AVIF to GIF Converter

AVIF to GIF, still or animated. Nothing ever uploads.

Drop AVIF files below — get a GIF per image, combine them into one looping animated GIF, or keep an animated AVIF moving. Converted entirely on your device.

  • Your file data never leaves the device
  • Still, combined or animated GIF
  • Batch up to 20 files
  • Works offline after load

Convert AVIF to GIF

Add your AVIF files

Drag & drop AVIF files here

or browse your files · you can also paste from clipboard (Ctrl+V)

Your browser decodes AVIF natively — no decoder download, no waiting.

    No files yet. Everything stays on this device. Downloads start instantly.

    Privacy you can verify, not just trust

    Most online AVIF converters upload your images to their servers first — and some keep a download link live for 30 days. This one can't: your browser decodes AVIF natively and the GIF encoder runs entirely in your browser. Your file data never leaves the device — the only third-party requests are the site's own analytics, which count page views — and it uploads nothing, ever. There is no decoder to download and no file fetched after load for the conversion itself. Don't take our word for it:

    New cross-origin requests during use: 0
    1. Press F12 to open developer tools, then the Network tab.
    2. Convert any AVIF above. Watch: apart from the site's analytics, nothing new is requested — no uploads, and no file data ever leaves your device.
    3. Extra credit: disconnect your internet after this page loads — conversion still works.

    How to convert AVIF to GIF without uploading it

    Every "free" online AVIF converter you've used uploads your images to a company server, converts them there, and — in several documented cases — keeps a copy or a live download link for days. For personal photos, screenshots, and anything you wouldn't post publicly, that's an unnecessary risk. The safer approach is to convert the file where it already is: on your own device.

    This tool does exactly that. When you drop an AVIF here, your browser:

    1. Decodes the AVIF natively — modern browsers include an AVIF decoder, so there is no decoder file to download and no waiting for a library to load.
    2. Reads the image's orientation data and stores the output upright, so a portrait image doesn't come back sideways.
    3. For an animated AVIF, reads every frame with the browser's ImageDecoder where the browser supports it (Chrome, Edge, Firefox), keeping each frame's real duration — so the GIF plays at the original speed.
    4. Quantises the pixels to at most 256 colours and re-encodes them as a GIF with a JavaScript GIF encoder — one still GIF per file, one frame per file in combine mode, or one frame per animation frame in animated mode. Your original file is never modified.

    Still GIF, combined GIF, or animated AVIF — which should you pick?

    Pick still GIF when you need one shareable image per file — a reaction image, a sticker, or a picture that has to open in an app that cannot read AVIF. Pick combine when you have several still AVIFs that tell a story together: each one becomes one frame of a single looping GIF. Pick animated AVIF when the AVIF itself moves: the tool keeps the motion, frame by frame, in browsers that expose it. On Safari, an animated AVIF converts to its first frame only — Safari does not expose AVIF animation frames yet, and the tool says so on the file card.

    Why does the GIF look worse than the AVIF?

    GIF was designed in 1987 for simple graphics, and it stores at most 256 colours per frame. A photo contains thousands of shades, so the converter has to pick the 256 that matter most and dither the rest — speckling pixels to fake the missing shades. Smooth skies, skin, and gradients suffer most; flat graphics, logos, and text survive well. That is a limit of the format, not a defect in the conversion. If the image has to look its best, use our AVIF to PNG converter instead: PNG keeps every pixel exactly.

    Why won't my AVIF open on Discord, Slack or a forum?

    Modern browsers and websites save images as AVIF because it is small and sharp — but many chat apps, forums, email clients and upload forms still don't include an AVIF decoder, so the file either won't open or uploads as an unusable attachment. GIF opens everywhere and even plays inline — which is why it is the shareable format for an image that has to be seen, not just stored. If the destination has a size limit, pick a destination preset and the converter will aim for it.

    Honest limitations

    Only 256 colours

    Photos lose detail and smooth gradients band or dither. Dithering softens the banding but adds a speckled texture. For faithful photos, convert to PNG instead.

    GIFs are larger than AVIFs

    Expect the GIF to be 2–5 times bigger than the AVIF it came from, and an animated GIF to grow with every frame. There is no quality slider that makes a GIF small — only fewer colours, a smaller width, or fewer frames.

