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JPG to GIF

Anyfile converts a JPEG photo to a GIF image for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.

Files are converted in your browser and never uploaded. By using Anyfile you agree to the Terms of Use.

What changes from JPG to GIF

ColoursReduced to at most 256 colours, which GIF holds
Camera details and locationLeft out: the GIF is saved without them
File sizeUsually larger: GIF compresses less tightly than JPG

When to use GIF: Simple looping animations, reaction clips and small graphics with flat colour.

The two formats

.jpg · .jpeg

JPEG photoJoint Photographic Experts Group

The common photo format since the early 1990s, named after the committee that designed it. Lossy compression makes files much smaller by discarding detail the eye notices least.

Photographs for the web, email and cameras, where small files matter more than perfect detail.

Opens in every browser, phone and computer photo app, Preview, Photoshop

About JPG files

.gif

GIF imageGraphics Interchange Format

An image format introduced by CompuServe in 1987. Each frame uses a palette of up to 256 colours, and a file can hold several frames that play as a short loop.

Simple looping animations, reaction clips and small graphics with flat colour.

Opens in every browser, messaging app and image viewer

About GIF files

Questions

How do I convert JPG to GIF?

Drop your JPG file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the GIF downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the photo editor.

Is my JPG file uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.

Is my location removed?

Yes: the GIF is saved without camera details, so the location isn’t in it.

Can I convert several JPG files at once?

Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every GIF inside.