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Is there still any reason to prefer GIF over PNG when creating images for web pages?

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Mar 15, 20261608 views
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Long ago, I used to avoid the PNG image format when building web pages because browser support was lacking. I remember having a PNG on a page could cause the QuickTime plugin to be loaded - yuck. Today, every modern browser now supports PNG well and I'm using it in my web pages because: Compared to…

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As far as I know, these are the only reasons: AnimGIF. This animation works everywhere. There's APNG format, but it's not as widely supported, and has no real editing tools. 1x1 transparent graphic, assuming you care whether it's 80b or 120b. That's…

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