Converter
Convert GIF stills to WebP for smaller, better-looking web images — lossless or lossy, with the GIF's transparency kept.
GIF to WebP Converter
🔒 Processed on your device with the browser's own image engine — nothing is uploaded, and re-encoding strips EXIF metadata such as GPS location.
Drop files on the left — or tap a sample above.
- GIFLossless LZW on a ≤256-colour palette · 1–8 bits per pixel (palette) · alpha: 1-bit (on/off)
- WebPLossy (VP8) or lossless · 8-bit per channel · alpha: Full 8-bit alpha
- TipFor logos and pixel art choose quality 100 (lossless) — it keeps every pixel and is usually still smaller than the GIF.
- PrivacyFiles never leave your device; re-encoding drops EXIF/GPS metadata.
Format facts checked October 2026.
Runs in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded or stored.
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How it works — in four simple steps
No signup and nothing to install — it all runs in your browser.
Add GIF files
Drop, choose or paste them — or press the sample preset above.
Set the WebP options
For logos and pixel art choose quality 100 (lossless) — it keeps every pixel and is usually still smaller than the GIF.
Convert
Press Convert — results appear with a before/after slider, sizes and format details.
Download
Save each file or everything as a ZIP.
For logos and pixel art choose quality 100 (lossless) — it keeps every pixel and is usually still smaller than the GIF.
Features
Small web files
Lossy or lossless WebP with alpha, at the quality you pick.
Batch + before/after
Convert many files at once, compare with the slider, download individually or as a ZIP.
Nothing uploaded
Decoding and encoding run in your browser tab; the files never leave your device.
About the GIF to WebP Converter
GIF's LZW compression and 256-colour limit date from 1987. For still images on the web, WebP is typically much smaller (lossless WebP beats GIF on almost every graphic) and supports full alpha.
The GIF is decoded by your browser; animated GIFs give their first frame.
The WebP is written by your browser's WebP encoder: lossy at the quality you choose, or effectively lossless at 100. Safari before version 17 can't encode WebP and falls back to PNG — the result card tells you if that happens.
GIF vs WebP compared
| Property | GIF | WebP |
|---|---|---|
| Origin / standard | CompuServe, 1987 · GIF89a (1989) | Google, 2010 |
| Compression | Lossless LZW on a ≤256-colour palette | Lossy (VP8) or lossless |
| Transparency | 1-bit (on/off) | Full 8-bit alpha |
| Colour depth | 1–8 bits per pixel (palette) | 8-bit per channel |
| Animation / pages | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum size | 65,535 × 65,535 px | 16,383 × 16,383 px |
| Typical use | Simple animations, icons, legacy web | Websites, apps |
| Opens in | Everything | All current browsers, most modern editors |
Measured on our sample
What this page produced from its built-in sample (a 960 × 640 GIF), with each preset:
| Setting | Input | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default settings | 11.2 KB · 480 × 320 | 4.0 KB · 480 × 320 | |
| 70% quality | 11.2 KB · 480 × 320 | 2.9 KB · 480 × 320 |
Measured with this page’s converter in Chromium (October 2026). Press the sample preset above to reproduce; your own images will differ with their content.
Things to know
- Animations are flattened. Only the first frame is converted; this tool doesn't produce animated WebP.
- Palette edges. GIF transparency is on/off, so edges may look jagged; WebP can't recover anti-aliasing that the GIF never had.