AVIF to GIF Converter
Best for sharing short animated AVIFs in Slack, GitHub, email, or anywhere GIF is still the defacto option.
▸▾GIF is much larger than AVIF
GIF is capped at 256 colors per frame and uses an older compression scheme. Expect the output to be several times larger than the source AVIF. Lower the frame rate or output width to keep file sizes manageable.
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Accepts .AVIF · Up to 1,000 files
Convert animated AVIF to a looping GIF — frame rate, width, and custom loop count. Convert batches of up to 1,000 files in your browser. Nothing uploads to an unknown server.
How it works
Drop your files
Drag and drop, click to browse, or paste from clipboard. Up to 1,000 files at once.
Choose settings
Adjust quality, format, and other options to match your needs.
Click Convert
Everything runs in your browser via WebAssembly. AVIF to GIF Converter happens locally — no server involved.
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Download files individually or grab all at once as a ZIP.
What is an animated AVIF file?
AVIF (or AV1 Image File Format) is a modern image format introduced in 2019 by the Alliance for Open Media as a royalty-free successor to legacy formats like JPG, PNG, and even WebP. This format was created to bridge the gap between GIF and JPG files. Not only does it support still images, but it also supports animation sequences, which are essentially short clips stored in an image container like a flipbook.
Its biggest advantage is better compression than GIF. An animated AVIF is around 50 to 90% smaller than a comparable animated GIF file using the same clip, and it supports full 24-bit color, alpha transparency, and HDR. So think of it as a GIF file on steroids. Not only is it smaller, but you’ll also get better animation quality without the size penalty. Most modern browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Edge, and Safari support AVIF, so it’s the no-brainer option if you need to upload short animations on a website. Unfortunately, outside modern browsers, AVIF has very little compatibility with chat apps, platforms like GitHub, email clients, or legacy software.
What is a GIF file?
One of the oldest formats for short animation clips is the GIF (or Graphics Interchange Format). This was introduced in 1987, years before the internet became mainstream, and despite its age, it is still the most widely used animation format today. Popular platforms like Slack, Discord, GitHub, email clients, forums, legacy software, and every image viewer developed supports GIF animations. Unfortunately, using this format comes with major trade-offs. One is that GIF files are limited to just 256 colors per frame, so they’re prone to color banding, harsh gradients, and grainy animations. Since GIF is an old format, how it’s encoded isn’t efficient, resulting in a bulky file size (around three to eight times larger than AVIF). Despite all these downsides, GIF has near-universal compatibility and plays on nearly every platform or software.
Why convert AVIF to GIF?
Three reasons: compatibility, sharing, and embedding. If you have an animated AVIF, maybe from a modern screen recorder, and you need to upload it to Slack, a GitHub issue, a README, or an email, GIF is the format that will work across those platforms, while AVIF won’t have the same universal compatibility.
The second reason is if you need to share an animation with people who use older software or who aren’t familiar with what an AVIF is. Most people with basic internet knowledge will be familiar with the GIF format, but not with AVIF.
The third reason is that if you need to embed GIF animations in documents like Word, PowerPoint, or Google Docs, they don’t support the AVIF format. A GIF file will be compatible with these since it’s been the default format if you need short animation clips. However, if quality and file size matter, and you want better compatibility, try converting it to an animated WebP instead. If you have a still AVIF, use the AVIF to PNG or AVIF to JPG converter — a one-frame GIF is almost always a worse output.
Frequently asked questions
Nope, the conversion happens inside your browser through WebAssembly, so your files aren't uploaded to an unknown server. You can convert client files without the risk of a data breach.
Yes, it will work, but GIF files aren't the best for static graphic files. But if you proceed with the conversion, the AVIF becomes a single-frame GIF file. A better option would be to use an AVIF-to-PNG or AVIF-to-JPG converter instead.
It's because GIF uses an older compression method and is limited to 256 colors per frame, so how it's encoded is less efficient than an AVIF file. For example, an animated AVIF image that's 500 KB can balloon to a 5 MB GIF file. One way to reduce file size is to reduce the width, drop the frame rate to 10–12 FPS, or trim the loop count.
The biggest issue is that GIF supports only 256 colors per frame, so if the animation has gradients, skin tones, or a lot of photographic imagery, there will be visible dithering or banding. The more modern AVIF format supports 10- and 12-bit color with wide gamuts (Display P3, REC 2020), but this won't transfer when it's converted to a GIF format. If color fidelity is a high priority, you can try converting to an animated WebP instead.
An Animated WebP file is around 25 to 35% smaller than a GIF file, assuming that you use the same animation, and it supports full colors and isn't limited to 256 colors per frame. One advantage of GIF is its wider support if you need to upload animations to Slack, GitHub, or older email clients. WebP is the better option if you're uploading the animation to your own website, since it's much smaller and loads faster.
It will keep all of them. Every frame you see in the animated AVIF file will be decoded and re-encoded to the GIF at the frame rate you set. If you set it at 60 FPS, the GIF file will be at 60 FPS.