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GIF to PNG Converter — Extract GIF Frames

Extract the frames of a GIF as PNG right in your browser — nothing is uploaded. Single frames are needed for thumbnails, sprite sheets, editing or picking the one moment worth keeping.

By Aditya Kr Sharma Files stay on your device

  • Free
  • Instant
  • No sign-up

Convert

Or import from
Supports: GIF

For example 1 for the first frame, or 1-10.

Nothing is uploaded. This tool runs entirely in your browser, so the file never leaves your device. There is no server to send it to, no copy kept anywhere, and it keeps working if you lose your connection after the page has loaded.

Accepts .gif You get: .png frames (a ZIP for several) Free, no sign-up

How to convert

  1. Add your files Drag them in, choose files, or use the camera.
  2. Check the settings The defaults suit most files.
  3. Download Save one file, or all of them as a ZIP.

How to extract the frames of a GIF as PNG

  1. Drop your GIF file on the box above, or click it to choose the file — or press Load a sample to try it first.
  2. Check the settings below the box; the defaults suit most files.
  3. Press Convert. Long jobs show a progress bar and can be cancelled; you then see what was made and its real size.
  4. Download the .png file.

What is kept when you extract the frames of a GIF as PNG

  • Every frame (or the one you choose) is saved as a full PNG exactly as the browser shows it at that moment — partial-update frames are completed first.
  • PNG is lossless, so every pixel and its transparency is kept; nothing is re-quantised.
  • Several frames download as a ZIP (frame-001.png…); the frame delays are listed in the summary.

Example

The ZIP made from the sample GIF:

Input

sample.gif — 16 frames, 160 × 120 px, 1.28 s, loops forever (11.0 KB)

Output

sample-frame-001.png  80 ms
sample-frame-002.png  80 ms
sample-frame-003.png  80 ms
sample-frame-004.png  80 ms
…
sample-frame-016.png  80 ms
(each 160 × 120 px, complete frame)

About GIF and PNG files

A GIF holds one or more frames, each with up to 256 colours, a display time in hundredths of a second, and a rule for what happens to it when the next frame appears. It plays everywhere, which is why it survives. It opens in every browser, chat app and image viewer.

PNG is lossless and keeps transparency, so a GIF frame saved as PNG is pixel-for-pixel what the browser shows. It opens in every browser, editor and image viewer.

Good to know

  • Browsers play frame delays of 0 or 10 ms as 100 ms, so 20 ms (50 frames per second) is the fastest a GIF really plays.
  • Frames saved as PNG are a good starting point for editing; re-assemble them with the GIF Maker afterwards.

Privacy and limits

The file is read and converted by this page in your browser; there is no upload and no account. Frame count, size and memory are checked from the file’s structure before any frame is decoded, so a hostile GIF cannot exhaust the tab. A GIF may have up to 500 frames and 2,048 pixels on each side. Files up to 50 MB are accepted; a file of the wrong type or a damaged file is rejected with the reason.

Frequently asked questions

Why do some frames from other tools look broken?

Optimised GIFs store only the changed part of each frame. Tools that save the raw parts give fragments; this one composites each frame first, so every PNG is complete.

Can I get a single frame?

Yes — enter its number under “Frames”; leave it empty for all frames.

Is my file uploaded to a server?

No. The conversion runs in your browser on your own device, and this page has no upload endpoint.

Is there a size limit?

One file of up to 50 MB at a time. A GIF may have up to 500 frames and 2,048 pixels on each side. Larger files can exhaust a browser tab’s memory, so the tool refuses them with a message instead of failing halfway.

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