What does PNG to GIF do that other Images pages on this site do not?

Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened. Short version: Convert a PNG into a GIF.

Does PNG to GIF upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. PNG to GIF runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened.

Should I use JPG to GIF instead of PNG to GIF?

Use PNG to GIF when you need Convert a PNG into a GIF. Use JPG to GIF when you need Convert a JPEG into a GIF. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.

What are the limits of PNG to GIF?

Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened. Also: Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened.

PNG to GIF

Convert a PNG into a GIF.

Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened.

What PNG to GIF does

Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened.

PNG to GIF sits in the Images group on purpose. It is not JPG to GIF (Convert a JPEG into a GIF.) and not GIF to PNG (Convert a GIF to PNG in your browser.). Choose this page when you need Convert a PNG into a GIF. If you stretch PNG to GIF into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use PNG to GIF

Stay on this PNG to GIF page (/png-to-gif). Do not switch to JPG to GIF unless you actually want Convert a JPEG into a GIF..
Add the file type PNG to GIF accepts. Hint from the path: png to gif. Convert a PNG into a GIF.
Set only the options that match PNG to GIF. Neighbor GIF to PNG does something else (Convert a GIF to PNG in your browser.). Tool note: Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened.
Run PNG to GIF in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened.
Download or copy the result from PNG to GIF. If it is the wrong job, open JPG to GIF instead.

When not to use PNG to GIF

Skip PNG to GIF when a neighbor tool matches better — start with JPG to GIF or GIF to PNG — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened.

Questions about PNG to GIF

What does PNG to GIF do that other Images pages on this site do not?: Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened. Short version: Convert a PNG into a GIF.
Does PNG to GIF upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. PNG to GIF runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened.
Should I use JPG to GIF instead of PNG to GIF?: Use PNG to GIF when you need Convert a PNG into a GIF. Use JPG to GIF when you need Convert a JPEG into a GIF. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.
What are the limits of PNG to GIF?: Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened. Also: Convert PNG to GIF locally. Transparency may be flattened.