Convert GIF to PDF
Ethical Tube's free GIF to PDF converter puts GIF images into a PDF, the universal format for sharing documents, with one image per page, as one combined file or a PDF for each image. It runs entirely in your browser, so your images are never uploaded, and it's free with no sign-up or watermark.
Files are converted on your device and never uploaded.
- Price
- Free
- Uploads
- None, it runs on your device
- Sign-up
- Not needed
- Batch
- Many images at once
- Output
- One PDF or one per image
- Install
- Nothing to install
How it works
How to convert GIF to PDF
Add your GIF files
Drop GIF files onto the converter, click to choose them, or paste from the clipboard. Add as many as you like.
Check the settings
Choose a page size (the image's own size, A4, or US Letter), margins, and whether to combine everything into one PDF.
Download your PDF
Each file gets its own download button as soon as it's ready. Download all saves everything in one ZIP file.
The formats
GIF and PDF at a glance
What is a GIF file?
GIF is a decades-old image format best known for short looping animations. Each frame can use at most 256 colors, which suits simple graphics but makes photos look grainy, and it supports only on-or-off transparency. GIFs have no sound. It opens in every browser, messaging app, and social network, plus Windows Photos, macOS Preview, and image editors.
What is a PDF file?
PDF is the standard format for sharing documents that should look the same everywhere. It fixes the layout, fonts, and images of every page, which is great for reading and printing but makes editing hard. A PDF can contain real text or only scanned pictures of pages. It opens in every browser, Adobe Acrobat Reader, macOS Preview, Microsoft Edge on Windows, phones, and Google Drive.
Good to know
What changes when you convert GIF to PDF
- Each image becomes one page, in the order you add them. You can drag files to reorder them before converting.
- Photos are embedded as high-quality JPG and graphics with transparency as PNG, so nothing visible is lost.
- Only the first frame of an animated GIF is used.
- Very large images, around 100 megapixels or more, can exceed what the browser allows, especially on phones.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is this GIF to PDF converter free?
Yes. It's completely free, with no sign-up, no watermark, and no limit on how many files you convert. It costs Ethical Tube nothing to run, because the conversion happens on your own device rather than on a server.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs inside your browser with pdf-lib and Mozilla's pdf.js, so your files never leave your device. Once the page has loaded, it even works offline.
Can I convert several GIF files at once?
Yes. Add as many images as you like, then combine them into one PDF or make a separate PDF for each. Drag them into the order you want first.
Does it work on iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows?
Yes. It works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari, on computers and phones.
What can open a PDF file?
Every browser, Adobe Acrobat Reader, macOS Preview, Microsoft Edge on Windows, phones, and Google Drive.
Is there a file size limit?
There's no upload limit because nothing is uploaded. The practical limit is your device's memory: everyday files are fine, and most computers handle images up to about 100 megapixels.
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