Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

(A)PNG supports semi-transparency. In GIF a pixel is either full transparent or full opaque.

Also while true color gifs seem to be possible it is usually limited to 256 colors per image.

For those reasons alone APNG is much better than GIF.






> Also while true color gifs seem to be possible it is usually limited to 256 colors per image.

No, it's limited to 256 colors per frame and frames can have duration 0 which allows you to combine multiple frames into more than 256 color images.

reply




Consider applying for YC's Fall 2025 batch! Applications are open till Aug 4

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: