How to use
- Open bars-32x16.webp.
- Expect one GIF frame at 32 by 16.
- Do not expect later animation frames.
Formula / how it works
bars-32x16.webp becomes a single-frame GIF, 32 by 16, about 0.2 KB. Colours are quantised to at most 256. Two flat colours do not show the banding a photograph will get. Animated WebP keeps only the frame the browser decodes, usually the first. Later frames are not a filmstrip. There is no delay and no loop, because there is one frame. gifenc runs in the tab. The WebP you opened is not replaced. Use WebP to PNG when you need the decoded frame without a palette.
One frame, 32 by 16, about 0.2 KB, palette at 256. That is the bars result. An animation loses every frame but the decoded one. A photograph can band. gifenc does this in the tab. The WebP remains the master if you still need the other frames or the original colours.
Count the frames of the WebP before you delete it. This page keeps one decoded frame, 32 by 16 for the bars, about 0.2 KB, with at most 256 colours. A photograph can band. An animation loses the other frames. There is no delay and no loop. gifenc runs locally. WebP to PNG is the path that skips the palette when the next tool can read PNG.
Before you delete a WebP, count its frames. This button keeps one, the frame the browser decodes, and writes a GIF of at most 256 colours. The bars are one frame, 32 by 16, about 0.2 KB, so nothing is missing from that file. A sticker with four frames would lose three. A photograph can band. There is no delay and no loop to set, because there is nothing to time. gifenc runs in the tab. WebP to PNG keeps the decoded colours without the palette when PNG is acceptable.
One decoded frame, a palette of at most 256, no timing track. The bars are 32 by 16 and about 0.2 KB, so the sample is complete. A four-frame sticker is not complete after this button. Count those frames first. A photograph can band, and that banding is the palette, not a bug in the grid. gifenc stays in the tab. The WebP is still the file with the other frames and the original colours.
Work in this order. Count the frames in the WebP. If there is more than one and you need them, do not use this button as the master copy. The button keeps a single decoded frame and quantises it to 256 colours. The bars are already one frame, 32 by 16, about 0.2 KB, so the GIF is a complete copy of that file. A photograph of a sky can band across that palette. That banding is the limit of GIF, not a broken width. There is no loop count and no frame delay to set. gifenc does the encode in the browser. Keep the WebP when you still need the other frames or the unquantised colours. The bars sample is complete only because it was already a single frame. A longer WebP is not. Count frames before you delete the WebP, and keep it when any frame besides the first still matters. The bars file had only one frame.
Skip the palette with WebP to PNG.
Worked examples
WebP bars as a GIF
Inputs: w2g-f: bars-32x16.webp
On this page, take bars-32x16.webp and press Convert. Expect one frame and a 256-colour palette.
Result: WEBP to GIF: 32×16. 0.2 KB
WebP bars as a GIF again
Inputs: w2g-f: bars-32x16.webp
On this page, take bars-32x16.webp and press Convert. Expect one frame and a 256-colour palette.
Result: WEBP to GIF: 32×16. 0.2 KB
Use cases
- A single-frame GIF of a WebP icon.
- Accepting a 256-colour palette.
- Leaving an animation incomplete on purpose.
- Keeping the WebP as the master.
Tips & limitations
- About 0.2 KB for these bars.
- A photo can band.
- No loop and no delay.
- gifenc runs locally.
FAQ
How many frames?
One. The frame the browser decoded.
What size?
32 by 16.
Are colours reduced?
Yes, to at most 256.
Is the WebP uploaded?
No.
What about an animation?
Only one frame is kept.
When is PNG better?
When you need the decoded frame without a palette.
The 0.2 KB GIF is bars-32x16.webp. An animated WebP will not become a filmstrip.