GIF Frame Extractor

ConvertICO GIF Frame Extractor lets you extract individual frames from animated GIFs, preserving timing information and transparency. Perfect for animation analysis, creating sprite sheets, or editing specific frames from an animation.

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Drop your GIF file here or click to select it

Max file size: 10MB

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About GIF Frame Extraction

Our GIF Frame Extractor tool helps you break down animated GIFs into individual image frames:

  • Preserves transparency when extracting frames to PNG or WebP format
  • Maintains timing information so you know how long each frame should display
  • Extracts all frames from even complex animations with variable frame timings
  • Supports download of individual frames or a ZIP archive of all frames

How to Extract Frames from GIF

  1. Upload your animated GIF file by dragging and dropping or using the file browser
  2. Select your preferred output format (PNG, WebP, or JPG)
  3. Choose whether to preserve transparency (not applicable for JPG)
  4. Click the "Extract Frames" button
  5. View and download individual frames or get all frames as a ZIP archive

Output Format Options

  • PNG: Best quality with perfect transparency preservation. Larger file size but ideal for editing.
  • WebP: Good balance between quality and file size with transparency support. Modern format that may not be supported in all software.
  • JPG: Smallest file size but does not support transparency (transparent areas will appear white). Best for photos.

Important Notes

  • Frame timing information is preserved in a metadata.json file included in the ZIP download
  • Extracted frames are automatically deleted after 24 hours
  • Maximum upload size is 10MB to ensure server performance

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would I need to extract frames from a GIF? +

Extracting frames is useful for animation analysis, editing individual frames, creating sprite sheets for games, or using specific frames for design projects. It also helps when you want to modify just parts of an animation or understand how it was created.

Which output format should I choose? +

Choose PNG for highest quality with perfect transparency preservation (best for editing). WebP offers a good balance between quality and file size. JPG provides the smallest file size but doesn't support transparency and may lose some image quality.

Will I lose animation timing information? +

No. Our tool preserves all timing information in a metadata.json file that's included with your download. This file contains the duration each frame should be displayed, making it possible to reconstruct the animation if needed.

Is there a limit to how many frames can be extracted? +

There's no specific limit to the number of frames, but there is a 10MB file size limit for the original GIF to ensure server performance. Most GIFs with hundreds of frames will work fine as long as they're under this size limit.