Extract text from UGA files
To convert your UGA file to another format, you need Ulead GIF Animator or other Raster Image software.
To convert other file formats to the "Animation Project" file type, you need software like Ulead GIF Animator or a similar tool.
A .UGA file is a proprietary animation project created by the now-discontinued Ulead GIF Animator. Unlike a standard GIF which is a flat, playable animation, a .UGA file acts as the "source code" for the animation. It creates a container (using the Microsoft Compound File format) that preserves distinct object layers, frame timing, transparency settings, and unapplied effects.
A common issue for users is that .UGA files are essentially "locked" inside legacy software. You cannot upload them to social media, view them in a web browser, or open them in modern editors like Adobe Photoshop. To make the content usable, you must convert the project into a standard delivery format. For web use and memes, converting to GIF is the standard workflow. For higher fidelity or editing in non-linear editors (NLEs), converting to MP4 or a sequence of PNG frames is recommended to preserve visual quality before compression.
Convert.Guru analyzes your UGA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert UGA file to JPG, PDF, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, TIF, WEBP, ICO, CUR, PSD or PSB, you can use Ulead GIF Animator or similar software from the "Animation Project Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RAW, PNG, AI, NEF, PSB, DNG, SVG, GIF, EPS, JPG, ARW or PDF files to UGA, try Ulead GIF Animator or another comparable tool in the "Animation Project Storage" category.
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 UGA converter.