LokalPix
✦ GIF IMAGES · PROCESSED LOCALLY

Convert GIF to PNG
privately in your browser.

Convert GIF images into losslessly compressed PNG files directly in your browser. Note: for animated GIFs, LokalPix exports only the first frame — the animation is not preserved. Your files remain on your device.

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GIF files · up to 20 files · max. 75 MB per image
Files stay on your deviceNo accountNo watermark
GIF TO PNG

From GIF to a lossless PNG file

Animated GIFs: only the first frame is saved as PNG.

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Select GIF

Choose one or more GIF files from your device.

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Confirm PNG

PNG is preset as the output format. For animated GIFs, only the first frame is exported.

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Save the PNG

Download results individually or collect multiple files in a ZIP archive.

FORMAT KNOWLEDGE

What happens when GIF becomes PNG?

LokalPix decodes the GIF in your browser and stores the visible frame losslessly as PNG. Animations are not preserved.

GIF

Limited palette, optional animation

GIF uses lossy colour palette reduction to a maximum of 256 colours and supports simple frame animations.

PNG

Lossless output with full colour depth

PNG stores every pixel losslessly and supports full 24-bit RGB colour depth as well as transparency through an alpha channel.

IMPORTANT

Only the first frame is exported

Animated GIFs consist of multiple frames. LokalPix exports only the first frame as PNG. All other frames and timing data are lost.

FORMAT IN DEPTH

GIF and PNG compared

Technical background on the GIF format.

How GIF is structured

GIF uses the LZW algorithm for lossless compression and stores images with a maximum of 256 colours from a palette. Multiple frames enable simple animations with configurable delays and loops.

Why GIF has only 256 colours

The GIF specification from the 1980s defined an indexed colour palette. For photographs, palette reduction causes visible colour banding and artefacts. PNG does not have this limitation.

What PNG does better

PNG supports full 24-bit RGB colour depth (16 million colours), lossless compression, and an alpha channel for smooth transparency. It is the modern successor for static graphics.

What is lost during conversion?

GIF animations are not carried over. Only the first frame is exported. Earlier palette-reduction losses remain — PNG cannot reconstruct them.

FREQUENT QUESTIONS

Questions about GIF to PNG

Answers about quality, privacy, and format limitations.

What happens to animated GIFs?

Animated GIFs contain multiple frames. LokalPix exports only the first frame as PNG. The animation, additional frames, and timing data are lost.

Why does the PNG look different from the GIF?

GIF reduces colours to 256. PNG can render all colours in the first frame as the browser displays them. The result depends on how the browser renders the GIF palette.

Is any image detail lost?

Earlier palette-reduction losses from the GIF remain. PNG adds no new losses.

Are resolution and aspect ratio preserved?

Yes. LokalPix does not intentionally change the pixel dimensions during this conversion.

Are metadata preserved?

Metadata are removed by default.

Can I convert several GIF files?

Yes. Up to 20 files can be processed in one batch and downloaded individually or together as a ZIP archive.

PRIVACY BUILT IN

Your images belong to you.

Conversion uses your browser's built-in functions. There is no image upload and no cloud storage.

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