GIF to AI Converter
Select files for conversion or just drag and drop them to the upload area
How to convert GIF files to AI online?
Step 1.
Upload GIF-file
Click "Choose File" button to select a gif file on your computer. GIF file size can be up to 50 Mb.
Step 2.
Convert GIF to AI
Click "Convert" button to start conversion.
Step 3.
Download your AI
When the conversion process is complete, you can download the AI file.
Information about GIF and AI file formats
| Name | GIF | AI |
| Full name | GIF - CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format | AI - Adobe Illustrator Artwork |
| File extension | .gif | .ai |
| MIME type | image/gif | application/post-script |
| Developed by | CompuServe | Adobe Systems |
| Type of format | lossless bitmap image format | Vector image format |
| Description | The Graphics Interchange Format (better known by its acronym GIF) is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability. | Adobe Illustrator Artwork (AI) is a proprietary file format developed by Adobe Systems for representing single-page vector-based drawings in either the EPS or PDF formats. The .ai filename extension is used by Adobe Illustrator. The AI file format was originally a native format called PGF. PDF compatibility is achieved by embedding a complete copy of the PGF data within the saved PDF format file. |
| Technical details | GIF supports up to 8 bits per pixel for each image, allowing a single image to reference its own palette of up to 256 different colors chosen from the 24-bit RGB color space. GIF images are compressed using the Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) lossless data compression technique to reduce the file size without degrading the visual quality. | The same "dual path" approach as for PGF is used when saving EPS-compatible files in recent versions of Illustrator. Early versions of the AI file format are true EPS files with a restricted, compact syntax, with additional semantics represented by Illustrator-specific DSC comments that conform to DSC's Open Structuring Conventions. |
| File conversion | GIF conversion | AI conversion |
| Associated programs | Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, the GIMP, ImageMagick, IrfanView, Pixel image editor, Paint.NET. | Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D, CorelDRAW, Corel Paint Shop Pro, Ghostscript, Inkscape. |
| Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Illustrator_Artwork |