Extract frames from an animated GIF, you can choose which frame to deliver, apply any further image manipulations including resizing, cropping, overlays and much more.

Here's an original animated GIF:

Simply change the image's extension to any other non-animated format to generate the first frame (default):

If you want to generate an image of a specific frame, use the page parameter (pg in URLs):

You can achieve a more professional result by showing the still frame of the animation, with a small play button. For example: