Free, no account, no watermark. Your GIF files are turned into WebP inside this browser tab — they are never uploaded to a server.
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Up to 30 files at a time · 60 MB per file
Higher quality means a larger file.
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Why convert GIF to WebP?
Sensible when a GIF is destined for a web page. WebP stores the same still image at a fraction of the weight, and it is not limited to 256 colours, so any editing you do afterwards will not band further. Note that the animation is not carried over — only the first frame is converted.
WebP is the pragmatic choice for anything served on the web: meaningfully lighter pages and faster loads, without the support gaps AVIF still carries.
How to convert GIF to WebP
Drop your GIF files into the box above, or click to pick them from your device.
Adjust the quality slider if you want a smaller file or a sharper result.
Hit convert. The work happens inside your browser, so it takes a second or two per image.
Download each WebP file, or grab them all in one ZIP.
About the formats
GIF — Graphics Interchange Format
GIF is older than the web itself and survives on two things: animation and support that is genuinely universal. Its fatal limitation is colour — a maximum of 256 shades per frame, which turns photographs into a dithered, banded mess. For animation it has been comprehensively beaten by video and by animated WebP, but nothing else drops into a chat window quite so reliably.
Strengths
Animation that plays anywhere, with no video player involved
Supported by every browser and chat app in existence
Simple on-or-off transparency
Limitations
Only 256 colours per frame, so photographs come out posterised
Enormous files compared with video of the same animation
Transparency has hard, jagged edges with no soft blending
WebP
WebP is Google's attempt to replace both JPEG and PNG with a single format. It handles lossy and lossless, keeps transparency and animation, and typically comes in 25–35% smaller than an equivalent JPEG. Every browser released in the past several years supports it, which is why so much of the web now serves it.
Strengths
25–35% smaller than JPEG at matched quality
Transparency and animation in one format
Supported by every current browser
Limitations
Desktop software from before 2020 often cannot open it
Print shops and photo labs frequently reject it
Its lossy mode smooths fine texture more aggressively than JPEG
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Frequently asked questions
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly and the Canvas API. Your images are never sent over the network, never touch a server, and are dropped from memory as soon as you close the tab.
What happens to an animated GIF?
Only the first frame survives. The browser hands over a single still frame to encode, and WebP is written from that. If you need the animation kept, this is not the right tool — convert it to a video instead.
Will I lose quality?
WebP is a lossy format, so some data is discarded. At the default quality of 85% the difference is invisible on screen for most photos. Raise the slider if you plan to print or edit the result.
Is there a limit or a cost?
It is free and there is no account. The only limits are practical: 30 files at a time and 60 MB per file, so that the tab does not run out of memory on a phone.
Can I convert several files at once?
Yes — drop in up to 30 files and they are processed one after another, then downloaded individually or as a single ZIP.
Does it work offline?
Once the page has loaded, yes. The converter itself needs no network connection, so you can drop the connection and keep converting.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes, on iOS and Android. Large batches are slower on a phone because the decoding happens on the device, so stick to smaller groups if things feel sluggish.