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What is a GIF File?

GIF stands for “Graphics Interchange Format”. It’s a bitmap image format which was created by CompuServe in 1987. This popular image format has a wide support base on the internet. GIF files are portable across various platforms and applications. Mostly used for logos and sharp images GIF files are also capable of containing animated image data. The format supports 8 bits per pixel in images. For which a single GIF image can comprised of 256 different colors from the 24-bit RGB range. GIF images are compressed with a lossless compression but the size of the files are significantly small. It is one of the most widely used image format on CorelDRAW.

How to open GIF files with CorelDRAW

  1. Launch CorelDRAW
  2. Choose File > Open
  3. Find the GIF file you wish to open
  4. Select the File(s)
  5. Edit & Save Your File!

Open GIF files on Windows

  • Compatible with:
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7

Open GIF files on Mac

  • Compatible with:
  • macOS 10.14
  • macOS 10.13
  • macOS 10.12

CorelDRAW Opens GIF Files and many more file formats

We designed CorelDRAW Graphics Suite to open a wide range of file format, including all of the following: