This online utility lets you convert raw BMP (bitmap) graphics files into static GIF images. As GIFs support transparency, the tool offers an option to remove the background from the BMP and create a transparent GIF. By default, the output GIF is the standard, opaque one. Created by GIF experts from team Browserling.
This online utility lets you convert raw BMP (bitmap) graphics files into static GIF images. As GIFs support transparency, the tool offers an option to remove the background from the BMP and create a transparent GIF. By default, the output GIF is the standard, opaque one. Created by GIF experts from team Browserling.
This tool converts BMP (bitmap) images into GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) images. BMP is an uncompressed raster format that stores image data as a grid of uncompressed pixels, preserving high visual quality but resulting in very large file sizes. In contrast, GIF uses LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch) lossless compression and supports up to 256 colors per frame, making it ideal for web graphics, icons, and simple animations due to its small file size. One of GIF's key features is its ability to support transparency, where a single selected color can be rendered fully invisible. This makes it particularly useful for generating GIF assets for embedded systems where storage space is limited, creating GIF sprites with transparency for 2D games, and creating images for environments that require strict 8-bit color formats, such as custom firmware. To create transparency in your converted GIF, enable the "Create GIF Transparency" checkbox in the tool options, and then select the color you want to make transparent by clicking on it in the BMP image that you uploaded. The tool also offers a "Color Match Tolerance" setting, which determines how strictly colors are matched for transparency. By entering a percentage value here (from 0% to 100%), you can expand the range of colors that will be treated as similar to the selected one and made transparent. A value of 0% matches only the exact color selected, while higher values include similar shades based on color distance calculations. Keep in mind that GIF only supports binary transparency – pixels are either fully transparent or fully opaque, and there's no partial (alpha) translucency. Additionally, in the "BMP and GIF Data" section of the options, you can view useful information about the input and output files, including their formats, transparency status, and file dimensions. If you need to do the reverse conversion, try our GIF to BMP Converter tool. Gifabulous!
This tool converts BMP (bitmap) images into GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) images. BMP is an uncompressed raster format that stores image data as a grid of uncompressed pixels, preserving high visual quality but resulting in very large file sizes. In contrast, GIF uses LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch) lossless compression and supports up to 256 colors per frame, making it ideal for web graphics, icons, and simple animations due to its small file size. One of GIF's key features is its ability to support transparency, where a single selected color can be rendered fully invisible. This makes it particularly useful for generating GIF assets for embedded systems where storage space is limited, creating GIF sprites with transparency for 2D games, and creating images for environments that require strict 8-bit color formats, such as custom firmware. To create transparency in your converted GIF, enable the "Create GIF Transparency" checkbox in the tool options, and then select the color you want to make transparent by clicking on it in the BMP image that you uploaded. The tool also offers a "Color Match Tolerance" setting, which determines how strictly colors are matched for transparency. By entering a percentage value here (from 0% to 100%), you can expand the range of colors that will be treated as similar to the selected one and made transparent. A value of 0% matches only the exact color selected, while higher values include similar shades based on color distance calculations. Keep in mind that GIF only supports binary transparency – pixels are either fully transparent or fully opaque, and there's no partial (alpha) translucency. Additionally, in the "BMP and GIF Data" section of the options, you can view useful information about the input and output files, including their formats, transparency status, and file dimensions. If you need to do the reverse conversion, try our GIF to BMP Converter tool. Gifabulous!
In this example, we convert a high-quality bitmap image of frozen blueberries into a single-frame, static GIF. Even though the input bitmap uses uncompressed pixels and millions of colors, the output GIF with its 256 colors keeps the image quality remarkably high. This is because we use an effective color quantization algorithm that keeps the necessary shades in the final GIF to make it look super close to the original bitmap. (Source: Pexels.)
In this example, we highlight a problem of the GIF format when dealing with photos that have smooth color gradients, like this sunset in Sydney. The input BMP, with its 24-bit colors and raw pixel data representation, perfectly renders the color transitions in the sky. However, the output GIF, with its 8-bit colors, has a limited color range and struggles with rendering this part of the photo. The sky has noticeable color banding and looks less smooth. The main benefit of a GIF in this case is its smaller file size. (Source: Pexels.)
In this example, we're working with a BMP image of a plant in a pink vase, and our goal is to remove the background via GIF transparency. Since the GIF format supports only solid transparency (not partial transparency), we select a specific RGB value from the background (by clicking on it) and remove all matching pixels. For color keying, we use a 16% color match tolerance level to also remove similar background shades near the plant's edges. (Source: Pexels.)
Create animated GIFs in your browser.
Change the order of frames in a GIF animation.
