WebP to GIF converter

WebP pixels are decoded and encoded as GIF by our image engine for webp-to-gif; no OCR is performed.

Converted with Image engine · input deleted within 24 h
Free: 5 conversions a day · 5 MB each
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What changes

WebP pixels are decoded and encoded as GIF by our image engine for webp-to-gif; no OCR is performed.
EXIF, color profiles, layers, animation frames, and camera metadata may be stripped unless the destination requires minimal metadata.
Transparency stays for PNG and WebP but is filled with the selected background for JPEG, BMP, PDF, and other opaque targets.
Animated inputs such as GIF are flattened to a still frame unless a server codec explicitly supports animation for that output.
SVG input is rasterized at the requested dimensions or DPI, producing pixels rather than editable vector paths.
Server-only codecs or PDF rendering are used when browsers cannot safely handle the pair.

A real WebP → GIF run

We converted our WebP sample (23 KB) with Image engine on 2026-10-20. It took 55 ms and produced a 25 KB GIF file, about the same size as the input. The engine raised 1 warning, listed below.

Input · sample.webp · 23 KB

1200 × 800 px, extended VP8X

Width: 1,200
Height: 800
Encoding: extended VP8X

Output · sample.gif · 25 KB

1200 × 800 px, GIF89a

Width: 1,200
Height: 800
Encoding: GIF89a

Image metadata stripped from output.

Options

width: Set the output width in pixels.
height: Set the output height in pixels.
fit: Contain, cover, or fill within the requested dimensions.
quality: Set lossy output quality where the codec supports it.
background: Fill transparency with this color for opaque formats.
stripMetadata: Remove source metadata when writing the output.
dpi: Rasterize SVG or PDF-derived pixels at the requested scale where supported.

Example

input

WebP image, 1200 × 800 pixels

output

GIF image resized or re-encoded without OCR text extraction

Do it in code

python

from PIL import Image
img = Image.open("input.webp")
img.save("output.gif")

WebP to GIF by API or MCP

The HTTP API and the MCP server run the exact engine this page uses (Image engine); the response carries the same warnings the web converter shows. Check support first with GET /api/v1/pairs?from=webp&to=gif.

curl

curl -X POST https://filetypeconverters.com/api/v1/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FTC_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@input.webp" -F "from=webp" -F "to=gif" \
  -F 'options={"dpi":96}' \
  --output output.gif

Options this engine accepts for WebP → GIF

Key	Applies to	Type	Default
dpi	Reading WebP	number	96
width	Writing GIF	number	0
height	Writing GIF	number	0
fit	Writing GIF	contain · cover · fill	contain
quality	Writing GIF	number	90
background	Writing GIF	string	#ffffff
stripMetadata	Writing GIF	boolean	true

API reference

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This converter works today; a tested write-up of what changes for WebP → GIF is in progress.