In this blog post, you will read about online GIF to Sprite Sheet converter websites. I found two free online platforms from where you can turn GIF into a sprite sheet. All you need to do is upload an animated GIF file in the interface. The converter instantly converts GIF file into a sprite sheet. It shows the output of the sprite sheet below where you will see several images in different frames.
Both the websites provide you good output without harming the quality of an animated GIF. The very first converter lets you set the alignment as vertical, horizontal, custom grids, rows, columns, height, width, and margins. You can select the output format as well. Contrary to this the second website does not let you customize the output. All you can do with that is upload GIF file, select output as JPG or PNG, and convert GIF into a sprite sheet. You can combine multiple images into a single file using these online sprite sheet makers.
Let’s read about online GIF to Sprite sheet converters.
1. Ezgif.com
Ezgif.com is an online GIF to Sprite Sheet converter. It is a free website that lets you perform multiple tasks. Using this site, you can split an animated GIF, convert GIF to sprite sheet, cut the sprite sheets, etc.
When you open the website link, you will see different sections such as GIF maker, resize, crop, GIF optimizer, etc. One of them is a section called Split, you can go to that. From there, you can split GIF, cut sprite sheet.
To convert GIF to sprite sheet, you can open GIF to sprite sheet. You can upload an animated GIF file from your computer. You can add one file at a time. Also, you can directly enter the file URL below. The website supports animated GIF, WEBP, MNG, APNG, and FLIF. You can upload the input file with the file size of 35 MB maximum. Thereafter, you can click on the Upload button located below.
Once you upload the GIF file, it shows the details such as the size of the file, width, height, file type, and frames. Before converting it to the sprite sheet, you can customize the output. For example, you can set the alignment of tile as a vertical, horizontal, and custom grid. If you choose custom grids, then you can set the number of columns. Also, you can choose the double margin around outside, mention height, and width.
Besides that, you can select the output format such as PNG, JPG, and GIF. After customization, you can start converting GIF file into a sprite sheet.
The converter lets you preview the output of the sprite sheet below. If you want to do some changes, you can directly do that. Below the sprite sheet, you will see a few options such as crop, optimize, resize, rotate, effects, etc. And after that, you can save the sprite sheet on your computer.
2. Turn GIF into sprite sheet
As the name implies (Homepage), the website is an online GIF to sprite sheet converter. The site has other open source projects such as Penguin Quest, Algorithm, Sprite Engine, Speaking Calculator, etc.
To convert GIF to sprite sheet, it has a simple interface. When you visit its site, it shows you an example so that you can understand how does this converter work. It lets you select the output format as well. You can choose PNG or JPG.
Then, you can upload the input file in the interface. For that, you can choose the animated GIF from your computer. However, the file size is not specified. But GIF’s are in KB’s so you can add any GIF file. And then it gets converted automatically. The converter shows the preview of the output file below. With the right click option, you can save the file on your computer.
In brief
I personally like EZGIF.com website as it lets you customize the output of a sprite sheet. It is so simple to upload an animated GIF and set the alignment, and other settings. Also, you can save the sprite sheet in JPG or PNG file format. It is a great idea that i.e quickly split the GIF and show you several frames of a single GIF. Try them out and convert GIF to sprite sheets online.
