SVG to GIF Converter
Convert animated SVG files with SMIL or CSS keyframes into looped GIF animations entirely in your browser. Set custom dimensions, duration, and frame rate.
SVG / SVGZ animated with SMIL or CSS
Tips
- Set an explicit pixel width because vector graphics have no fixed native raster resolution.
- Match the total capture duration to the exact loop length of your CSS or SMIL animation.
- Embed custom fonts and external assets as Base64 inside the SVG so the renderer captures them.
How to use it
- 1 Select or drop your animated SVG file into the tool.
- 2 Specify your target canvas width, capture frame rate, and total loop duration.
- 3 Start the conversion to rasterize the vector timeline and save your animated GIF.
What you should know
Animated Scalable Vector Graphics rely on SMIL elements or embedded CSS keyframes to drive vector motion without resolution loss. However, major email clients, documentation systems, markdown renderers, and chat platforms reject active SVG scripts to prevent arbitrary code execution, leaving vector animations completely static or blank. Rasterizing animated SVG graphics into standard GIF files restores universal playback compatibility across every messaging platform and browser. While GIF restricts colour depth to an indexed 256-colour palette and replaces scalable vectors with fixed pixels, it provides guaranteed autoplay loops everywhere.
This tool renders your SVG frame by frame inside your browser using an in-tab WebAssembly engine, ensuring your raw artwork never touches a remote server. Because vector sources lack native pixel dimensions, you define the target canvas width, playback frame rate, and total loop duration. The converter steps through the vector timeline, rasterizes every frame, and compiles an optimized animated GIF with transparent background support. External font files or remote linked bitmap assets must be embedded as Base64 strings, otherwise the renderer ignores them during capture.
Frequently asked questions
Why are custom fonts or linked images missing from the GIF?
Browsers restrict external network requests when drawing SVG code to a sandboxed canvas. Convert fonts and linked bitmaps to Base64 data URIs inside the SVG file before converting.
How do I choose the correct animation duration?
Check the duration value in your SVG animation markup, such as the CSS animation-duration or SMIL dur attribute, to capture one complete seamless loop without cutting off early.
Are my vector files uploaded to a remote server?
No, all rasterization and GIF compilation occur locally within your browser tab using WebAssembly, so your files remain strictly on your device.
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