PPM to GIF Converter

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Advanced settings (optional)

Resize Output Image

Choose how to set the output size: keep the original, enter a width or height and we'll keep the aspect ratio, enter both dimensions, or scale by a percentage. Use "Keep original" to leave its dimensions unchanged.

Auto Orient

Auto Orient Correctly orient the image using the gravity sensor data stored in EXIF

Correctly orient the image using the gravity sensor data stored in EXIF

Strip Metadata

Strip Metadata Strip the image of any profiles, EXIF, and comments to reduce size

Strip the image of any profiles, EXIF, and comments to reduce size

Alignment

Sets where each frame sits when the images are different sizes, from Top Left through to Bottom Right.

Compression Level

Applies lossy LZW compression. Default (75) is a good balance between compression & quality. Higher values compress more. Please set a value between 1 - 200.

How to Convert PPM to GIF?

Click the “Choose Files” button to select your PPM files.
Click the “Convert to GIF” button to start the conversion.
When the status change to “Done” click the “Download GIF” button

Easy to Use

Simply upload your PPM files and click the convert button. You can also batch convert PPM to GIF format.

Best Quality

We use both open source and custom software to make sure our conversions are of the highest quality. In most cases, you can fine-tune conversion parameters using “Advanced Settings” (optional, look for the icon).

Free & Secure

Our PPM to GIF Converter is free and works on any web browser. We guarantee file security and privacy. Files are protected with 256-bit SSL encryption and automatically deleted after 8 hours.

What is a PPM (Portable Pixmap Format) file?

Portable Pixmap Format (PPM) is an uncompressed, raster-based colour image format from the Netpbm family. A PPM file stores a plain header followed by RGB values for every pixel, either as readable ASCII text or as binary data. Because nothing is compressed or discarded, PPM is deliberately simple for programs to read and write, at the cost of very large file sizes.

How to open a PPM file?

Most operating systems do not open PPM by default. XnView MP and GIMP both read it, and on Windows IrfanView opens PPM as well.

PPM is mainly used as an intermediate format in image-processing pipelines rather than for storage or sharing. Because of its size, convert PPM to a compressed format before publishing it online — try our PPM to JPG converter. Related Netpbm types are PBM (bitmap), PGM (greyscale), and PNM (any of the three).

Developed by: Jef Poskanzer / Netpbm Project

Initial Release: 1988

What is a GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file?

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) is a type of bitmap file format that relies on pixels to form simple images using the RGB color model. Unlike the uncompressed BMP file format, GIF uses lossless compression and supports animation without audio. The most common use of GIF is in animated form as advertisements, emotion-based replies on social media, and memes, which often go viral on the Internet.

How to open a GIF file?

Almost all web browsers support GIF, which gives it a distinct advantage over other image formats, such as PNG. Furthermore, GIF opens on Apple’s mobile devices, including iPhone and iPad, which makes it more popular than Adobe Flash.

GIFs open easily on almost all image-viewer applications, web browsers, and operating systems. To open a GIF for the purposes of editing it, use an application such as Adobe Photoshop. On Windows, open GIFs with Microsoft Photos, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Roxio Creator NXT Pro, and others. On macOS, use Adobe image viewers and editors, including Adobe Illustrator.

Developed by: CompuServe, Inc.

Initial Release: 15 June 1987

Useful links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF

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