Images to GIF Converter

Turn Any Set of Images Into an Animated GIF

"How do I make a GIF from a bunch of photos?" Drop your images into the uploader above — JPG, PNG, or WebP — reorder them, set the frame delay, and export an animated GIF. Everything runs in your browser, so your photos never touch a server.

How to Make a GIF From Images

There are two reliable ways to turn a sequence of images into an animated GIF — one in-browser, one if you already have the software.

1. Use the Images to GIF converter above (fastest)

1. Click Choose Images and select two or more JPG, PNG, or WebP files from your device.
2. Drag the thumbnails to reorder them — frame one is the first image in the row, and so on.
3. Drag the Animation Delay slider to set how long each frame stays on screen (500ms is a good default; lower is faster).
4. Set Loop Count to 0 for infinite looping, or pick a fixed number of repeats.
5. Click Export GIF to save the result as animation.gif.

The preview updates live as you change the order, delay, or loop count — so you can tune the timing without re-exporting.

2. Make a GIF in Photoshop or GIMP

If you already have Photoshop, open File → Scripts → Load Files into Stack, select your images, then use Window → Timeline → Create Frame Animation and Make Frames From Layers. Set the delay per frame and export with File → Export → Save for Web (Legacy) as GIF.

GIMP's equivalent is File → Open as Layers, then Filters → Animation → Optimize (for GIF) and File → Export As with the .gif extension and the As animation box checked.

Both work offline but require a download, setup, and a learning curve. The tool above skips all of that.

What Image Formats Can I Convert to GIF?

The converter above accepts the three formats that cover almost every source you'll have:

• PNG — best for screenshots, logos, and anything with sharp edges or transparency.
• JPG / JPEG — best for photos and camera shots.
• WebP — modern format common in downloaded images from the web.

You can mix formats in the same GIF. The tool reads each image at its original resolution and renders all frames at the size of the first image, so consistent dimensions give the cleanest result.

PNG to GIF, JPG to GIF — Same Tool

The uploader doesn't care which format you start from. Drop a folder of PNG screenshots in and you'll get a PNG-to-GIF animation. Drop in phone photos and it's a JPG-to-GIF. Mix both and the tool normalizes them into a single animated file. If you only have one source image and want a looping animation, you'll need at least two frames — duplicate the file or add a variation.

Want to Turn a Video Into a GIF Instead?

If your source is an MP4, MOV, or WebM clip rather than a set of still images, use the Video to GIF converter — it handles the frame extraction for you. The Images to GIF tool on this page is for when you already have the frames as separate image files.

Why the GIF Might Look Bigger Than Expected

GIFs use an older compression format that encodes every unique color as a palette entry — so a photo-heavy GIF with 30 frames can easily hit 5 to 10 MB. Three ways to shrink the output:

1. Use fewer frames. Cutting from 30 to 10 roughly thirds the file size.
2. Resize images before uploading. A 1920x1080 GIF is 9x the data of a 640x360 one. Most platforms downscale anyway.
3. Increase the animation delay. Fewer frames-per-second is a visual choice, not a file-size trick — but it lets you drop frames without the animation feeling choppy.

For photo-grade animation at small file sizes, a short MP4 or WebM is a better format than GIF — but for emails, Slack, Discord, and legacy chat apps, GIF is still the universal option.

Is This Images to GIF Converter Free and Private?

Yes to both. The tool is free with no signup, no watermark, and no frame-count cap. It also runs entirely in your browser — your images are read locally, processed by a web worker, and never uploaded to our server. You can verify this by opening your browser's Network tab while exporting; you won't see the images leave your device.