GIF to PNG - how to convert the format

If you work with images and image editing software, you are no stranger to the GIF format. Mostly you can find so-called GIFs on the Internet, which consist of a stringing together of different images, resulting in a short animation. But also single images can be saved as GIF and then converted to another format.

What are the ways to convert a GIF to a PNG?

GIF stands for "Graphics Interchange Format". The great success of the format is based on the good compression of the image files. Thus, even larger image files could be transmitted over slow modems as early as 1987. Since 2010, GIFs have made a big comeback through memes and have become synonymous with short animations, even though in the meantime the GIF format is no longer necessarily used in the background. GIFs can be very easily converted into another format, for example PNG.

1. If you want to quickly convert a GIF into a PNG, various online services offer the possibility to do so.
2. Here, however, you should note that some services get the rights to the images as soon as you upload and convert them there.
3. Im Einzelfall sollten Sie sich also vorher die Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen (AGBs) durchlesen.
4. Online-umwandeln.de oder Convertio.de sind zwei Dienste, die diese Funktion anbieten.
5. Es gibt auch Programme, die es Ihnen erlauben, die Konvertierung auf Ihrem heimischen Rechner durchzuführen. Wenn Sie diese nutzen, brauchen Sie keine Angst davor zu haben, dass Sie die Rechte an Ihren Bildern abgeben.