GIF to WEBP Converter

About the GIF to WEBP Converter

We built this tool to provide the best way to get high-quality static images from animated GIFs. While converting a full animation can be complex, this tool excels at its primary purpose: letting you select a single, perfect frame from an animation and converting it into a highly optimized WEBP image. This is ideal for creating thumbnails, preview images, or high-quality still shots from any animation.

You can scrub through every frame of your GIF with an interactive slider, then crop, resize, and fine-tune the compression settings to get the perfect result. The live preview and real-time file size comparison let you see your changes instantly. The entire process runs in your browser, so your images are never uploaded, ensuring your data is always private.

How to Use the Tool

• Upload a GIF file using the file browser or by dragging and dropping it.
• Use the "Frame to Extract" slider to choose the exact frame you want to convert from the animation.
• An interactive crop box will appear on your image. Drag and resize it to select the area you want to keep.
• Use the "Resize" options to set a specific width or height for the final WEBP image.
• Adjust the "Quality" slider to change the compression level.
• Click "Download .webp" to save your new, optimized static WEBP image.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why extract a frame from a GIF to WEBP?

Extracting a single frame is useful for creating high-quality thumbnails, capturing a specific moment for social media, or getting a static preview image. Converting it to WEBP instead of PNG or JPG ensures the resulting image is highly optimized for the web with the best balance of quality and file size.

Can this tool convert the whole animation?

This tool is specialized for extracting and converting a single, static frame. Converting full animations in a browser is technically complex and often unreliable. Our tool focuses on providing a perfect, high-quality result for single-frame extraction.

What is a good quality setting for WEBP?

For most images, a quality setting between 75 and 90 provides an excellent balance of small file size and high visual quality. For graphics or frames with sharp text, you can use a higher setting or enable "Lossless Compression" for a perfect copy of the frame.

Is the GIF I upload kept private?

Yes, your privacy is guaranteed. The entire conversion process happens on your own computer, inside your web browser. Your GIF file is never sent to or stored on our servers.