Images
Turn your JPG files into GIF in seconds. Everything happens in your browser: nothing is uploaded to any server.
Drag your files here
Or paste them with Ctrl+V. They never leave your device.
It has no transparency and loses a little quality each time it is edited and saved again. As a GIF it shows in any old or new program, with 256 colours.
JPG (or JPEG) compresses photos lossily: it drops details the eye barely notices so the file is much smaller.
Strengths: Every phone, computer, social network and app can open it, and it is ideal for photographs.
Limits: It has no transparency and loses a little quality each time it is edited and saved again.
GIF is a veteran format limited to 256 colours, with single-level transparency and animation.
Strengths: It works everywhere and suits simple drawings, icons and short animations.
Limits: Photos lose a lot of colour; here only the first frame of an animated GIF is converted.
No. The JPG to GIF conversion runs entirely in your browser, with code downloaded from this site and executed on your device. You can check it in the Network tab of the developer tools or by going offline after the page loads.
Your device’s memory sets the limit: on desktop, images up to about 100 megapixels; on mobile, up to 16.7. If an image is too large you are told before it starts.
Yes. Drop as many JPG files as you like: several are converted at the same time, depending on your processor cores, and when they finish you can download each GIF or all of them in a ZIP.