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What is a .gif file?
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GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a raster format limited to a 256-color indexed palette per frame, using lossless LZW compression. It supports simple frame-based animation and a single fully transparent palette index. It is widely used for short looping animations and low-color graphics.
How to use a .gif file
Use an example GIF to test animated-frame decoding, palette and transparency handling, frame timing, and conversion to modern formats like WebP or MP4.
Download example .gif files
- Format Set — Fruit Still Life (GIF)A 1024×1024 fruit still life exported as GIF — one member of a conversion set that carries identical content across formats, so you can convert one and diff against the others.
- Animated GIF (8 frames)An 8-frame looping animated GIF of a moving dot — tests animation handling, first-frame extraction, and GIF parsing.