Convert GIF to JPG
Your files are processed on your device. We never upload them.
How to convert GIF to JPG
- 01A ▸Choose your GIFs, or drop them on the page.
- 02A ▸Keep First frame, or choose Frame number and enter one.
- 03A ▸Pick a quality, then select Convert to JPG and download the result.
About GIF to JPG
Where GIF files come from
GIFs come from chat apps, meme sites, old websites, and screen recorders. Upload forms, print shops, and photo apps often want a JPG, and only a still picture, so a frame has to be taken out of the animation.
What changes
- One frame becomes a still JPG, drawn exactly as it shows during playback.
- Transparent areas are filled with the colour you choose.
- The picture keeps the GIF's limited colours (256 at most); JPG compression adds a little softness on top.
- Photo-like GIFs usually shrink a lot, because JPG suits photos far better than GIF does.
Measured
Our 12-megapixel sample photo (4032 by 3024) saved as a GIF, converted at High in Chrome on a laptop. Phone timings are still to be measured.
| GIF file | 6.5 MB |
|---|---|
| JPG file | 1.4 MB |
| Time in Chrome (laptop) | 0.2 seconds |
In your browser
Every browser reads GIF and writes JPG itself. For a frame other than the first, Chrome, Edge, and recent Safari and Firefox decode it with their own image decoder; other browsers use a small JavaScript GIF reader (gifuct-js), loaded only when needed.
Limits
- One frame per GIF per conversion.
- The colours are those of the GIF, so banding or grain already in the GIF stays.
- A very large GIF frame may be reduced to about 16 megapixels on iPhones. The result says so.
Other options
- GIF to AVIF: a much smaller still image for the web.
- Compress image: make the JPG smaller still, or reach a target size.
- Image to PDF on Open PDF Toolkit: put the frames into a PDF.
Questions
Which frame of an animated GIF do I get?
The first frame, unless you choose Frame number and enter another. Frame 2 is the second picture of the animation, drawn as it appears when the GIF plays, with earlier frames showing through where needed.
Are my images uploaded?
No. Your files are processed on your device. We never upload them.
What if I enter a frame number that is too big?
You get the GIF's last frame, and the result says so.
What happens to the transparent parts?
JPG has no transparency, so they are filled with the colour you choose, white by default.
Will the JPG look better than the GIF?
It shows the same picture, still limited to the GIF's 256 colours. JPG doesn't add colour back, but it is usually a much smaller file for photo-like GIFs and opens in apps that only show a GIF's first frame anyway.
Can I get every frame?
This tool saves one frame per GIF. Convert the same GIF again with another frame number to get more.