Convert GIF to PNG Online Free

Need a clean still image from a GIF? AllConvert converts GIF to PNG instantly, right in your browser. No file upload, no account, no software to install.

Why convert GIF to PNG?

GIF is limited to a 256-color palette, which is why GIFs often look grainy or banded. PNG supports millions of colors plus full alpha transparency, making it the better format for logos, screenshots and any still image. Converting GIF to PNG gives you a lossless file that every editor and platform accepts without the palette limitations.

What about animated GIFs?

Browsers expose only the first frame of an animated GIF to the conversion canvas, so converting an animated GIF produces a still PNG of its first frame. That is handy when you want a thumbnail or poster image for an animation. Producing animated output is not currently supported.

Lossless and transparent

PNG preserves every pixel exactly, and any transparency in the GIF is kept in the output. If you need a smaller file for the web instead, consider converting to WEBP, which compresses further while keeping transparency.

How to convert

1. Drop your GIF into the converter box at the top of this page, or click the box to select it.
2. The GIF is converted to PNG right away, entirely on your device.
3. Click the download button that appears to save the PNG.

No files are sent anywhere — the conversion happens right in your browser tab, on phone or desktop, in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge.

Palette vs. truecolor

GIF is capped at 256 colors total, drawn from a palette stored inside the file, and its transparency is all-or-nothing — a pixel is either fully see-through or fully opaque, with nothing in between. PNG can store 24-bit truecolor with a full 8-bit alpha channel per pixel. Converting a GIF to PNG doesn't invent colors that weren't in the original palette; you still get whatever 256 (or fewer) colors the GIF had. What it does do is carry that binary transparency over cleanly, and drop GIF's LZW-based compression, which handles large areas of near-unique colors far worse than PNG's row filtering plus DEFLATE does.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert a GIF to PNG?
Drop your GIF into the converter at the top of this page and it converts to PNG automatically. The conversion runs entirely in your browser with no upload.

What happens to an animated GIF?
Browsers only expose the first frame of an animated GIF, so the output is a still PNG of that first frame. This is useful for creating thumbnails or poster images.

Is GIF to PNG conversion lossless?
Yes. PNG preserves every pixel of the source frame exactly, and any transparency from the GIF is kept in the PNG output.