GAF Converter

Convert Gene or animation files (GAF) online for free


Drop or upload your .GAF file
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How to convert your GAF file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your GAF file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert GAF to another file type

The converter easily converts your GAF files to various formats - free and online. No GO Tools & Cocos Creator or or other Data software needed.

  • GAF to PI2
  • GAF to TIM
  • GAF to PS3
  • GAF to CH
  • GAF to CT
  • GAF to MIFF
  • GAF to TARGA
  • GAF to 85I
  • GAF to PC2
  • GAF to ALIAS
  • GAF to PS
  • GAF to PPMA

Convert a file to GAF

To convert other file formats to the "Genomic & Animation Data" file type, you need software like GO Tools & Cocos Creator or a similar tool.


About GAF files

A .gaf file typically functions as a Gene Ontology Association file for bioinformatics or a Generic Animation Format file for game development. In genomics, it is a plain text file mapping biological gene products to Gene Ontology terms. In gaming, it acts as a lightweight 2D animation container used by engines like Cocos Creator or Spine. Working directly with .gaf files is notoriously frustrating due to real-world limits. Genomic .gaf files often exceed hundreds of megabytes, causing basic text editors to freeze or crash instantly. Conversely, animation .gaf files are proprietary binary packages locked to specific runtimes, meaning standard media players and web browsers cannot open them. This makes sharing assets with non-technical clients nearly impossible. To bypass these severe limitations, conversion is the most practical workaround. For editing genomic data, convert .gaf to CSV or TSV to open it reliably in Excel or database pipelines. For web use or client review, convert animation .gaf files to MP4 or GIF. For archiving, extract the raw animation frames to PNG. Drag and drop your file to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser.

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FAQ

If you want to convert GAF file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use GO Tools & Cocos Creator or similar software from the "Genomic & Animation Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to GAF, try GO Tools & Cocos Creator or another comparable tool in the "Genomic & Animation Data Storage" category.



The GAF Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our GAF converter.