&gt; [APNG] should be a better alternative for GIF-like images (including transparency and low bit depth), and MP4 + H.265 should be the alternative for movie-like content.<p>H.264&#x2F;H.265 are good for both Gif-like and movie-like content. Bandwidth isn&#x27;t cheap. Although APNG has inter-frame compression, it is nowhere near as sophisticated as H.265 let alone H.264.<p>If I want animation, why would I use a format that puts a burden on users, when alternatives already exist?<p>Don&#x27;t get me wrong, I totally acknowledge that we still have the issue of mp4 files not autoplaying on mobile browsers. However, once that is solved, I would avoid APNG and Gif, in favour of said video format.<p>Here&#x27;s hoping that one day, BPG is adopted widely, so that I can forgo mp4 and APNG&#x2F;Gif entirely for use cases that cover short animations for aesthetic reasons.<p>Albeit, I do admit, for the time being, I will resort to using mp4 and OGG on the desktop browser, and either a static image or APNG on the mobile browser.<p>edit: some clarification