.. index:: Animated PNG
.. index:: .png

Animated PNG
===============================================================================

Extensions: .png

Developer: `The Animated PNG Project <https://animatedpngs.com/>`_


**Support**


BSD-licensed: |yes|

Export: |yes|

Officially Supported Versions: 

Reader: APNGReader (:bsd-reader:`Source Code <APNGReader.java>`, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields </metadata/APNGReader>`)

Writer: APNGWriter (:bsd-writer:`Source Code <APNGWriter.java>`)

Freely Available Software:

- `Firefox 3+ <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox>`_ 
- `Opera 9.5+ <http://www.opera.com>`_ 
- `KSquirrel <https://github.com/HappySeaFox/ksquirrel>`_


We currently have:

* `a specification document <http://wiki.mozilla.org/APNG_Specification>`_ 
* several APNG files



**Ratings**


Pixels: |Very good|

Metadata: |Very good|

Openness: |Outstanding|

Presence: |Good|

Utility: |Poor|



