GIF and WEBP are both common image formats, but they serve different purposes. GIF is typically used for short looping animations, while WEBP is best known for modern websites optimizing for page speed. Converting from GIF to WEBP takes seconds with this tool — just drop your files below, and the conversion happens instantly on your own device.
If the still frame needs to keep a transparent background, WEBP preserves it — unlike JPG — while still producing a much smaller file than the original GIF.
Converting to WEBP is one of the easiest ways to shave file size off your images without a visible quality hit — most GIF files shrink by 25-35% once converted, which speeds up page loads if you're uploading to a website.
How to convert GIF to WEBP
- 1 Drop one or more GIF files onto the box above, or click it to browse your device.
- 2 The converter detects each file as GIF and is already set to output WEBP — no settings to configure.
- 3 Conversion runs instantly inside your browser using a Web Worker, so your files are never uploaded and it works even on a slow connection.
- 4 Click a file's download button to save it, or use "Download all" to get every converted file at once in a single .zip.
GIF
lossless compression- Transparency
- Supported
- Animation
- Supported
Typically used for
short looping animations, reaction memes, simple graphics with few colors
Pros
- + Universally supported animation format
- + Simple, well-understood, works everywhere
Cons
- - Limited to 256 colors, causing banding in photos
- - Much larger file size than modern animation formats
WEBP
lossy compression- Transparency
- Supported
- Animation
- Supported
Typically used for
modern websites optimizing for page speed, images needing both transparency and small size
Pros
- + 25-35% smaller than JPG/PNG at comparable visual quality
- + Supports both transparency and animation in one format
- + Supported by all modern browsers
Cons
- - Not fully supported in some older software (pre-2020) or legacy image editors
- - This tool converts only the first frame of animated WEBP
Frequently asked questions
Related guide
What Is WEBP and Why Do So Many Websites Use It?What the WEBP image format is, how it compares to JPG and PNG, and why it's become the default format for modern websites.