GIF Sample Files
GIF files - famously and strangely pronounced jif - are animated images. GIFs are generally quite large in size, and many sites that show gifs are now opting to show short video files instead.
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Download GIF Sample Files
| File | File type | File size | Dimensions (pixels) | Mime type | Download example file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIF (500x500) Example File Download | GIF | 838 KB | 500x500 | image/gif | Download example file |
| GIF (1024x1024) Example File Download | GIF | 3 MB | 1024x1024 | image/gif | Download example file |
| GIF Sample - Static 800x600 | GIF | 120 KB | 800 x 600 | image/gif | Download example file |
| GIF Sample - Animated | GIF | 447 B | 100 x 100 | image/gif | Download example file |
What is a GIF file?
GIF is a long-established raster format limited to a 256-colour palette. Its defining feature is support for simple frame-based animation, along with single-colour transparency. It is not suited to photographs, but it is still widely used for short looping animations and low-colour graphics.
How these sample GIF files were made
The static images are generated with PHP's GD library as a labelled gradient. The animated sample is built frame by frame as a three-frame loop, cycling red, green and blue with a half-second delay on each frame and set to loop indefinitely.
Technical details
GIF is limited to 256 colours per frame and uses lossless LZW compression. For animation, modern formats such as animated WebP or short video clips are far more efficient, but GIF remains the most universally supported animated image format.
Common uses
Use these files to test animated image rendering, frame extraction, palette handling, or conversion from GIF to a more efficient format.