Convert ABW to GIF
Convert ABW to GIF online: each AbiWord page with its text, styles and images, saved as a GIF image. Free, no sign-up.
Drop your ABW files here
Up to 50MB per file.
Conversion Settings
Files are encrypted and auto-deleted after conversion
How to Convert
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Upload your ABW files
Drag and drop or select ABW files from your device. You can upload multiple files at once.
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Configure Output
Choose any available GIF output options, then start the conversion.
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Download GIF files
Once conversion finishes, download your files individually or as a compressed ZIP archive.
Why convert ABW to GIF?
An ABW file is the native XML document format of AbiWord, the free word processor available for Linux, Windows and other systems. The GIF shows each page of the document with its paragraphs, headings, character formatting, tables and embedded images laid out by LibreOffice.
GIF stores the image with an optimised palette of up to 256 colours, which suits text, diagrams and flat colour.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I convert ABW to GIF?
Drop your ABW file above and press Convert. Our servers open the AbiWord document in LibreOffice, export its pages to a PDF and render each page as an image. The result is saved as a GIF image, ready to download.
Are AbiWord headings and text formatting kept in the GIF from a ABW?
Yes. LibreOffice reads AbiWord's paragraph styles and character formatting, so headings, bold, italic and underlined text appear in the GIF as they do in the document.
Do pictures embedded in a ABW appear in the GIF?
Yes. ABW files store their images inside the document, and each one is placed on the page where the document positions it before the page is rendered.
What happens when a ABW file fills several GIF pages?
Each page is rendered at 144 dpi and saved as its own GIF image, named page-1, page-2 and so on, and they download together as one ZIP. A single page downloads as one GIF file.
How are colours handled in the ABW to GIF image?
GIF uses a palette of up to 256 colours. The converter builds an optimised palette from the rendered image, which keeps text, lines and solid colours clean.
Is my .abw file kept private?
Your file is uploaded over an encrypted connection, converted on our servers and deleted automatically within 24 hours. We never read, share or keep your files, and no account is needed.