GIF to WebP
Free GIF to WebP converter - convert in your browser, no upload, no sign-up.
100% free. Runs entirely in your browser - your files and data never leave your device and nothing is uploaded to any server.
Drop GIF files here or click to upload
Supports multiple files
About this tool
Turn GIF files into WebP. GIF is an old format limited to 256 colours, kept alive by short looping animations; the catch is that a GIF of a photograph looks banded and posterised, and the file is still large. Files usually come out noticeably smaller, because WebP compresses much harder than GIF. WebP is Google's web format, which keeps transparency while compressing far better than PNG, and webP is a lossy format, so a small amount of detail is discarded. At the quality this tool uses that is invisible on a photograph, but fine text and sharp edges - screenshots especially - can soften slightly. Transparency survives the conversion intact, so cut-out logos and icons stay cut out. No upload and no account. The conversion runs on your machine, which means confidential files stay confidential and a slow connection makes no difference.
How to use this tool
- Add your GIF filesClick the box or drag GIF images onto it. Nothing is uploaded - your browser reads the files directly.
- Let it convertEach image is decoded and re-encoded as WebP on your device. A large batch takes a moment; nothing is queued on a server.
- Download your WebP imagesSave them one at a time, or take the whole batch as a single ZIP.
Key features
- Works offline once the page has loaded.
- Shows the before and after size of every file, so you can see what the conversion cost or saved.
- Converts GIF to WebP without uploading anything.
- Batch conversion - drop a whole folder and convert it in one pass.
- No sign-up, no watermark and no file-count limit.
Common uses
- Converting a batch of GIF files handed over by a client or a colleague.
- Getting GIF images into a document, presentation or email that refuses to embed them.
- Preparing GIF images for a platform that rejects the format on upload.
- Opening a GIF in software that only accepts WebP.
- Shrinking site images before publishing, without paying for an image CDN.
Tips for better results
- Confirm your platform accepts WebP before publishing - most modern websites do, most print shops and older desktop apps do not.
- Convert from the highest-quality GIF you have, not one that has already been resized or re-saved.
- Batch the whole folder in one pass - converting one file at a time is the slow way to do this.
Mistakes to avoid
- Renaming the file extension by hand instead of converting. That changes the name, not the data, and the file simply fails to open.
- Expecting WebP to repair a low-quality GIF. Conversion changes the container, never the pixels already inside it.
Supported formats
- GIF
- WebP
Frequently asked questions
Drop your GIF files onto the box above and download the WebP results. It all happens on your device - no upload, no account, no queue.
WebP is a lossy format, so a small amount of detail is discarded. At the quality this tool uses that is invisible on a photograph, but fine text and sharp edges - screenshots especially - can soften slightly.
No. The conversion uses your own device's image engine, so your GIF files never leave your computer. That also means it works with confidential material and on a slow connection.
Yes. Add as many as you like and they are processed together, then download them one by one or as a single ZIP.
Yes. The converter runs in the browser, so it works on iPhone and Android as well as desktop, without installing an app.
Files usually come out noticeably smaller, because WebP compresses much harder than GIF.
Yes, completely - no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many files you convert. The work runs in your browser, so it costs nothing to provide.
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