Insert one or more frames in a GIF animation.
Decrease the size of a GIF.
Smooth out the edges of a transparent GIF.
Add an audio track to a GIF.
Draw a GIF on different backgrounds to see how it looks.
Gradually fade-out the frames of a GIF.
Gradually fade-in the frames of a GIF.
Cross-fade a GIF frame by frame.
Cross-fade two GIF animations.
Smoothly transform one GIF into another GIF.
Change the delay between all GIF frames to the same value.
Change the framerate of a GIF.
Change the quality of a GIF.
Increase or decrease GIF canvas size.
Increase the width and height of a GIF.
Decrease the width and height of a GIF.
Create a chess game animation from a PGN file.
Create a go game animation from a SGF file.
Create a draughts/checkers game animation from a PDN file.
Generate a GIF animation of winning a Solitaire game.
Create a GIF animation of Game of Life.
Base64-encode a GIF.
Base64-decode a GIF.
Base58-encode a GIF.
Base58-decode a GIF.
Convert a sequential GIF to progressive GIF.
Convert a progressive GIF to a sequential GIF.
Convert an animated PNG to an animated GIF.
Convert an animated GIF to an animated PNG.
Convert an animated PNG to an animated GIF.
Convert a GIF animation to an AV1 animation (AVIF).
Convert an AV1 animation (AVIF) to a GIF animation.
Convert a GIF animation to a HEIF animation.
Convert a HEIF animation to a GIF animation.
Export a GIF animation to a BPG animation.
Convert an animated BPG to an animated GIF.
Convert a GIF animation to an AVI video.
Convert an AVI video to a GIF animation.
Convert a GIF animation to a WMV video.
Convert a WMV video to a GIF animation.
Convert a GIF animation to an MP4 video.
Convert an MP4 video to a GIF animation.
Convert a GIF animation to an MKV video.
Convert an MKV video to a GIF animation.
Convert a GIF animation to a MOV video.
Convert a MOV video to a GIF animation.
Convert a GIF animation to GIF video (GIFV).
Convert a GIF video (GIFV) to a GIF animation.
Create a Data URI from a GIF animation.
Reconstruct a GIF from a Data URI.
Draw one or more GIF frames as ASCII art.
Create an animation from multiple ASCII art drawings.
Draw one or more GIF frames as ANSI art.
Create an animation from multiple ANSI art drawings.
Draw one or more GIF frames using Unicode glyphs.
Create a GIF from multiple Unicode drawings.
Draw one or more GIF frames using Braille characters.
Create a GIF animation from Braille characters.
Replace one color in a GIF with another.
Convert all colors in a GIF to just two black and white.
Find the color palette used in a GIF.
Find the color index used in a GIF.
Randomly change the color indexes of a GIF.
Remove colors from a GIF.
Run various color quantization algorithms on a GIF.
Create a GIF with more than 256 colors.
Convert a 256-color GIF to a 2-color GIF.
Convert a non-dithered GIF to a dithered GIF.
Merge dithered pixels and create a non-dithered GIF.
Change the delay interval between individual GIF frames.
Split a GIF into two or more GIFs.
Join two or more GIFs into a single GIF.
Shift GIF frames to the right or to the left.
Hide the selected area in a GIF by drawing a block over it.
Extract a part (a range of frames) from a GIF.
Create multiple GIF copies side-by-side.
Create multiple copies of individual GIF frames.
Skew a GIF animation by an angle.
Reverse a skew in a GIF animation.
Create a pixel whirl of any radius in a GIF.
Create a GIF that animates white noise.
Make a GIF animation go so slow that it appears almost static.
Create a static GIF that contains just one frame.
Generate a GIF that contains nothing.
Generate a GIF that contains a scrolling marquee.
Add a semi-transparent watermark to a GIF animation.
Remove a watermark from a GIF animation.
Extract all GIF frames in a folder and zip it up.
Add a hidden comment in GIF's metainfo section.
Clear all metainfo from a GIF.
Animate multiple GIFs at the same time side-by-side.
Add an animation effect to a message.
Layer two GIFs and put one GIF on top of another GIF.
Overlay an animated GIF on any image or photo.
Overlay any image or photo on an animated GIF.
Quickly check if a GIF file has any transparent pixels.
Quickly check if a GIF file is animated or static.
Quickly find the width, height, and aspect ratio of a GIF image.
Quickly find the file size of a GIF image in bytes or kilobytes.
Quickly calculate how many frames are in the given GIF.
Quickly calculate the frame rate of a GIF.
Convert any image to a GIF that emulates slow Internet speed.
Create a GIF animation of a loading spinner.
Let Zalgo destroy a GIF animation.
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