Video to animated PNG converter

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Upload and convert video to animated PNG

This online video to APNG converter lets you upload your MP4, AVI, WebM, MOV, FLV, WMV, and many other popular video formats and turn them into high-quality animated PNG files. Animated PNG (APNG) is an extension of the PNG format that supports animation while preserving full alpha transparency and lossless image quality making it a superior alternative to GIF for animations that require smooth gradients, transparency, or a wider color palette.

How to convert a video to APNG

  1. Upload your video file from your device or paste a URL to fetch it from another server.
  2. Set the start and end time to select the part of the video you want to convert.
  3. Choose the output size, frame rate (FPS), and loop count.
  4. Click "Convert to APNG!" and download the result.

APNG vs GIF

Unlike GIF, which is limited to 256 colors per frame and only supports binary (on/off) transparency, APNG supports 24-bit color with full 8-bit alpha transparency. This means animations with smooth gradients, semi-transparent overlays, and photographic content look significantly better as APNG compared to GIF. The trade-off is that APNG files are typically larger than GIFs. Generally, both APNG and GIF are poor replacements for video due to large file sizes and inefficiency, and you should use MP4 instead where possible, but when it's not possible, APNG is a good choice for short animations that require transparency and lossless quality, or as an intermediate format for further editing, as it's not losing quality as much as GIF.

Browser support

APNG is now supported by all major web browsers, with over 96% global coverage. As of 2025, APNG has been officially incorporated into the PNG 3.0 specification, solidifying its status as a web standard. Supported browsers include:

  • Chrome version 59 and later
  • Firefox version 3 and later
  • Safari version 8 and later
  • Edge version 79 and later
  • Opera version 46 and later

In the rare case of an unsupported browser, APNG files gracefully fall back to displaying the first frame as a static PNG image.

Tips

  • Frame rate (FPS) controls the smoothness of the animation. This tool supports up to 60 FPS, but higher frame rates produce larger files. Choose a balance between quality and file size for your needs.
  • To keep the file size and processing time reasonable, the maximum video length for conversion depends on the selected frame rate, it allows 300 frames in total.
  • Pause the video and click "Use current video position" to get an accurate start and end time for your animation.
  • You can also output a sequence of individual PNG images instead of an animation select "Don't animate, output a sequence of PNG images" in the Method dropdown.

If you need a more widely compatible animation format, use our Video to GIF converter instead. For other animated image formats, try Video to WebP or Video to AVIF. To extract individual frames as static PNGs, use the Video to PNG tool.