Patrick Sheppard Patrick is a Java developer. He has been passionate about programming for many years (mostly self-taught). He also enjoys skiing, cooking, and learning new things.

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How to read GIF files in Java

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In this article, I will show you how to read GIF files in Java. We also have a related article covering how to write GIF files in Java.

GIF files can be read directly by Java’s own ImageIO class and I will also show you how to read them in JDeli.

How to read a GIF image in Java with ImageIO

  1. Create a File handle, InputStream, or URL pointing to the raw GIF image.
  2. ImageIO will now be able to read a GIF file into a BufferedImage. This syntax is like so:
    BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(gifFileOrInputStreamOrURL)

How to read a GIF image in Java with JDeli

  1. Add JDeli to your class or module path. (download the trial jar).
  2. Create a File handle or InputStream pointing to the raw GIF image. You can also use a byte[] containing the image data.
  3. Read the GIF image into a BufferedImage
    BufferedImage image = JDeli.read(gifFile);


Find out how to read and write images files in Java with JDeli:

Read: BufferedImage image = JDeli.read(streamOrFile);

Write: JDeli.write(myBufferedImage, OutputFormat.HEIC, outputStreamOrFile)

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Patrick Sheppard Patrick is a Java developer. He has been passionate about programming for many years (mostly self-taught). He also enjoys skiing, cooking, and learning new things.