Convert GIF to WebP
Free, unlimited GIF to WebP conversion that runs inside your browser. Your files never leave your device. Every conversion runs locally in your browser.
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This converter needs JavaScript, because the conversion runs on your device rather than on a server.
WebP supports animation, so unlike JPG or PNG this conversion can keep a GIF moving — and the resulting file is typically a fraction of the size, since GIF is extraordinarily inefficient at storing animation. Note that the browser-based converter here extracts the first frame only; full animated conversion is on the roadmap.
How to convert GIF to WebP
- Select your GIF files. Click "Choose GIF files" or drag them onto the box above. You can select as many as you like at once.
- Wait for the conversion. Each file is converted to WebP on your own device. Nothing is uploaded, so it finishes as fast as your hardware allows.
- Download the results. Download files individually, or take them all at once as a single ZIP archive.
GIF vs WebP
| GIF | WebP | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graphics Interchange Format | Web Picture format |
| Introduced | 1987 | 2010 |
| Compression | Lossless | Lossy or lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Animation | Yes | Yes |
| Extensions | .gif | .webp |
About GIF files
GIF dates to 1987 and survives almost entirely because it animates. Its hard limit of 256 colours per frame makes it a poor choice for photographs, where it produces visible dithering and banding, but it remains universally supported for short looping clips. Its transparency is binary — a pixel is either fully visible or fully invisible, which is what causes the jagged edges seen on GIF logos.
Where they come from: Reaction images, memes, and simple animated graphics.
Drawbacks of GIF
- Maximum 256 colours — photographs look dithered and banded
- Binary transparency produces hard, jagged edges
- Far larger than modern formats for equivalent animation
Why convert to WebP?
WebP was released by Google in 2010 to cut image weight on the web, and it does: it typically produces files 25–35% smaller than an equivalent-quality JPG. It supports both lossy and lossless modes, full transparency, and animation, making it the one format that covers everything JPG, PNG, and GIF do individually. Its weakness is not technical but social — plenty of desktop software still refuses to open it.
- Substantially smaller than JPG at matching quality
- Handles transparency and animation
- Supported by every current browser
Support: All modern browsers. Poor support outside the browser.
Common questions
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. The conversion runs entirely inside your browser using your own device’s processor. Your GIF file is never transmitted, never stored, and never seen by us — you can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it will still work.
Is there a file size or daily limit?
There is no daily limit and no account required. Because your device does the work rather than our server, we have no per-conversion cost to recover. The practical ceiling is your device's available memory — very large files on older phones may fail, in which case convert them in smaller batches.
Can I convert several GIF files at once?
Yes. Select or drop as many GIF files as you like and they are converted one after another, then offered as individual downloads or a single ZIP.
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