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PDF to GIF Converter

Convert Portable Document Format files to GIF image / animation — free, private and right in your browser.

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    Password-protected PDF?Remove the password first.
    Pages with photos?PDF to JPG or PNG gives better colours.
    Expecting an animation?Each page is a still picture.

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    How to convert PDF to GIF

    1. Select your PDFs.Choose the PDF an old website or forum needs as GIF.
    2. Choose the image quality.Standard 150 DPI keeps GIF files reasonably small.
    3. Click Convert to GIF.Each page is saved as its own still GIF picture.
    4. Check each page image.GIF has fewer colours, so photos may look grainy.

    About PDF to GIF

    When is it useful? PDF to GIF saves PDF pages as GIF pictures — useful for old websites, forums, email newsletters and simple online systems that accept GIF images but not PDF.

    Good to know: GIF can show at most 256 colours, so photos inside the page may look slightly grainy, while text, charts and simple graphics look clean. Very large pages are reduced to 2000 pixels wide. The GIFs are still pictures, not animations — each page is a separate image file.

    Tips for Better Results

    • For pages with photos, PDF to JPG or PDF to PNG gives better colours.
    • Standard (150 DPI) keeps GIF files reasonably small.
    • Several pages are downloaded together as a ZIP file, or one by one from the file list.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Will the GIF be animated?
    No. Each page is a separate still picture, not an animation.
    Why do photos look grainy?
    GIF shows at most 256 colours. Text and charts look clean; photos may look grainy.
    How wide can each GIF page be?
    Very large pages are reduced to 2000 pixels wide.
    What gives better colours?
    For pages with photos, use PDF to JPG or PDF to PNG.
    Works with: Old websites · forums · email newsletters · simple online systems

    What converts well, and what doesn't

    Your PDFResult in GIF
    Text, charts, simple graphicsLook clean
    Photos in the pageMay look slightly grainy (256 colours)
    Very large pagesReduced to 2000 pixels wide
    AnimationNone — each page is a still picture
    Several pagesDownloaded as a ZIP or one by one
    💡 Tip: Standard (150 DPI) keeps GIF files reasonably small.

    Common uses

    Old websitesSites that accept only GIF.
    ForumsPost pages as images.
    NewslettersInsert pages into emails.
    Simple systemsUpload where PDF is refused.
    ChartsShare simple graphics.
    Text pagesSmall clean images.

    Is my file safe?

    Browser processing: your files are processed on your own device and are never uploaded to our server.

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    Guide

    PDF to GIF: a complete guide

    Where GIF pictures are still needed

    GIF is supported by every browser and email program ever made. Some older websites, forums, email newsletter tools, intranets and simple embedded systems still accept GIF but not PDF, PNG or WEBP. Converting PDF pages to GIF makes them usable there.

    What happens when you convert

    Each page is drawn at 96, 150 or 300 DPI and saved as a still GIF picture. GIF stores at most 256 colours, so the colours of each page are reduced to the best 256-colour palette. Pages wider than 2000 pixels are scaled down to 2000 pixels wide. Several pages download together as a ZIP, or one by one from the file list.

    How pages will look

    Text, tables, diagrams and charts with flat colours look clean in GIF. Photographs and soft colour gradients show visible banding or grain, because 256 colours are not enough for them. This tool does not create animations — each page is a separate still GIF.

    Common problems and how to fix them

    Photos look grainy: use PDF to JPG or PDF to PNG instead. The GIF is too large: choose 96 or 150 DPI. You wanted an animated GIF of the pages: convert to pictures here, then combine them in an animation tool.

    Good habits

    Use GIF only when a system requires it, keep text-heavy pages at 150 DPI for readability, and keep the original PDF.

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