macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install apng2giflocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install apng2gif with Homebrew, apt, Nix
Convert APNG animations into animated GIF format. Version 1.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install apng2gif.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install apng2gifDebian stable package indexes · apng2gif · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#apng2gifnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ap/apng2gif/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Convert APNG animations into animated GIF format
Project links
Commands and aliases
- apng2gif
history
Project history and usage
apng2gif is a small SourceForge-hosted converter that turns Animated PNG files into animated GIFs. The official page says it respects APNG frame delays and loop counts while providing transparency-threshold and background-blending options.
Project history
The project page presents apng2gif as a focused APNG-to-GIF converter with both a command-line version and a Windows GUI. It is distributed through SourceForge along with source and prebuilt binaries for major desktop operating systems.
The SourceForge 1.8 file page records an improved APNG decoder based on apngdis 2.9, loop-count adjustment, duplicate-frame optimization, and 64-bit Windows binaries. That is about as much public project history as the official sources expose.
Adoption history
apng2gif adoption is naturally narrow: it serves people who keep high-quality APNG masters but still need GIF output for older or more constrained web/image pipelines. The official page explicitly frames webmasters as a practical audience.
How it is used
The documented command line is apng2gif anim.png [anim.gif] [-t tlevel] [-b bcolor]. The -t option controls transparency threshold, the -b option blends against a background color, and -b overrides -t.
The project page describes converting 24/32-bit APNG to a single global 256-color GIF palette using a Wu quantization grid, which is the practical tradeoff behind the tool: keep APNG masters, generate GIF fallbacks when needed.
Why package nerds care
apng2gif is the kind of tiny media converter package that survives because it does one format edge case well. Its value is not breadth; it is a low-friction CLI for APNG fallback assets and batch conversion.
It also sits in a small APNG tools family where each utility handles one direction or maintenance step in an animated-image workflow.
Timeline
- 2017-05-19: The SourceForge 1.8 file page records source and binary artifacts and README text.
- 2017-05-22: The SourceForge 1.8 file page records the 32-bit Windows GUI binary.
- 1.8: Release notes record an improved decoder based on apngdis 2.9 and duplicate-frame optimization.
Related projects
- The official page links gif2apng, apngasm, apngdis, and apngopt as related APNG tools.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
apng2gif | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.8
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:apng2gif |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://apng2gif.sourceforge.net/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
apng2gif 1.8-5+b1
tool for converting APNG images to animated GIF format
https://apng2gif.sourceforge.net
sudo apt install apng2gif- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: apng2gif
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Apng2gif
Nix95%
apng2gif
nix profile install nixpkgs#apng2gif- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Apng2gif
Ubuntu apt95%
apng2gif 1.8-5build2
tool for converting APNG images to animated GIF format
https://apng2gif.sourceforge.net
sudo apt install apng2gif- Section: universe/graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Apng2gif
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation