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GIFtoSVG
Convert GIF to SVG
Up to 100 files at once. Mixed formats are fine.
They convert one after another and download together as a ZIP.
You can convert GIF to SVG free and without an account: drop the file above and the SVG is ready to download in a second or two. The conversion happens inside your own browser, so the file is never uploaded — it works on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android, and keeps working with the network switched off.
Where it runs
In your browser. The file is never uploaded.
Lossy
Some detail is traded for size. SVG cannot hold everything a GIF can.
File size limit
Up to 100 MB per file, free, without an account.
Worth knowing
Tracing redraws the picture as flat shapes, which is what lets the result be scaled to any size without going soft. It works by finding the edges between areas of similar colour and drawing an outline around each one, so it is at its best where those areas genuinely exist: a logo, an icon, a flat illustration, a scanned line drawing. A photograph has no flat areas, so tracing invents them — the result is posterised and larger than what you started with. The traced file is measured against yours, and the page tells you which of the two happened before you download it.
What GIF and SVG are for
Limited to 256 colours, but the only image format everything animates. Large files for video-like content.
Vector graphics as XML. Sharp at any size, and the only image format you can edit in a text editor.
How to convert GIF to SVG
- Drop your GIF file onto this page, or click to pick one.
- Choose SVG as the target. The conversion runs inside your browser — the file is never uploaded.
- Download the finished SVG file.
GIF vs SVG: what changes
| GIF | SVG | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graphics Interchange Format | Scalable Vector Graphics |
| File extension | .gif | .svg |
| Media type | image/gif | image/svg+xml |
| Compression | Lossless — nothing is discarded | Uncompressed |
GIF to SVG: common questions
Are my GIF files uploaded anywhere?
No. This conversion runs entirely inside your browser, so the file never leaves your device. You can confirm it yourself: open the network tab of your browser's developer tools and convert something. You will see the page load, plus the analytics and advertising the site is paid for with — and nothing carrying your file.
Is converting GIF to SVG free?
Yes. There is no account, no watermark and no limit on how many files you convert — it runs on your own machine, so it costs us nothing to let you. Files up to 100 MB are handled in the browser.
Does converting GIF to SVG lose quality?
GIF and SVG describe content in fundamentally different ways, so the conversion is a reconstruction rather than a copy. The result is faithful, but not byte-for-byte equivalent. Tracing redraws the picture as flat shapes, which is what lets the result be scaled to any size without going soft. It works by finding the edges between areas of similar colour and drawing an outline around each one, so it is at its best where those areas genuinely exist: a logo, an icon, a flat illustration, a scanned line drawing. A photograph has no flat areas, so tracing invents them — the result is posterised and larger than what you started with. The traced file is measured against yours, and the page tells you which of the two happened before you download it.
Do I need to install anything to open SVG files?
No installation is needed for the conversion itself — it runs in the browser you already have. Opening the SVG afterwards needs whatever software normally handles Scalable Vector Graphics on your device.
Where these figures come from
The claims this page makes about GIF and SVG are checkable, and these are the documents that settle them.