Turn an animated WebP into a GIF
Animated WebP files, such as stickers and short clips saved from chats or websites, don't play in every app that plays GIFs. Converting them to GIF makes them work almost everywhere, with the animation intact.
- Upload the animated
.webpfile (or several, or a ZIP). - Keep “GIF” selected.
- Click Convert and download the GIF.
What is kept
- Every frame, each shown for the same time as in the WebP. GIF counts time in steps of 10 ms, so delays are rounded to the nearest step without the animation drifting out of time.
- The loop count: a WebP that loops forever becomes a GIF that loops forever; one that plays a set number of times keeps that number.
- Transparency, as far as GIF allows: GIF pixels are either fully see-through or solid, so soft, half-transparent edges become solid or clear.
Colours
A GIF frame can use at most 256 colours. Each frame gets its own palette chosen for its content, and colours in between are mixed with dithering so gradients stay smooth. Frames that already have 256 colours or fewer keep their colours exactly, which is typical for stickers and drawings.
Only the part of each frame that changes is stored, which keeps the GIF small. GIFs are still usually larger than the WebP they came from, because GIF is a much older format; the GIF Compressor can shrink the result further.
A still (not animated) WebP becomes a still GIF.
More about what this tool reads and writes: Image Converter.