Convert BMP to GIF
Free, fast and secure — convert BMP to GIF right in your browser.
Turn your BMP into a shareable GIF animation
Converting BMP to GIF lets you create a lightweight, looping animation that plays instantly everywhere — in chats, social feeds and web pages — with no video player required.
How to convert BMP to GIF
- 1 Drop your BMP file into the converter above.
- 2 It is converted to GIF automatically — no settings to fiddle with.
- 3 Download your new GIF file instantly.
BMP vs GIF
| Feature | BMP | GIF |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossless | Lossless |
| Transparency | No | Yes |
| Animation | No | Yes |
| Type | Raster | Raster |
| MIME type | image/bmp | image/gif |
| Best for | Legacy Windows workflows and cases where an uncompressed, exact bitmap is required. | Short looping animations, memes and simple flat graphics shared across the web. |
About the formats
Bitmap image
BMP is an uncompressed raster format from the Windows world. It stores raw pixels with no quality loss, producing large but perfectly exact files.
Strengths
- Completely lossless, raw pixels
- Simple, widely readable on Windows
- No compression artefacts
Limitations
- Very large file sizes
- No transparency or animation
- Rarely used on the modern web
Best for: Legacy Windows workflows and cases where an uncompressed, exact bitmap is required.
GIF image
GIF is a classic format limited to 256 colours but able to hold short looping animations. It remains the lingua franca of reaction clips and simple web animations.
Strengths
- Universally supported animation
- Tiny files for simple graphics
- Supports basic transparency
Limitations
- Only 256 colours — poor for photos
- Large files for longer animations
- No partial transparency or sound
Best for: Short looping animations, memes and simple flat graphics shared across the web.