Convert animated GIF files to APNG (Animated PNG) format. APNG supports 24-bit color and full alpha transparency, producing far higher quality animations than GIF. Need the opposite? Use our APNG to GIF tool. For other formats, try the GIF to Animated WebP or GIF to Animated AVIF converters, or shrink your file with Compress GIF first.
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APNG (Animated Portable Network Graphics) is a modern animation format that delivers true 24-bit color, full 8-bit alpha transparency, and lossless compression. While GIF is limited to a 256-color palette and 1-bit transparency, APNG can reproduce smooth gradients, soft shadows, and clean edges over any background. Converting your GIF to APNG is the easiest way to keep the same animation while removing GIF's classic dithering and jagged transparent edges.
Modern browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari) all support APNG natively and fall back to a static PNG on older systems. You can use the output anywhere you would normally use a PNG. After conversion, try our PNG Resizer if you need additional sizes, or our PNG Optimizer for further file size savings.
Want to verify the output? Drop the APNG into our PNG Analyzer to inspect its frames, dimensions, and color profile.
24-bit color depth eliminates the GIF dither pattern.
Clean edges on any background, no ugly halo effect.
Upload up to 20 GIFs at once and download as a ZIP.
Pick the right speed vs file size trade-off for your use.
Shrink large GIFs to web-friendly sizes during conversion.
Files auto-delete after 4 hours, no account required.
If you want the absolute smallest animated file, look at GIF to WebP or GIF to AVIF. APNG strikes the best balance between quality and broad compatibility.
APNG stands for Animated Portable Network Graphics. It is an extension of the PNG format that adds animation frames while remaining backward-compatible: browsers and apps that do not understand APNG simply display the first frame as a regular PNG. Learn more about PNG with our PNG Tools collection.
Yes. Each frame's duration is read directly from the source GIF and written into the APNG, so the animation plays at exactly the same pace. You can also use the Playback Speed setting to slow it down or speed it up during conversion.
It depends. For simple line-art animations with few colors, APNG is often larger because it stores full 24-bit color. For photographic content or animations with gradients, APNG is usually smaller and looks significantly better. If file size is the top priority, run the output through OptimizePNG afterwards, or consider converting to WebP instead.
All modern browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Opera) display APNG correctly. Older browsers and some legacy image viewers will show only the first frame, which is the standard fallback behavior built into the format.
Either works. The .png extension has the broadest compatibility because every PNG-aware program will at least show the first frame. We default to .apng to clearly identify the file as animated, but you can rename it to .png if a specific app requires that extension.
Yes. You can upload up to 20 GIFs per batch. When you convert more than two files, we package them into a single ZIP archive with a README so you can keep track of which file came from where. Need to merge them into one animation instead? Use our GIF Merger.