How to convert GIF to APNG (animated PNG)

In this post, we will show you how to convert GIF to APNG. Though animated PNG is less popular than an animated GIF image, sometimes you might have felt the need to have an APNG image from GIF. Once you get the output in animated PNG, you can open it in Google Chrome or other animated PNG viewer tools.

Convert GIF to APNG

In this post, I have covered 2 free software and 2 free services for GIF to animated PNG (APNG) conversion. These are:

Gif2apng
GifToApngConverter
Ezgif.com
FreeConvert.com.

Let’s check all these options.

1] Gif2apng

Gif2apng is portable and tiny software. The software interface is very basic and converting GIF to animated PNG is easier.

To convert GIF image to APNG, download its zip file here. Execute the EXE file to open it. After that, provide locations for input and output files using the given buttons. Press Convert button and you will get the animated PNG.

You can also use Settings button to change the compression method (zlib, 7zip, and Zopfli) for conversion, but you should keep the default compression method to get the better output.

2] GifToApngConverter

GifToApngConverter is also a portable software. Converting an animated GIF to animated PNG is also very simple.

Click this link to download its zip archive. Extract that archive and execute the JAR file. It requires Java, so you must have Java installed on your PC to use this software.

After opening the interface, provide source and target files in the available fields. Use the Convert button and you will get the animated PNG.

3] Ezgif.com with GIF to Animated PNG Converter

Ezgif.com service brings a lot of tools. It can convert video to GIF, reduce GIF size, apply effects to GIF, create APNG, convert APNG to WebP, and more. GIF to APNG conversion tool is also there which is really good. The feature that I like is you can preview GIF as well as animated PNG.

This link will open its GIF to Animated PNG Converter tool. You can upload an animated GIF (up to 35 MB) from PC or add URL of an online GIF. Use Upload button and then press Convert to APNG! Button. It will show previews for both the files.

Now you can use the save button to download your animated PNG file. Before saving it to PC, you can also use other tools such as resize APNG, rotate, crop, add effects to APNG, etc. If you don’t want to use those tools, simply download your output.

4] FreeConvert.com

FreeConvert.com is a multipurpose service where you can convert documents, images, video, audio, etc. Animated GIF to animated PNG conversion tool is also available. It supports bulk GIF to APNG conversion. Up to 20 GIF images with 1 GB size can be uploaded for conversion.

Its Convert GIF to APNG page link is here. You can upload animated GIFs from your Dropbox account, desktop, or Google Drive account. An online GIF can also be converted to APNG by providing the URL. Add the input and press Convert To APNG button. You can download APNG files one by one or download them all together using Download All button.

These are some simple options for GIF to animated PNG conversion. Hope these tools will be helpful to you.

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