Convert GIF to APNG

What is GIF file?

The Graphics Interchange Format File (.GIF) is a raster image type used for storing bitmap images. It was first developed by CompuServe in 1987 and has been widely adopted since then, being particularly popular on the World Wide Web. A .GIF file contains up to 256 distinct colors chosen from the 24-bit RGB color space. It is limited to a maximum dimension of W pixels by H pixels and a maximum file size of 250 kB, making it well-suited for small graphics like icons and website images. The . [ ⏩ ] GIF file extension

What is APNG file?

APNG (Animated Portable Network Graphics) is a file format for animated images that were introduced as an extension of the PNG image file format. APNG files allow for simple, frame-based animation similar to the GIF image format, making them suitable for creating and displaying small animations on websites or within applications. [ ⏩ ] APNG file extension

How to convert the file from GIF to APNG?

To successfully convert the GIF file to APNG, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.GIF). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case APNG (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than APNG).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. GIF to APNG. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting GIF files to APNG files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension APNG, while before this step we had the GIF file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new APNG file, or not.

Other GIF and APNG file conversions