When to convert GIF to WEBP
Only the first frame is upscaled. Animated GIFs come out as a still image.
WEBP is usually 25 to 35 percent smaller than JPG at the same visual quality, which makes web pages load faster.
How it works on your device
- Runs
- In your browser
- Transparency
- Kept
- Batch size
- Up to 200 files
- Only the first frame of an animated GIF is converted. The WEBP is a still image.
- Transparent areas are kept, because WEBP supports an alpha channel.
- Colour profiles are read on decode and the output is written in sRGB, the colour space every screen and browser expects.
How to convert GIF to WEBP
- Open the converter and drop your .gif files, up to 200 at a time.
- Choose WEBP as the output and set the quality.
- Convert, then download each file or one ZIP of the batch.
Questions
Is converting GIF to WEBP free?
Yes. Conversion runs in your browser on every plan, with no account, no watermark and batches of up to 200 files.
Are my GIF files uploaded?
No. The browser decodes each file and encodes the new one on your device. Nothing is sent to a server.
Does converting GIF to WEBP lose quality?
WEBP is lossy at the quality you pick. At 80 to 90 it looks the same as the source for photos and is much smaller.
Can I make the WEBP bigger at the same time?
Converting keeps the pixel size. To enlarge, run the upscaler afterwards: 2× is free and also runs on your device.
Can I keep the animation?
No. WEBP output from this tool is a single frame, the first one in the GIF.