// ABOUT GIF
GIF is a legacy format dating to 1987 that supports animation and simple binary transparency. It is limited to a palette of 256 colours per frame, which means photographic content will undergo colour quantisation. Despite its age, GIF remains ubiquitous for short animations and reaction images across messaging platforms and social media.
// ABOUT WebP
WebP is a modern image format developed by Google that supports both lossy and lossless compression, as well as transparency and animation. Lossless WebP files are typically 25–35% smaller than equivalent PNGs, while lossy WebP achieves similar quality to JPEG at 25–34% smaller file sizes. All major browsers have supported WebP since 2020.
// WHY CONVERT
Converting GIF to WebP is useful when you need your image in a format suited for web optimisation, responsive images, progressive web apps, and any context where smaller files improve page load times. Because WebP uses lossy compression, some fine detail may be lost in the conversion — but for photographic content the difference is usually imperceptible. Image Toolz runs the entire conversion directly in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to any server — your files remain completely private on your device. The tool handles images up to 200 MB and most conversions complete in under a second.
// FAQ
What is GIF?
GIF is a legacy format supporting 256 colours, animation, and indexed transparency. It is common for simple web animations.
What is WebP?
WebP is a modern format by Google supporting full colour depth, both lossy and lossless compression, and animation — a strict upgrade from GIF in most use cases.
Will converting GIF to WebP lose quality?
Not with lossless WebP. The colour palette is expanded and all pixels are preserved. With lossy WebP, small artifacts may appear but file sizes will be significantly smaller.
Is it safe to convert my files here?
Yes. All conversion runs entirely in your browser. Your images are never uploaded to any server and nothing leaves your device.