GIF to Animated WebP
Convert an animated GIF to a much smaller animated WebP — in your browser.
Select a GIF
GIF — converted to an animated WebP in your browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari 17+)
Click to choose, or drop a file here
About converting a GIF to animated WebP
GIF is a 1987-vintage format with no real compression — 256 colours a frame, no delta-frame coding — which is why even a short animation can be several megabytes. Animated WebP is a modern, well-compressed format that keeps the animation, the timing, and any transparency, at a fraction of the size. This tool does the conversion entirely in your browser.
It's built without a WebAssembly codec at all: the browser's own `ImageDecoder` API reads each GIF frame, and the browser's own `canvas.toBlob('image/webp')` re-encodes each one as WebP. The tool's only real job is packing those still frames into the documented animated-WebP container (the same RIFF-based format libwebp produces) — no 20+ MB codec download, just a small binary writer.
The result plays as a normal animated image — in an `<img>` tag, as a CSS background, dropped into any modern browser or app that reads WebP. It typically lands well under half the GIF's size for the same look, which matters for page-load speed if you're embedding it on a website.
Supported files
Accepts an animated .gif. Produces an animated .webp.
Is my file uploaded?
No. Every frame is decoded and re-encoded entirely in your browser.
Common problems
- "Your browser can't do this conversion"
- Use Chrome, Edge or Safari 17+ — Firefox doesn't yet support both the GIF frame decoder and WebP encoder this needs.
- The WebP looks slightly different from the GIF
- WebP's lossy mode can introduce faint compression artefacts on busy frames, same as JPEG. It's still usually far smaller for a barely-visible difference.
How to GIF to Animated WebP
- 1
Add your GIF
Drop in the animated GIF — it's read in your browser.
- 2
Convert
Every frame is re-drawn and encoded to WebP, then packed into one animated file (Chrome, Edge, Safari 17+).
- 3
Download
Save the WebP — usually a fraction of the GIF's size, same animation.
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GIF to Animated WebP — frequently asked questions
Is my GIF uploaded?+
No. It's decoded and re-encoded entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.
How much smaller will it be?+
Often 30–80% smaller than the source GIF, since WebP compresses far better than GIF's ancient format — the tool shows the before/after size.
Which browsers work?+
Chrome, Edge and Safari 17+ — both decoding the GIF's frames and encoding WebP use browser APIs that Firefox doesn't fully support yet. The tool tells you if yours can't.
Does it keep the animation and transparency?+
Yes — every frame, its timing, and any transparency are preserved. It loops the same way the GIF did.
Do you upload my files to a server?+
No — every tool here processes your files entirely on your device, and nothing is uploaded to a server. The only exception is the AI tools, which send the extracted text (not the file) to Claude to do their work.
Is there a file size limit?+
There's no artificial limit we impose, but since processing happens in your browser, very large files (500+ MB or 1,000+ pages) are limited by your device's memory rather than by us.
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