Convert GIF to AVIF
Free · no signup · no watermark · nothing is stored · batch up to 20 files
Drop your GIF files here
or click to choose — up to 20 at once
Select GIF fileHigher keeps more detail and makes larger files. 80 to 90 is the range most people cannot tell from the original.
AVIF has to be written on our server, so the file is uploaded, converted in memory and sent straight back. It is never written to disk and never stored. Need test files? Try our free sample files.
This free GIF to AVIF converter turns your .gif images into .avif files. GIF is capped at 256 colours, which makes photographs look banded and posterised.
Because browsers cannot write AVIF, this one runs on our server: the file is converted in memory and sent straight back. It is never written to disk, never logged and never stored.
How to convert GIF to AVIF
- Drop your GIF files onto the box above, or click it to choose from your computer. Up to 20 at once.
- Set the quality if you want to trade size against detail. 85 is a good default; below about 70 the loss starts to be visible.
- Download each converted file, or pick them up one by one from the list.
What changes when you convert GIF to AVIF
GIF is lossless and AVIF is not, so this conversion discards some image data permanently. At quality 85 the difference is invisible for photographs; for screenshots, text and line art it shows as faint haloing around edges.
Only the first frame of an animated GIF is converted. Still formats have no way to hold an animation.
GIF and AVIF compared
| GIF | AVIF | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graphics Interchange Format | AV1 Image File Format |
| Extension | .gif | .avif |
| MIME type | image/gif | image/avif |
| Compression | Lossless | Lossy |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
GIF: Limited to 256 colours with single-bit transparency, which makes it poor for photographs and fine for flat graphics. Still the most widely supported animation format.
AVIF: Built on the AV1 video codec, typically half the size of JPG at the same quality, with transparency and wide colour. Browsers can display it, but almost no desktop software can open or edit it, which is why converting out of AVIF is such a common need.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert GIF to AVIF?
Drop your .gif file onto the box on this page and the .avif file is ready to download in a second or two. There is no signup, no email, no watermark and no file limit beyond about 4 MB per upload — larger images are re-encoded smaller in your browser first, and the page says so when that happens.
Is this GIF to AVIF converter free?
Yes, completely, with no account, no trial and no watermark on the output. We are a consultancy and these tools exist because we needed them ourselves; there is nothing to buy on this page.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
This one has to run on our server, because browsers cannot write AVIF. The file is converted in memory and returned immediately — it is never written to disk, never logged and never stored. If that is not acceptable for your file, use a desktop tool instead.
Will converting to AVIF reduce the quality?
GIF is lossless and AVIF is not, so this conversion discards some image data permanently. At quality 85 the difference is invisible for photographs; for screenshots, text and line art it shows as faint haloing around edges.
Can I convert several GIF files at once?
Yes, up to 20 files in one go. Drop them all onto the box together and each one appears in the results list with its own download button.
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