Are my images uploaded to a server?

No. The browser decodes the WebP and a built-in GIF encoder produces the GIF locally. Your images never leave your device.

Why does the GIF look slightly different from the WebP?

GIF supports only 256 colours, so photos with many shades are reduced to a palette. This is a limitation of the GIF format itself, not the conversion.

Can I convert several WebP files at once?

Yes. Drop multiple .webp files and each is decoded and encoded to GIF independently, with its own download button.

Does this convert animated WebP to animated GIF?

The tool converts a still frame to a single-frame GIF. Animated WebP support depends on what the browser exposes when decoding, so treat it as a still-image converter.

What happens to transparency?

GIF supports only on/off transparency, so semi-transparent pixels are flattened onto a white background during conversion.

Why would I use GIF instead of PNG or JPG?

GIF is accepted by older apps, forums, and chat tools that reject WebP and sometimes PNG. If you need full colour and transparency, PNG is usually the better choice; GIF is best for maximum compatibility.

WebP to GIF Converter

Convert WebP to GIF without uploading anything

This tool turns WebP images into standard GIF files entirely inside your browser, so they open in older apps, forums, and chat tools that refuse modern WebP. There is no upload, no account, and no waiting in a queue — conversion starts the moment you drop a file.

How it works

Your browser first decodes the WebP into raw pixels. Those pixels are then reduced to a 256-colour palette (the maximum a GIF can hold), and a built-in GIF89a encoder writes a valid GIF byte-for-byte in JavaScript. No external service touches the image.

Because GIF is palette-based, photos with thousands of shades are approximated to the nearest 256 colours, and GIF’s on/off transparency means semi-transparent pixels are flattened onto a white background.

Format	Colours	Transparency
WebP (source)	Millions	Full alpha
GIF (output)	Up to 256	On/off only

Example

Drop a 600 × 400 WebP screenshot with a few flat colours and it converts almost perfectly, since it uses far fewer than 256 colours. Drop a detailed photo and you will see slight banding in smooth gradients — that is the GIF palette at work, not a flaw in the conversion.

Everything happens locally — your images are never uploaded, stored, or seen by anyone.