    Animated AVIF on Safari is first frame only

    Safari does not expose AVIF animation frames to web pages yet. On Safari this tool converts the first frame and says so plainly. Use Chrome, Edge or Firefox to keep the full animation.

    Transparency is flattened

    GIF transparency is all-or-nothing: a pixel is either fully opaque or fully gone. Partial transparency is flattened onto the background colour you pick, so choose one that matches where the GIF will be shown.

    Metadata is stripped

    Camera metadata (EXIF, including location) is dropped on re-encode, and 10-bit and 12-bit AVIF images are tone-mapped down to 8-bit. Orientation is preserved — the output is stored upright.

    Frequently asked questions

    Will the animation in my AVIF survive as a GIF?

    In Chrome, Edge and Firefox, yes: this tool reads every frame of an animated AVIF with the browser's ImageDecoder and keeps each frame's real duration, so the GIF plays at the original speed. Safari does not expose AVIF animation frames yet, so on Safari an animated AVIF converts to its first frame only — the tool says so on the file card instead of silently dropping the motion. If you need the motion on Safari, use Chrome or Firefox for the conversion.

    Why is the GIF bigger than the AVIF?

    AVIF is one of the most efficient image formats in use, while GIF uses a compression scheme from the 1980s with at most 256 colours. A GIF of the same picture is usually 2–5 times larger than the AVIF it came from, and an animated GIF adds a frame for every image, so it grows with every file you add. This tool shows the before and after size honestly for every file, and the destination presets aim for a target size by shrinking the width, palette and frame rate until it fits — or as close as it can get.

    Why convert to GIF instead of PNG for a photo?

    PNG keeps a photo looking its best, but it cannot animate and many chat apps, forums and upload forms will not play it inline. GIF plays inline almost everywhere — Discord, Slack, email, forums and every browser — and it is the only widely supported format that animates. Choose GIF when the picture has to be seen and shared, and PNG when it has to look perfect. If you need the photo at full quality, use our AVIF to PNG converter instead.

    Why does the GIF look worse than the original AVIF?

    GIF is capped at 256 colours, so a photo with thousands of shades has to be squeezed into a small palette. Smooth areas such as skies and skin can band or look speckled, and fine detail is lost. That is a limit of the GIF format itself, not of this tool. Turning dithering on softens the banding by speckling pixels to fake the missing shades. If you need the photo to look its best, convert to PNG instead — it keeps every pixel exactly.

    Can I combine several AVIFs into one animated GIF?

    Yes. Add your AVIF files, switch the mode to Combine into one animated GIF, pick a frame rate, and press Convert. Each AVIF becomes one frame of a single looping GIF that plays forever, at the frame rate you choose — 6 frames per second is a good starting point. Animated GIFs grow with every frame, so keep them short, or use a destination preset to aim for a shareable size.

    What happens to transparency and metadata?

    GIF has only 1-bit transparency: a pixel is either fully opaque or fully gone. Any partial transparency is flattened onto the background colour you pick, so choose white for chat apps or black for dark backgrounds. EXIF metadata, including location, is dropped on re-encode. 10-bit and 12-bit AVIF images are tone-mapped down to 8-bit, because GIF cannot store more than 8 bits per channel. Orientation is preserved — the output is stored upright.

    Can I share the GIF on Discord, Slack or by email?

    Yes — that is exactly what GIF is for. Unlike AVIF, which many chat apps, forums and web forms cannot open, a GIF plays inline almost everywhere: Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, email and every browser. Use the destination presets if the app has an upload size limit: Discord emoji and stickers aim for under 256 KB, forum avatars under 500 KB, and Slack or email under 1 MB. The presets aim for the target, they do not guarantee it — the tool reports the size it actually reached.

    Is there a file size or daily limit?

    There is no daily limit and no account. A 25 MB safety cap applies per file and 20 files per batch, because decoding AVIF in the browser is memory-heavy and GIF output is large. Most AVIFs saved from the web are well under 1 MB, far below the cap. Animated GIFs are best kept to 20 frames or fewer, or the file becomes too large to share.