GIF to WebP Converter

How to convert GIF to WebP

1. Click Select files and choose your animated or still GIF images.
2. Set the Quality; 75–85 gives a good balance for most animations.
3. Click Convert. Each frame is decoded and re-encoded with its original delay.
4. Download the animated WebP, or a ZIP if you converted several GIFs.

Why animated WebP beats GIF

GIF dates from the 1980s. Every frame is limited to 256 colours and uses old LZW compression, so animations are often several megabytes. WebP supports full colour with transparency and modern compression, which usually produces much smaller files with smoother colour gradients. All current browsers, including Safari, can play animated WebP.

The biggest savings usually come from GIFs made from video, such as reaction clips and screen recordings, where full-colour frames compress far better as WebP than as 256-colour GIF frames.

GIF to WebP conversion keeps the loop setting and frame timings, so the animation plays exactly as before.

How the converter works

The GIF is decoded frame by frame, respecting transparency and the way each frame replaces the previous one. Every frame is then encoded with your browser's WebP encoder and packed into an animated WebP with the original frame order and timings. Creating WebP requires Chrome, Edge or Firefox; Safari can play WebP but cannot encode it. Long animations with many large frames need more memory and time.

Where GIF is still needed

Some messaging apps, email clients and older programs only accept GIF. Check where you'll use the file before replacing your GIFs. To keep the GIF format but reduce its size, use Compress GIF.

Frequently asked questions